Welcome new Walk with Me Leader, Katie Leander!
By Katie Leander, Walk with Me Leader Hello, neighbors and TTF friends! My name is Katie, and I am a homeschooling mom and friend of Tacony Creek Park. After many […]
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Now announcing: Our 2022 Milestones Watershed Heroes!
We are only able to achieve clean water work with the help of our exemplary watershed heroes. This year, in our 11th Annual Watershed Milestones Awards Ceremony, we are recognizing […]
Meet Our New Intern: Riley!
My name is Riley Britt, and I’m so excited to be an intern at TTF this spring! I’m from Philadelphia and I’m currently a junior at Arcadia University. I am […]
Hats Off to our new LOGO!
This past summer, an unexpected opportunity came our way: an offer to refresh our logo and branding from Pixel Parlor, our partner responsible for our recent outstanding Annual Reports. Of course, we said yes! Pixel […]
Meet Rachel: Our New Communications Specialist
Rachel Hess is our new remote Communications Specialist. Read on to learn more about what led her to work at TTF and what she hopes to accomplish here. My name […]
Thinking About our Watershed Community! Resources for You.
The TTF team has not been together, in our office at Globe Dye Works in Frankford, since Friday, March 13th. That’s 47 days. How does an organization committed to hands-on […]
Community Cans bring Juniata Park neighbors together
By Nagiarry Porcena-Meneus, Community Organizer Did you ever witness a unifying experience? Saturday, October 19th was a memorable day in Juniata Park when more than 60 community members, led by […]
“Little Tacony” Office Fishtank Holds Lessons About Local Fish
Guest Blog by Interns Rut Hormann, Kerry Banford, Malcolm Bundy, and Allison Wray Some of the fish that live in the Tookany-Tacony-Frankford Creek system, mostly fish in the carp and […]
Partner Alliance Networking Reception
Join us for an evening of networking with our Partner Alliance, 50 businesses and organizations that make our clean water efforts possible. This year’s Networking Reception is being hosted at […]
Partner Alliance Networking Reception
Join us for an evening of networking with our Partner Alliance, 50 businesses and organizations that make our clean water efforts possible. This year’s Networking Reception is being hosted at […]
Congressman Boyle & Coalition Support Increased Funding for Pennsylvania’s Waterways
Guest Blog by Rita Yelda, Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed. Originally posted here by Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed on October 24, 2018. PASSAGE OF $6 MILLION FEDERAL […]
Our BioBlitz Adventure!
Guest blog by TTF intern Jennifer Lafty On April 28th, TTF and members of the local community gathered in two parks within our watershed for our first ever BioBlitz. A […]
Milestones 2018: Celebrating new Watershed Connections
What a night! Over 150 honorees, community and business representatives, and friends and family of all ages celebrated this year’s clean water progress within our watershed at our annual Watershed Milestones […]
Meet Nagiarry, TTF’s New Philly Community Organizer
Blog by Nagiarry Porcena-Meneus My name is Nagiarry Porcena-Meneus, a human being who cares and loves people and places. I am excited and grateful that I am the new Community […]
Meet Jennifer, TTF’s newest intern & bird lover
Hi, My name is Jennifer Lafty and I am TTF’s newest intern! While looking into different ways I could get involved in local environmental councils, park programs, and other accessible […]
Guest Blog |”Natural Philadelphia: Where Do We Fit In?”
Originally posted on July 24, 2015 by Schuylkill Center By guest contributor Rhyan Grech, Audubon PA Are humans a part of nature? This important question spans generations, geographic locations, fields […]
Local Focus: Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership Strengthens Communities by Safeguarding our Streams
Guest Blog Posted on May 18, 2015 by Akire Bubar. Please be sure to visit Akire’s blog! Over the past year, I’ve been getting to know some of the local […]
TTF Office Warming “Takes the Cake”
This past summer TTF made the big move to Frankford’s Globe Dye Works, a converted factory that’s host to artists and businesses. It’s exciting and energizing to be surrounded by […]
Thank you sponsors! Learn more…
Thank you to our Office Warming sponsors! We couldn’t have held such a successful shindig without you. You can learn more about these TTF supporters here. O’Brien & Gere […]
Mayor Thanks TTF for Trees!
Hey, is that Mayor Nutter with TTF Education & Outreach Director Alix Howard at Marconi Park? It sure is! Alix was accepting a certificate from His Honor on behalf of […]
TTF Welcomes Community Engagement Coordinator
TTF is very excited to add a member to the team: Alex Cooper, our new Community Engagement Coordinator! Alex holds a degree in Geography with a concentration in hydrology from West […]
We’re the EMCCC Non-Profit of the Year!
TTF was named Non-Profit of the Year by the Eastern Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce at the organization’s Annual Business & Community Awards Dinner held at Manufacturers’ Golf & Country […]
Living Streamside: How to Protect Your Watershed
TTF (the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership) is a partner with the Friends of High School Park in the We All Live Downstream three-part workshop series. The purpose of the series is […]
Be a Watershed Hero!
TTF will hold the first FREE lesson of its new Watershed Heroes program on Wednesday evening, March 27. This exciting new initiative will encourage engagement in our watershed community. This […]