We Drink the River
Where does our tap water come from? Where does our water water go? Join the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center for a behind-the-scenes bus tour of the Philadelphia Water Department's […]
Events for May 4, 2024 - June 22, 2024
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Honoring Our Past: Lenni Lenape Origins in Our Urban Watershed
Our River Days Program aims to honor and recognize the Lenni Lenape as the original shepherds of this region and provide community members with an opportunity to explore our watershed […]
Book Party & Exhibition Opening – “Inland: The Abandoned Canals of the Schuylkill Navigation”
Please join Sandy Sorlien and other contributors to celebrate the launch of Inland, a new book of photographs, maps, and essays about the historic Schuylkill Navigation system and its mostly-hidden ruins. Inland was published in hardcover by George F. Thompson Books, designed by Deborah Larkin in Philadelphia, and printed by Brilliant Graphics in Pennsylvania. Main Point Books will be on […]
Clean Water Act @50: History Talk With Philadelphia Water Historian Adam Levine
Thanks largely to investments and regulations stemming from the Clean Water Act of 1972, the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers are now cleaner than they have been at any time in […]
Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Event
Help keep household hazardous waste out of our rivers and streams by scheduling a drop-off appointment at one of the City’s upcoming collection events on October 22 and November 5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.! Learn more here.
Clean Water Act @ 50: Virtually Tour the Plants that Saved Our Rivers
This virtual tour will take virtual visitors behind the scenes at the City’s Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant to follow polluted wastewater step by step through the treatment plant until the cleaned wastewater is cleaner than the Delaware River itself and can be discharged safely to it. Philadelphia’s sewers and the City’s three water pollution […]
2023 Green Schools Conference
Don't forget to register for the 2023 Green Schools Conference in New Orleans February 27- March 1! This is the only national event to convene professionals involved in making #greenschools a reality. https://bit.ly/3G7edXE
2023 World Water Day Program: United Nations of Rivers Walk
Facilitated by the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center, in partnership with TU Delft, PortCityFutures, Philadelphia Water Department, Global Philadelphia, and the Alliance for Watershed Education, along with Schuylkill Banks, Schuylkill River Development Corporation, and Delaware River Development Corporation Friends and colleagues of all ages are invited to walk downstream along the Schuylkill River trail, starting […]
2023 World Water Day Program: Water, Heritage Sites & Sustainability
DAY 2: WATER, HERITAGE SITES & SUSTAINABILITY (SATURDAY, MARCH 18 from 10am - 5pm) Facilitated by the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center, In partnership with TU Delft, PortCityFutures, Philadelphia Water Department, Global Philadelphia, and the Alliance for Watershed Education. A full day program open to everyone about water as a lead up to the UN […]