Inland: The Abandoned Canals of the Schuylkill Navigation was composed by Sandy Sorlien and other contributors, published by George F. Thompson Books, designed by Deborah Larkin in Philadelphia, and printed […]
Throughout July, students from the Summer Work Ready program at Concilio de Organizaciones Hispanas (Concilio) spent time with Fairmount Water Works (FWW) staff learning about urban watershed issues and what […]
This week, the NOAA Future Watershed Stewards visited the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center to learn about freshwater mussels. This program, in partnership with Concilio, is designed to engage high […]
Runs April 16 – June 30, 2022 at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center Open during the interpretive center’s normal operating hours. Ed Grusheski had a gentle yet persuasive positive […]
Spend the summer working with the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center! Lead environmental education and summer camp programs, bot onsite and offsite. Assist in planning summer programming and weekend family […]
Historic Fairmount Water Works Awarded $3 Million Grant Through RACP for Innovative Floating Water Workshop Along the Schuylkill Banks Philadelphia, PA—Pennsylvania Senator Nikil Saval (D-Philadelphia. First Dist.) announced The Fund […]
POOL: A Social History of SegregationExhibition to Open on World Water Day, March 22, 2022 PHILADELPHIA, PA–The Board of Directors for the Fund for the Water Works, the Philadelphia Water […]
To supporters and friends, both old and new of the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center, we greatly appreciate your kind outreach, and encouraging words in the wake of Hurricane Ida, which […]
While the Interpretive Center remains closed to the public, our staff is working diligently to fully re-open just in time for our newest exhibit, POOL. Meanwhile, there are lots of things […]
During much of the 20th century, public swimming pools played a vital role in the life of American communities. At one time, thousands of pools served tens of millions of […]