Water

The Academy of Natural Sciences, Water Department and BOMA are teaming up for the new initiative There’s a new initiative to kick plastic use. The Academy of Natural Sciences is kicking off Plastic-free Philly, a volunteer effort to reduce single-use...

Climate change is already making Philadelphia hotter and wetter. Monthly temperatures are trending hotter and wetter in line with climate change, and this past month was no exception. May was hotter and wetter than normal. The average temperature of 67.5°F...

The space provides students access to an outdoor learning space and decreases the park equity gap in the Olney neighborhood. A newly renovated community schoolyard at James R. Lowell Elementary School in Olney provides green space to students while integrating green...

The traveling beer garden returns, as well as an outpost by Fairmount Water Works. Get ready for another season of Parks on Tap! It will return initially to a stationary location and then as a traveling version later this year....

Choose your fav pup now through May 31 It’s time to cast your vote… for your favorite canine The Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) is seeking its new Spokesdog for clean water. Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDE) and PWD have...

Exhibit is a culmination of Artist  Rebecca Schultz’ residency at the Tacony LAB Mural Arts Philadelphia’s Tacony LAB Community Art Center and Riverfront North Partnership unveiled the Take Us to the River at Lardner’s Point Park, a project to raise...

The amateur rowing club dates back to the 1930s, when women weren’t allowed to join other rowing clubs. Once Karen Crowley became interested in rowing, which has a long history in Philadelphia, she started to notice it regularly.  “When I would...

You don’t have to travel far to experience life on the water. Discover these local rivers and lakes from the seat of a boat. Warmer weather means the return of Rita’s, Parks on Tap, and cherry blossoms. It also means...

The evening honored Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) leaders, partners, and stakeholders The Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia (SBN) hosted its annual Excellence in GSI Awards on Thursday night at FringeArts and La Peg. MC of the evening was GSI...