Fairmount Water Works

Snow Globes: Exploring Water's States of Matter
2014-12-23 14:00 - 16:00, 2014-12-23 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
Curious about water’s many properties? Come to the Fairmount Water Works to learn more about water’s different states of matter throughout the winter. Admire stunning photographs of unique snowflake formations through our hands-on pop-up activity.
Visitors will be able to make their own winter wonderland snow globes to take home!

Sunday Cinema: March of the Penguins
2014-12-21 15:00 - 17:00, 2014-12-21 13:00 - 15:00, 2014-12-14 15:00 - 17:00, 2014-12-14 13:00 - 15:00, 2014-12-07 15:00 - 17:00, 2014-12-07 13:00 - 15:00, 2014-11-21 15:00 - 17:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
Join us every Sunday afternoon for Sunday Cinema – a free series featuring movies and documentaries that surround a water theme. It’s a great family-friendly event, and we’ll show a different movie every month.

Cold Case: H2O
2014-12-20 14:00 - 16:00, 2014-12-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
Come in from the cold and join us for this Science Saturday activity.
Is it a fact that no two snowflakes are the same? How do they form? How many different forms of ice and snow are there?
Investigate the properties of ice and snow. Learn about the special shape of snowflakes and about a special type of ice that forms on our local river. Make your own crystal snowflake that won’t melt!

Accreditation Course in Organic Land Care
2014-12-08 - 2014-12-11 | Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, 100 N. 20th Street, 1st Floor, Philadelphia, 19103, United States
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is offering a four-day accreditation course in organic land care.

CLOSED (Private Event)
2014-12-06 10:00 - 17:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States

Sunday Cinema
2014-11-30 15:00 - 17:00, 2014-11-30 13:00 - 15:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States

Setting the Thanksgiving Water Table
2014-11-29 14:00 - 16:00, 2014-11-29 10:00 - 12:00, 2014-11-28 14:00 - 16:00, 2014-11-28 10:00 - 12:00, 2014-11-26 14:00 - 16:00, 2014-11-26 10:00 - 12:00, 2014-11-25 14:00 - 16:00, 2014-11-25 10:00 - 12:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
During the last week in November, visitors of all ages will be able to calculate the “water footprint” of their Thanksgiving meal during our hands-on pop-up activity. Discover the many ways that water is a part of everything you eat, drink and use throughout your Thanksgiving feast – from the mashed potatoes to the tablecloth – even the main attraction: the turkey!

CLOSED (Thanksgiving Day)
2014-11-27 08:30 - 17:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States

Minerals Rock
2014-11-22 14:00 - 16:00, 2014-11-15 14:00 - 16:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
There are some very old and special rocks that are found in Fairmount Park. Come and learn about the minerals that make up these rocks and how they formed hundreds of millions of years ago. We will investigate the geology of Philadelphia, show samples of local rocks and minerals, and even show how the water chemistry of the Schuylkill River has a lot to do with the rocks that it flows over.
This Science Saturday will be rockin’!

Hills of the Wissahickon Watershed
2014-11-22 09:00 - 11:00 | Blue Bell Park, 842 W. Walnut Lane, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
Meet at Blue Bell Park. Free parking. Also accessible via SEPTA bus route 65.
(This is a two-hour, two-mile loop hike over trails, roads, and some hills. Wear sturdy shoes or hiking sandals. All ages 8+ are welcome. Maximum group size 15.)
Join local “Rocks Burrow” resident and Fairmount Water Works environmental educator Sandy Sorlien as we tromp the wooded valley of the Wissahickon and Monoshone Creeks. We’ll learn the history, engineering, and ecology of several special sites. First we’ll walk downhill through the forest overlooking Forbidden Drive along with “Wiss”. A short walk up the Monoshone brings us to Rittenhouse Town, where the creek, also known as Paper Mill Run, provided water power in the 18th and 19th centuries to run the first paper mill in British North America Then and today, the Monoshone has collected stormwater runoff from the steep hills on both sides. Today we can see the contrast of wooded Fairmount Park on one side of Lincoln Drive and urban conditions on the other. We will cross the creek to Saylor Grove, a 3.2 acre park where more than half is a manmade wetland created by the Philadelphia Water Department to help manage stormwater runoff. This is a beautiful site with a diversity of plants and wildlife, including seasonal butterflies and waterfowl.
Your guide will put all these sites into a context of the larger Schuylkill River watershed, the urban water use cycle, the historic role of dams and mill races, and the ecology of our local streams.
Register here.

World Toilet Day
2014-11-19 18:00 - 21:00 | Moshulu, 401 S. Columbus Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
The Philadelphia Global Water Initiative (PGWI) is excited to announce the transition to a new name, the Global Water Alliance.
This year, the United Nations General Assembly designated November 19th as World Toilet Day, urging changes in both behavior and policy on issues ranging from enhancing water management to ending open-air defecation. Join Global Water Alliance and our partners as we celebrate World Toilet Day on the beautiful Moshulu on the Delaware River.
Enjoy live jazz by Ong’s Hat, cocktails, and hor d’oeuvres as we celebrate World Toilet Day and raise awareness for global sanitation.

Love Your Park 2015 Fall Day of Service
2014-11-15 09:00 - 12:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
The LOVE Your Park program is a collaborative partnership between Philadelphia Department of Parks & Recreation and the Fairmount Park Conservancy to steward and support neighborhood parks throughout Philadelphia. The partnership works closely with neighborhood park friend groups to promote the network of parks across the city and the amazing work the friends groups do. Community engagement in neighborhood parks – whether it be weekly gardening days or concert nights in the summer – is key to maintaining our City’s parks as anchors in our neighborhoods for safe, welcoming and family-friendly recreation.
Fairmount Water Works is excited to be a participating site! Be sure to register for the day of service here.

CLOSED (Veterans Day)
2014-11-11 08:30 - 17:00 | Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
