Slabby’s Story: Growing Through Change in Our Watershed Parks
Writen by Jay “Art God” Coreano @artgod333 At TTF Watershed, the connection between people, parks, and the environment is at the heart of everything we do. That same spirit lives […]
Category: Wildlife
“ What makes a green space urban?” Insights from Our Photo Contest Winners
In collaboration with the Olney Culture Lab, we are excited to unveil the award-winning selections from our fourth biennial photo contest, “What makes a green space urban?” Photographers of all ages […]
Nature’s Clues: Discovering wildlife in the City
By Wendi Wu, TTF’s comms person. In his book Exploring Philly Nature, Bernard “Billy” Brown challenges the idea that nature is something distant—something you have to travel far to […]
A Warm Hello from Your New TTF Comms Person
Hello TTF Community, I’m Wendi Wu, and I couldn’t be more excited to officially be here full-time as the Communication Manager for our watershed! After a couple of months part-time […]
JOB POSTING: Fishing Program Assistant, Riverfront North Partnership
JOB POSTING: Fishing Program Assistant, Riverfront North Partnership Under the direct supervision of the Program Director, the Fishing Program Assistant will help administer and lead weekly fishing programs in parks […]
Your Watershed: A Winter Wonderland Part 3
We are reposting our Winter Wonderland series this winter, written by intern Dante Falasco in 2020, to once again highlight the beauty of winter in our watershed! By Dante Falasco, […]
Your Watershed: A Winter Wonderland, Part 2
We are reposting our Winter Wonderland series this winter, written by intern Dante Falasco in 2020, to once again highlight the beauty of winter in our watershed! Part 2 of […]
How To Feed & Shelter Wintering Birds
Learn how you can provide food and shelter for birds in your yard during the winter, from one of our favorite local businesses! This is a repost from our partner, […]
Your Watershed: A Winter Wonderland, Part 1
We are reposting this Winter Wonderland series this winter, written by intern Dante Falasco in 2020, to once again highlight the beauty of winter in our watershed! Find the original […]
Watershed-Wide Photo Contest Winners Capture the TTF
We are so proud to announce, along with partner the Olney Culture Lab, the award-winning photos from our third biennial photo contest, Capturing the TTF Watershed Wide. Participants could photograph […]
Tacony Creek Creatures: Redbreast Sunfish
Intern Emmanuel Hampton completes his Tacony Creek Creatures series with North American River Otters. Stop by the River Alive Learning Trail to see the water snake, heron, fox, painted turtle, river […]
Tacony Creek Creatures: North American River Otters
Intern Emmanuel Hampton continues his Tacony Creek Creatures series with North American River Otters. Stop by the River Alive Learning Trail to see the water snake, heron, fox, painted turtle, river […]
Tacony Creek Creatures: Northern Water Snakes
Intern Emmanuel Hampton continues his Tacony Creek Creatures series with Northern Water Snakes. Stop by the River Alive Learning Trail to see the water snake, heron, fox, painted turtle, and other […]
Tacony Creek Creatures: Painted Turtles
Intern Emmanuel Hampton continues his Tacony Creek Creatures series with the Painted Turtle! You can see this creature in Tacony Creek, at the Learning Trail, and painted on the Tacony Creek […]
Tacony Creek Creatures: Great Blue Herons
Intern Emmanuel Hampton continues his Tacony Creek Creatures series with our mascot, the Great Blue Heron! You can see this awe-inspiring bird in the creek and flying above the park. […]
Tacony Creek Creatures: Red Foxes
This is the beginning of our series, “Tacony Creek Creatures” about the animals in Tacony Creek Park, written by our intern, Emmanuel! He’ll be sharing lots of information about each […]
Stream Smart brings healthier creeks to homes & communities!
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. […]
Deadly Fungi Information
This guest blog is a repost from the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education (SCEE). You can see the original post here. We appreciate that our SCCE partners are willing to […]
What a Hoot! 2021 Christmas Bird Count: 35 Species seen in Tacony Creek Park!
Our dedicated Philadelphia bird lovers came together on the morning of December 18 to participate in the 2021 Christmas Bird Count, and observed 35 species! Our participants walked the entire […]
Stunning Representations of TTF Watershed for “Eyes on our Landscape” Photo Contest
TTF is so proud to announce the award-winning photos from our second photo contest! This year, we held the Eyes on our Landscape Photo Contest. Participants could photograph any landscape […]
Did YOU BioBlitz?
Our annual bioblitz ran from April 24 through May 3. A bioblitz is when participants try and observe as many species over a set amount of time. For this event, […]
PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators: 2021 Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience Award Winners
The PA Association of Environmental Educators announced the winners of the 2021 Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience Award winners. — MWEE School Of Excellence Award – Abington Friends School – “AFS Outside (AFS Outdoor Scholarship, […]
Natural Selections: News flash: Beavers in Roxborough!
One of the feel-good stories on the environmental scene is the rewilding of large cities like Philadelphia, where suddenly peregrine falcons nest in church steeples and on Delaware River bridges, […]
Looking Back: Our Top Posts of 2020
We are all glad that 2020 is over. We’ve been through a lot together and we so appreciate our watershed community. This past year pushed us to step out of […]