To our Milestones Award winners, sponsors, attendees, silent auction and refreshment donors, and volunteers -- thank you! What an inspiring, fun celebration of our shared watershed accomplishments.
Please check out our blog complete with photos here. Be sure to join us in thanking our sponsors and donors.
We have a busy summer in the works, so be sure to stay in touch!
Julie
Julie Slavet, Executive Director
P.S. Because of the progressive stormwater management happening in Philadelphia and our watershed, I've been asked to speak at the Greater New Orleans Foundation's Urban Waters Series: Strategies That Work, an insightful workshop showcasing innovative and affordable stormwater management practices in cities throughout the country. I can't wait to share our great work on June 5 in New Orleans....
ON THE MOVE!
We've moved to the Globe Dye Works, located at 4500 Worth Street in Frankford!
This exciting new home brings us closer to Tacony Creek Park and the creek, the focus of many of our efforts. Our new office provides space for meetings and public events, within a vibrant community of artists, artisans, and fabricators.
Globe Dye Works has a historical connection to little Tacony Creek. Learn about this and the current Hidden City Festival project happening right here athttps://festival.hiddencityphila.org/sites/3.
We are still surrounded by a mountain of boxes, so please be patient...we'd love for you to visit, so stay tuned for a fall Open House invite!
TTF was named Non-Profit of the Year by the Eastern Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce at their Annual Business & Community Awards Dinner held at Manufacturers' Golf & Country Club on May 16.
We were especially proud to be recognized along with two of our program partners - the Abington School District, which received the Environmental Initiative Award and Lindy Communities, named Business of the Year. For more information, visit EMCCC's award information here.
LOOKING FOR AN INTERNSHIP?
Intern with TTF! We offer year-round educational internshipcopportunities. We accept graduate, college or exceptional high school students with:
Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
Interest in our mission to improve the health of our urban watershed.
Our work style is fast-paced and team-oriented, so we look for people who enjoy and excel at working in groups. Many of our events are held outdoors, so you should should like to get out and get dirty! Minimum commitment: 10 hours per week.
Join us on Tuesday, June 4 to hear about Cayuga Green Triangle project! The Cayuga Triangle is a large concrete traffic triangle that has been an eyesore in the Juniata community of Northeast Philadelphia for many years. Once home to a Victory Garden, the area now hosts litter, illegal dumping, and other problematic activities.
Rod Ritchie from AKRF will present a concept plan for the site and TTF's Alix Howard will answer questions. In partnership with the Juniata Action Committee, AKRF, Philadelphia Water Department and Councilwoman Maria Quinones-Sanchez, TTF is proud to lead this exciting project, which has been several years in the making.
JACmeetings are held at 7 pm on the first Tuesday of every month at the Juniata Golf Course Clubhouse at 1391 E Cayuga St., Philadelphia 19124.
BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOUR: CLEAN WATER PROJECTS AT ARCADIA
Join us on Tuesday, June 18th for a behind-the-scenes tour of clean water projects at Arcadia University in Glenside. Tom Macchi, Associate Vice President for Facilities Management, will lead the tour, describing the many ways Arcadia has met the challenge of maintaining a classic college campus while serving as an exemplary clean water steward.
We will meet at Grey Towers Castle at 2:00 PM and conclude at the Commons at 3:15 PM. To attend, please RSVP by June 10 to Molly Finch at [email protected] or
There are many innovative green infrastructure projects being implemented across our watershed that we drive by each day and don't notice. TTF was recently awarded funds to bring these projects and practices to your attention.
With a grant from the Water Resources Education Network (WREN), a project of the League of Women Voters of PA Citizen Education Fund, we will offer a series of stormwater management project tours in our watershed, targeted to local stakeholders from township supervisors to public works staff to environmental advisory committee volunteers! The first tour is planned for this fall, so watch your email for news.
FEATURED TTF BOARD MEMBER: IAN LITWIN
Ian Litwin is the Philadelphia City Planning Commission's Community Planner for the Lower Northeast and North Delaware Districts. He graduated from the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University in 2006 with a master's degree in City and Regional Planning. Prior to joining the Philadelphia City Planning Commission, Ian worked for both small and large architecture and urban design firms designing neighborhoods, writing master plans, and developing form-based zoning codes. He is working with City agencies on an exciting initiative to create a greenway and trail along the Frankford Creek in Juniata Park and Frankford. Watch for more information about this exciting effort here.
WE'RE CRAZY FOR MUSSELS!
Survey training in Pottstown, PA
We love freshwater mussels because they can filter up to 20 gallons of water per day and help species of fish breed -- that's a big service to our environment and drinking water!
TTF joined Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDE) in Pottstown for an informative day of training on how to teach volunteers to survey for mussels. During the training, we found some of the largest mussels that group leaders had ever seen! That's exciting news because freshwater mussels in our area are endangered.
TTF also participated in the recent Mussel Mania program with the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center and PDE. Dr. Danielle Kreeger of PDE spoke about mussels, bringing some to the workshop so we could witness their water cleaning abilities. We topped off the day with a feast of salt water mussels and
Yards Brewery beer.
