July 2026 Landcare Updates, #CreekyCLEAN!TaconyCreekPark
Written by Chambs Laúnica LandCare Team is Leveling Up! As the LandCare team continues to keep Tacony Creek in good condition, they also continue to improve their own abilities for […]
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June 2026 Landcare Updates, #CreekyCLEAN!TaconyCreekPark
Restoring Tacony Creek Park is a long-term commitment. Some days we celebrate milestones, and other days we face new challenges that remind us why stewardship never stops. This month, we’re […]
May 2026 Landcare Updates, #CreekyCLEAN!TaconyCreekPark
Stewardship season is in full swing at Tacony Creek Park, and May brought new energy, fresh plantings, and continued restoration work across the watershed. Love Your Park Tree Planting at […]
April 2026 Landcare Updates, #CreekyCLEAN!TaconyCreekPark
Written by Chambs Ruiz One Philly, One United City: A Moment Taken as Celebration for the Start of a New Nature Preserve This month, we celebrated the beginning of a […]
🌊 Splash Into Summer with TTF Watershed! ☀️🎉 Summer Block Party 🎈🍉
Join us for Fiesta en la Calle — a splashy, music-filled neighborhood celebration to kick off summer in the best way possible: together and outside! 📅 Saturday, June 21, 2025 […]
March 2026 Landcare Updates #CreekyCLEAN!TaconyCreekPark
This month, TTF’s LandCare team continued active stewardship across Tacony Creek Park and surrounding sites, with a focus on site preparation, invasive species management, and workforce training. At the Friends […]
Watershed Ecology & Climate Resilience
Interactive workshop with TTF and Artist Rebecca Schultz The Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership is partnering with local artist Rebecca Schultz for a multi-part educational program using arts and community science […]
Birds of a Feather: Art & Nature Festival at Tacony Creek Park
Regretfully, due to rain and cold temperatures, the Birds of a Feather Event is canceled. VURT Creative will still be on site doing live touch-ups on the mural under the […]
ASSESSING WATERSHED HEALTH
Interactive workshop with TTF and Artist Rebecca Schultz The Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership is partnering with local artist Rebecca Schultz for a multi-part educational program using arts and community science […]
2026 Winter Salt Week Sampling at Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust
We have decided to cancel the Salt Blitz scheduled for March 6th, due to the volume of rain over the past two days and rain in the forecast. The goal […]
Road Salt and Our Streams at Glenside Free Library
Learn from Ryan Neumann of Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership (TTF) about the effects that road salt has on our streams in the winter time, and what you can do to reduce […]
2025 Landcare Updates #CreekyCLEAN!TaconyCreekPark
#CreekyCLEAN! TaconyCreekPark is a transformative initiative dedicated to revitalizing Tacony Creek Park. Visit the webpage to see other updates! December| diciembre | 2025 During the two-day Sustainable Land Care Training on Combatting […]
Learning Season for the #CreekyCLEAN!TaconyCreekPark Squad!
The #CreekyCLEANsquad wrapped up a powerful season of workshops, field trainings, and conferences with a meaningful visit at the Philadelphia Reforestation Hub—and walked away with fresh insight into how fallen […]
What is a Watershed? Interactive Workshop with Artist Rebecca Schultz
The Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed is partnering with local artist Rebecca Schultz for a multi-part educational program using arts and community science to learn about our watershed! During this first workshop, […]
Splashed into Summer: A Block Party Retrospective
Written by Gouri J. Nair, Jermikah Parkinson, and Maiya Mangum; Edited by Wendi Wu | June 27, 2025 A Cookout Vibe in the Heart of Juniata Park “The Splash into […]
New anti-dumping fences installed at Whitaker Avenue Gateway
We’re excited to share a big update from the Whitaker Avenue Gateway to Tacony Creek Park — new anti-dumping fences are now being installed to protect this beautiful community gathering […]
🚫 Join Tim in Stopping Illegal Dumping in Tacony Creek Park
In case you missed it, we recently took on one of Philadelphia’s biggest tire dumps in parks— over 5,000 tires illegally discarded in Tacony Creek Park.If you haven’t read that […]
A TIRELESS Spring!
Written by Justin DiBerardinis, TTF Watershed Partnership Executive Director. Originally written for the May 2025 Newsletter It’s been a season of team building, of growth. A season of more. Growth […]
Salt in Our Streams: 2025 Chloride Blitzes – What We Found and What’s Next
Winter Salt Week, a week dedicated to raising awareness about winter salt use, has wrapped up. Thanks to our dedicated volunteers and partners, we’ve gathered crucial data on how road […]
[Reschedule] Birds of a Feather: Art, Nature & Community at Tacony Creek Park
Join us for Birds of a Feather, a family-friendly celebration that blends graffiti art and nature—because art belongs in the places we love! 📅 Saturday, May 3, 2025 | 12:00 […]
Celebrate Your Park! Discover Your Creek! Summer Block Party
Join us in Tacony Creek Park to Celebrate Your Park & Discover Your Creek! Take a walk through a Story Trail, play games at the Creekmobile, learn about other organizations […]
Celebrate Your Park! Discover Your Creek! Summer Block Party
Join us in Tacony Creek Park to Celebrate Your Park & Discover Your Creek! Take a walk through a Story Trail, play games at the Creekmobile, learn about other organizations […]
Celebrate Your Park! Discover Your Creek! Summer Block Party
Join us in Tacony Creek Park to Celebrate Your Park & Discover Your Creek! Take a walk through a Story Trail, play games at the Creekmobile, learn about other organizations […]
Birds of a Feather
Join us for our third FREE “Birds of a Feather” to Celebrate Trails and Earth Day! Talented artists from our community will live paint along the trail. We will provide […]