Spotlight: Jay Byrd, 2026 Delaware River Watershed Fellow
Jay Byrd is the 2026 Alliance of Watershed Education (AWE) Delaware River Watershed Fellow at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center. Jay’s primary job is to help lead and organize […]
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view all postsFairmount Water Works & Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Celebrate Winners of “Trash Free Waters” Art Contest
Each piece on display was made for the Trash Free Waters art contest hosted by the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) and the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDE). The contest asked Philly residents, “What does clean water mean to you?”, and the responses were stunning.
Special Mention for entry into the Global Network of Water Museum’s International Youth Art Contest, “THE WATER WE WANT”
Sylar Segovia won a Special Mention in the International Art Contest, “The Water We Want”. Sylar described their work as follows: “My artwork, “A Tear for Tomorrow,” depicts the devastating […]
Musings of Our Interpretive Center Intern
I had the incredible opportunity to have my first Co-Op through Drexel University at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center. I had the role of an educational program leader, which […]
Freshwater Mussel Activity Kits: Available to borrow for your classroom!
While we offer programs that allow students to engage in field research on freshwater mussels, we recognize that there may be many schools and groups that might not be able […]
Propagation innovations at the FWWIC Mussel Hatchery
The Fairmount Waterworks Interpretive Center’s Mussel Hatchery recorded another “first” in the science of freshwater mussel propagation. A living science laboratory, the goal of the FWWIC Demonstration Hatchery is to […]
The Esplanade at Fairmount Water Works
Do you know where this statue is? Come explore the Esplanade at Fairmount Water Works to find out! The sculpture, designed by Ellen Fletcher, is called “Celebration of Water”. It was […]
WANDERING: Observations of Our Watershed
Rebecca Schultz Mapping Our Watershed 2023 Mixed Media, 60″ x 144″ This special exhibition, centered on artists’ observations of our regions, is directed by Karen Young for the Fairmount Water […]
Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center is New Member in the Water Museum Global Network
The Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center is now an official 2024 member of the Global Water Museum Network (WAMU-NET), a flagship initiative of UNESCO-IHP (Intergovernmental Hydrological Program). The goal of […]
Dottie Baumgarten, FWWIC Educator, is Honored
Dottie Baumgarten, who has been an educator with the Philadelphia Water Department and Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center for the past 14 years, was honored by Need in Deed at […]