Want to learn more about mussels and come on surveying expedition? Contact Alix Howard at 215-744-1853/[email protected].
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKSHOP FOR EDUCATORS
Educators from all walks of life are invited to attend one or both ofDelaware Estuary Watershed Teacher Workshops this summer.
Gain professional instruction in environmental education, receive FREE educational and classroom materials, explore exciting field-trip locations in Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania and earn approximately 15 professional development hours per workshop! Visit www.DelawareEstuary.org or contact Cheryl Jackson at [email protected] for more information.
STAY DRY WITH A TTF UMBRELLA
You may wonder, how can I support TTF
AND stay dry in style?
By buying one of our beautiful new wooden handle golf umbrellas, of course!
These umbrellas, complete with our logo, are $35 each.
The JAC has some HUGE things happening! Come and be part ofit! New "Welcome to Juniata" flags are being installed this week. TTF Watershed will give details on the brand new rain garden planned or the Castor Triangle. Rob Armstrong from the Parks and Recreation Dept will show the proposed design for the Tacony Trail entrance at "I" and Ramona.
FREE! Join TTF for a behind the scenes tour of clean water projects on the Arcadia University campus in Glenside. Tom Macchi, Associate Vice President for Facilities Management, will lead the tour and point out the ways that Arcadia has met the challenge of maintaining the classic college campus while serving as a clean water steward. RSVP to Molly Finchby June 10.
DATE: Tuesday, June 18
TIME: 2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
PLACE: Arcadia University, 450 S Easton Rd, Glenside 19038. Meet at Grey Towers Castle
Vernon Park is blooming! Philadelphians can experience the passion Germantown has for its gardens at the Germantown Garden Festival. Get your hands in the soil as FVOP plant a brand new garden bed. Learn about the rain garden and gardening techniques at creative workshops. Give and receive new plant varieties at the plant swap. Historical lecture by Nicole Juday. Come with your friends and family or just get out and meet other garden enthusiasts!
SPONSOR: Friends of Vernon Park & TTF
DATE:
Saturday, June 1
TIME: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
PLACE: Greene St. side of Vernon Park, 5800 block of Germantown Ave. 19138
18TH ANNUAL ARTS IN THE PARK JURIED CRAFT SHOW AND FESTIVAL
Join the family fun when the Friends of High School Park presents its 18th Annual Arts in the Park Juried Craft Show and Festival. The festival fundraiser benefits native plant restoration at award winning High School Park. Featured for sale is the work of 50 juried artisans. The festival features a children's craft and activity area and plant sale. Food, refreshments and raffle prizes. Adult suggested donation $5: Nominal fee for Children's activities.
DATE: Sunday, June 2
TIME: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
PLACE: High School Park, Montgomery Ave. & High School Rd, Elkins Park 19027
Mark your calendar for the annual PHS Tree Tenders Picnic with a Purpose. It will focus on tree pruning and pit care. A series of demonstrations and hands-on workshops will be followed by information sharing on how to start a pruning club in your community. Applications will also be available for a limited number of pruning club start-up grants. Immediately following the demonstrations, a pot luck lunch for attendees and their families will be held.
DATE: Sunday, June 9
TIME: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
PLACE: Gorgas Park, 6400 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, 19128
Don't know what to do with your household hazardous waste? Drop it off at Montco County's designated drop-off area!
DATE: Saturday, June 22
TIME: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
PLACE: Temple-Ambler Campus, 1431 E. Butler Ave, Ambler, PA 19002
CONTACT: Montgomery County at 610.278.3000
EXPLORE THE TTF WATERSHED & TOUR A REGIONAL SEWAGE PLANT
Join PWD Guide Dottie Baumgarten to explore the TTF Watershed and tour a regional sewage treatment plant. Make the land/water connection, then find out where your water goes when you flush the toilet. Admission is $25.
DATE: Tuesday, June 25
TIME: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
PLACE: Briar Bush Nature Center, 1212 Edge Hill Rd., Abington 19001
Educators from all walks of life are invited to attend our Delaware Estuary Watershed Teacher Workshop during summer break. This workshop is divided into two parts: Estuary Explorers on July 10-12 and Urban Waters on July 16-18. Teachers are not required to attend both sessions.
DATE: Wednesday, July 10 to Friday, July 12
TIME: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
PLACE:Dover and Lewes, Delaware; Salem, New Jersey; and elsewhere (map)
Educators from all walks of life are invited to attend our Delaware Estuary Watershed Teacher Workshop during summer break. This workshop is divided into two parts: Estuary Explorers on July 10-12 and Urban Waters on July 16-18. Teachers are not required to attend both sessions.
TTF's mission is to enhance the health and vitality of the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Creek and its watershed. We initiate and support efforts to restore the health of the watershed, and to mobilize our communities as watershed stewards through community outreach, networking, educational programs, and projects.
Educators from all walks of life are invited to attend one or both of
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