Norristown Around-the-Island Tour Circumnavigate Barbadoes! Did you know the largest island in the entire 130-mile Schuylkill River lies between Norristown and Bridgeport? Barbadoes was part of the original manor owned by William Penn, Jr. that included the "Town of Norris". On this one-of-a-kind tour, we will hike and paddle from Norristown to Bridgeport and back, viewing […]
Join the United Nations Association (Philadelphia Chapter) for a special showing of the film "Urbanized", a documentary that explores the diverse range of new city design projects from around the world. Following the film, there will be discussion, Q&A, and a networking reception. Click here for the full event flyer. To RSVP, email info@una-gp.org. About "Urbanized" […]
Plunge into fun! Head on down to the Fairmount Water Works, where parents and preschoolers ages 3-5 can learn all about water. Join us Wednesday mornings, 10:30am- 11:30am from September 17th – October 22nd to splash around and discover new things about water through interactive story telling, movement activities, arts and crafts and hands-on experiments. […]
Do you wonder why leaves are green in the spring and summer, but change to red, yellow and orange in the fall? How do trees use water and how does that change in the winter? We'll investigate the different colored pigments in leaves, identify different leaves, and perform an experiment to show how one color […]
Current History: A Walk Along the Schuylkill River (Conshohocken) Only a few decades ago, the Schuylkill River ran black with coal silt and no fish could survive. Yet now it is the 2014 Pennsylvania River of the Year! New fishways have been built over four dams, and the American shad have returned to the cleaner waters. If […]
The Wilderness Inquiry Canoemobile is a roving fleet of six 24-foot, 10-passenger Voyageur canoes that travels the country on a mission to get as many youth as possible out paddling on their local urban waterways. As a part of its national tour of over 17 cities, the Canoemobile will create opportunities for minority and underserved […]
Author Beth Kephart will serve as the keynote speaker for the Schuylkill River Heritage Area's 2014 River of the Year Lecture series with two special presentations on October 14 in Pottstown and October 16 in Philadelphia. Kephart is the acclaimed author of poetry, non-fiction and fiction, including Flow: The Life and Times of Philadelphia's Schuylkill River(Temple […]
The Wilderness Inquiry Canoemobile is a roving fleet of six 24-foot, 10-passenger Voyageur canoes that travels the country on a mission to get as many youth as possible out paddling on their local urban waterways. As a part of its national tour of over 17 cities, the Canoemobile will create opportunities for minority and underserved […]
Plunge into fun! Head on down to the Fairmount Water Works, where parents and preschoolers ages 3-5 can learn all about water. Join us Wednesday mornings, 10:30am- 11:30am from September 17th – October 22nd to splash around and discover new things about water through interactive story telling, movement activities, arts and crafts and hands-on experiments. […]
Author Beth Kephart will serve as the keynote speaker for the Schuylkill River Heritage Area's 2014 River of the Year Lecture series with two special presentations on October 14 in Pottstown and October 16 in Philadelphia. Kephart is the acclaimed author of poetry, non-fiction and fiction, including Flow: The Life and Times of Philadelphia's Schuylkill River(Temple […]