Left to right: Daniel Bhaumik, Kevin Malley, Kirsten Brown, and Martin Williams of ASCE Philadelphia Younger Members Forum, Volunteer Leader Awardee, Julie Slavet, TTF Watershed Partnership Executive Director, Ryan Neuman, […]
The collaborative structure of the Delaware River Watershed Initiative, which has enabled us to bring over $2 million in clean water projects to Abington and Cheltenham, has made our Upstream […]
In June, several Streamkeepers from TTF and the Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust met at Ethel Jordan Park to continue the second year of Chloride Blitz sampling. Last year, TTF began […]
This blog is a repost from 4states1source.org, written by Belinda Griswold. Find the original post here. JULY 11, 2023 A late June day on the Jenkintown Creek gave community leaders […]
This blog is a repost from PAHouse.com. See the original news release here. Rep. Ben Sanchez153rd District / Montgomery County Sanchez and Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership secure $175K grant Rep. Ben Sanchez January 9, […]
As 2022 comes to a close, so will the multi-year Stream Smart Program funded through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and coordinated by our partner, the Pennsylvania Environmental Council. […]
This is a repost from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). See the original press release here. TTF Watershed Partnership is pleased to have been awarded two grants from […]
We want to introduce you to a small unnamed tributary to the Jenkintown Creek that flows through the Charles D. Conklin Pool Property. In 2019, we started to restore this […]
Can you believe summer 2021 is almost over? Head into fall at Abington Friends School for Episode 5 of TTF’s Bring Us Along: Virtual Nature Tours! Just because fall is […]
By Ryan Neuman, Upstream Conservation Leader On March 24, partners from Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership, Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust, and Wissahickon Trails came together to host a webinar on managing stormwater […]
How Philadelphia’s Water Pollution Problems Shaped the City Below is an adapted transcript of the January 27, 2020 interview for Distillations from the Science History Institute with host Lisa Berry […]
By Ryan Neuman, Upstream Conservation Leader This Spring, we hosted a workshop at Manor College in Jenkintown to unveil the beginning of a new program called Stream Smart. Stream Smart […]
By Rut Horman, Intern Rain gardens, buffers, bioswales — these words have been heard more often in and around Philadelphia in recent years as TTF continues to take care of […]
This blog shares the recent letter we sent to Abington Township Commissioners and the Township Manager to update their constituents about our work along the Jenkintown Creek. These projects are […]
Behind McKinley Elementary School along the Jenkintown Creek, TTF expanded a vernal pool (a seasonal wetland feature), stabilized the streambank, and planted 245 trees and shrubs to support biodiversity in […]
Blog by Frankie Lazauskas, Upstream Conservation Leader It’s been a busy past few months here at TTF! We’ve had a couple of groups of volunteers come out to some of […]
By Julie Slavet, Executive Director TTF and the Hiway Theater recently welcomed over 100 clean water heroes to our screening of A Watershed Moment, a film about the challenges faced by the Delaware River […]
Last month, TTF met with SEPTA, HDR Engineering, Inc., and Abington Township representatives to review and tour the construction site and plans for the Jenkintown Electric Power Project, a new […]
Last Monday evening, representatives from TTF, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS), Abington Township, Abington Environmental Advisory Council, Abington Shade Tree Commission , Cheltenham Township, Cheltenham Environmental Advisory Council, and Friends […]
Thanks to everyone who came out to support TTF at 5% Day at Jenkintown Whole Foods! Not only did we get to promote watershed health, stewardship, and our organization we […]
Thank you to all of our enthusiastic and resourceful volunteers who made our Jenkintown clean-up a huge success! We were joined by members of the community in addition to a large […]
