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 to learn about our watershed! This workshop will begin at High School Park, where participants will learn about key indicators of watershed health and conduct

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[RESCHEDULED] 2026 Winter Salt Week Sampling at Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust

The Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust (PERT) and the TTF Watershed Partnership are hosting a  “Salt Blitz” in partnership with the Stroud Water Research Center to capture a snapshot of chloride levels in our local streams following winter road salting. Volunteers, staff, and students will collect water samples, which will be analyzed for conductivity and chloride. The results will be added to the

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Global Water Alliance 18th Annual Conference: Levers for Progress to Strengthen Water Sustainability and Public Health

The Global Water Alliance’s (GWA) 18th Annual Conference Levers for Progress to Strengthen Water Sustainability and Public Health, co-hosted by the Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University, will be held on March 26, 2026 at Drexel University. This one-day hybrid conference will bring together practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and students from around the world

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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 those effects. We will also discuss the long term impacts of road salt use on our streams, and what that means for the health of

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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, participants will learn what a watershed is and how our watershed is connected to all of the other watersheds in the Delaware Basin–and the global

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MLK Day of Service in Tacony Creek Park

Help clean up Tacony Creek Park, spend time with community and volunteers, and learn how you can make a difference in our park. The cleanup portion would be from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., starting at Bingham & Ashdale St. It would be followed by lunch and a Watershed Jeopardy activity inside New Life Church

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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 and community resources, arts and crafts, and more! This event is FREE and all ages are welcome. Rain Date: Thursday, June 27, 2024 For questions,

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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 and community resources, arts and crafts, and more! This event is FREE and all ages are welcome. Rain Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2024 For questions,

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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 and community resources, arts and crafts, and more! This event is FREE and all ages are welcome. Rain Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 For questions,

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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 hands-on nature and water activities for people of ALL ages, as well as resources from partners, and cool giveaways. Watch as V.U.R.T Creative refreshes the

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