Dionne Watts-Williams

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Art on the Circuit Update

On Saturday, November 8, the Art on the Circuit Committee and FWW staff joined project finalists on the Schuylkill River Trail to get public feedback on prototypes of artist installations. The testing location was at mile marker 22 – just a south of Paine Park Skatepark. From about 12 noon until 3pm, more than one […]


Photos from Canoemobile 2014

More than 2,000 youth & community members from Philadelphia and surrounding areas participated in Canoemobile on October 14, 15 & 19! A few photos are below, but be sure to check out photos from across the area here.            


FWW Receives More Than $500,000 from William Penn Foundation

Grants Open Up Opportunities for Watershed Education, Art and Engagement PHILADELPHIA, PA – October 8, 2014 – A pair of grants from the William Penn Foundation will allow the Fairmount Water Works to improve environmental education in Philadelphia middle schools and engage new audiences through art. The Foundation awarded the Fairmount Water Works $506,000 to […]



FringeArts Blog Interview with Ellen Schultz

Ellen Schultz, Education & Outreach Coordinator sits with Abby Holtzman to discuss Fairmount Water Works’ upcoming series of workshops on water management, as a part of the WetLand Project: here.


Congratulations 2014 Courageous Warrior Scholarship Recipients!

Fairmount Water Works is proud to partner with Philadelphia College Prep Roundtable, as it awards 20 recipients of the Robert C. Digges Courageous Warrior Scholarship. This year’s recipients will be honored at a private event being held at Fairmount Water Works on Saturday, August 9.  


Project FLOW

Project FLOW (For the Love of Water) is a five-week, daily intensive summer program that allows 8th and 9th grade students to explore water in an experiential and interdisciplinary way as artists, historians, scientists and social activists. Project FLOW provides an understanding of how individual and collective actions on the land affect the quality of water […]


Bird Walk in Tacony Creek Park

Join the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Partnership for a free walk to look for birds, with expert birder Keith Russell of the Audubon Society. The walk will take place on Sunday, June 29, from 8:00 to 10:30 a.m. Meet at Tacony Creek Park,  1st Street and Ramona Avenue, Philadelphia 19124. Expect some good bird-spotting (woodpeckers, chickadees, hawks, oh […]


Watershed Education is a Ball

When our own educator and photographer Sandy Sorlien began rowing the Schuylkill River, she was struck by its natural beauty, plentiful wildlife and raw power. But her camera lens drew her to something else, something more mysterious. “I noticed numerous balls floating down the river and stuck in bushes. Soccer balls, kick balls, baseballs, basketballs […]


Connect with Drink Up!

The collaboration to encourage everyone to drink more water was formed between the Partnership for a Healthier America – which works with the private sector and PHA Honorary Chair First Lady Michelle Obama to make the healthy choice the easy choice for busy parents and families – and stakeholders across the public and private sectors […]