Remembering Ed Grusheski
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our dear friend, champion, advocate, and the first director of the Fairmount Water Works, Mr. Ed Grusheski. We will […]
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view all postsAn At-Capacity River Days Event by the Fairmount Water Works!
In honor of Indigenous People’s Day, our River Days event (in partnership with the Alliance for Watershed Education, Exploring our Urban Watershed, celebrated the landscape surrounding the Schuylkill River both […]
Extreme Weather Preparedness
How Fairmount Water Works Averted Devastation from Tropical Storm Isaias Many are familiar with the phrase climate change, an extreme change in global weather conditions resulting directing from increased levels of […]
Inspiring Water Workshops for Teaching and Learning
Teachers from the School District of Philadelphia and nearby districts are better-equipped for a successful school year thanks to a series of professional development workshops hosted by the Fairmount Water […]
Campers Test Water Cycle Know-How in FWW’s Summer Challenge
Have you ever thought about the journey of a single water drop? Well, that was the challenge youth attending Philadelphia Parks & Recreation summer camps accepted from the Fairmount Water […]
Tropical Storm Isaias’ Aftermath
It’s been a little more than six years since consistent heavy downpours swelled the neighboring Schuylkill River and subsequently flooded our historic site. We remember well the impacts of Tropical […]
Fund for the Water Works Receives Grant from American Water Charitable Foundation
Grant Extends Watershed Education Curriculum to More Philadelphia Students About the American Water Charitable Foundation PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Fund for the Water Works – IC is pleased to announce it has […]
Behind-the-scenes science continues in the Freshwater Mussel Hatchery
June 5, 2020 Although our doors are closed to the public, the science behind re-establishing our rivers mussel population continues.Through April and May, our scientists collected gravid females of two […]
Diving into eeBLUE: Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center Partners with Concilio to Offer Watershed STEM Education
Though the Interpretive Center has been closed for months, we have continued to secure funding so that our team can continue to provide high-quality experiential learning programs for youth and […]