Water

12 local projects awarded funding to protect Delaware Estuary Coastal Zone

PA Department of Enviromental Protection investing over $574K in local projects The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced funding…

3 years ago

RIP the Mandarin Duck of Pennypack Park

The duck was not native but drew visitors to Pennypack A rare mandarin duck of Eastern Asia, living in Pennypack…

3 years ago

Bria Wimberly brings her love of aquaculture to Discovery Center as an environmental educator

Connecting visitors to the community is vital Bria Wimberly was in middle school when her passion for nature began by…

3 years ago

Good news: We’re continuing our watershed reporting for another 2 years

Green Philly has been awarded funding from the William Penn Foundation for a second time. This past year has been…

3 years ago

GSI on campus: Bucknell & Susquehanna planted forest buffers

Campus waterways flow into the Chespeake Bay; show green stormwater benefits for other campuses Green stormwater infrastructure is becoming more…

3 years ago

How Bartram’s Mile is turning a vacant riverbank into accessible greenspace

Schuylkill River Development Corporation (SRDC) expects a recreational pier along Bartram’s Mile to be open for use by summer 2022,…

3 years ago

Overbrook Environmental Education Center’s new project: from Brownfields to a ‘Green New Deal’

This Philly style “Green New Deal” underscores how much sustainability can inform tangible solutions to issues plaguing this community and…

3 years ago

Eco-Explainer: What is Porous Pavement?

Want to learn more about a no-brainer, effective method of addressing stormwater? Keep reading! Technology that mitigates the impacts of…

3 years ago

Meet: Philadelphia City Rowing (PCR), the local nonprofit teaching children about water & the sport of crew.

Kids can learn not only sport, but how to keep the waterways clean Even when people want to go outdoors,…

3 years ago

Green City, Clean Waters celebrates 10 years with continued education

Philadelphia Water's program to promote green stormwater infrastructure has been in progress for a decade. One Philadelphia program dedicated to…

3 years ago