Baby Streamkeeper
This guest blog is by Debra Kessler, a new Streamkeeper and volunteer! One day of high winds and heavy rain removed the 2 foot drop to my assigned StreamKeeper location! […]
Category: Watershed Education
A Trout Triumph
Blog by Will Steinberg, Abington Friends School senior Last week on May 23, Cheltenham Elementary School‘s entire fourth grade released the trout they raised through the Trout in the Classroom […]
Where do you live? Welcome to my watershed!
Guest blog by Capt. David Bell. He is a U.S. Merchant Marine Officer; an author of books on seamanship, navigation, and ecology; and a TTF volunteer. Where do you live? […]
Seen a Great Blue Heron Lately? Look up…or look down!
Storm Drain Marking: 2017 in Review Blog by Marcus Paul, Community Organizer You can look down at a lot of places in our 30 square mile watershed and see: a […]
Hand in Hand– an interview with Julie Slavet
Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership — Investing in people and protecting the local watershed Guest blog by Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia. They interviewed our Executive Director, Julie Slavet to learn more about […]
The Creek Mobile arrives in Tacony Creek Park
by Robin Irizarry, TTF’s Philadelphia Watershed Coordinator At TTF, we love talking to people about the importance of clean water in our community and Tacony Creek Park. If you’ve joined […]
Medications in our water? 4 Ways to Help
Guest Blog by TTF Intern, Sandy SpreckleyPharmaceuticals – including antibiotics, hormones, mood stabilizers, and over-the-counter medications – are in our drinking water supply. These medications are present in low amounts […]
Watershed Lessons at Arts in the Park
Guest Blog by Sandy Spreckley On Sunday, June 4th, I attended the 22nd annual Arts in The Park event held at the Friends of High School Park in Elkins Park. […]
Where Does Your Drinking Water Come From?
Our interns Sandy Spreckley and Krista Vandetty recently took a tour of the Belmont Drinking Water Treatment Plant. Read below to hear about their experience. On Friday, June 9th, we […]
U School Students Get Their Feet Wet
Guest blog by Tatyana Gomez, TTF Intern A few weeks ago, TTF went out to the Tacony Creek Park gateway at I Street and Ramona Avenue to meet with students from U […]
Meet Geoffrey Selling, TTF Watershed Hero!
By Geoffrey Selling Just as the Tookany winds through Montgomery County, my journey to TTF was winding and indirect. Life is full of unexpected moments and chance meetings and I […]