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A gravel parking lot in poor condition on the east side of Verree Road was located on the Pennypack Creek floodplain and subsequently replaced with a wetland. Continue reading
A gravel parking lot in poor condition on the east side of Verree Road was located on the Pennypack Creek floodplain and subsequently replaced with a wetland. Continue reading
The Meadow Lake Restoration project was implemented at the site of a large (150’ x 220’) swimming pool that had been abandoned in 1996. Continue reading
The combination of deep sediment and shallow water led to warm water temperatures, reduced water quality and undesirable conditions for fish. Continue reading
A stormwater outfall pipe sited on a forested slope formed an eroding gully up to 12 feet deep and was contributing excess sediment to Cobbs Creek. Continue reading
The project site begins at two outfall pipes that discharged to a created gully. Continue reading
A very active goose feeding area next to a parking lot was causing several problems Continue reading
Through a Water Resources Education Network (WREN) grant, Haverford Township Parks and Recreation Department received a grant to install a 1,400 square foot rain garden in the largest and most popular park in the Township. Continue reading
This seven acre site was dominated by a variety of invasive plant species. Continue reading
An existing baseball field was removed in order to restore a former wetland alongside the Sandy Run tributary to the Wissahickon Creek. Continue reading
The advanced green roof at SAP Headquarters in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania is the first intelligently controlled green roof system in the world. Continue reading
The Ralston Center, located adjacent to the University of Pennsylvania at 3615 Chestnut Street, is a 100-year old, three-story stone facility providing services for the elderly. Continue reading
The Mann Music Center undertook several projects including a retrofit of an existing parking lot with a large bio-retention area, installation of a large infiltration trench, and creation of three smaller bio-retention areas as part of a landscape improvement. Continue reading
Retrofit and upgrade of an existing dry pond stormwater basin to improve water quality. Continue reading
Foulkeways at Gwynedd, a local retirement community, contacted the Wissahickon Valley Watershed (WVWA) about improving a basin that had been taken over by phragmites and cattail. Continue reading
Since its inception more than 50 years ago, The Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association (WVWA) has promoted intelligent land use practices Continue reading
Wises Mill Run is a steep first-order tributary to the main stem of the Wissahickon Creek. The tributary consists of a northern branch, which is 3,500 feet long, and a southern branch, which is 1,300 feet long. Continue reading
The influences of urbanization had significant impacts on the Wises Mill watershed. Since the late 1950’s, the contributing watershed has been fully developed. Continue reading
The stormwater management improvements at Wayne Art Center include three rain gardens and a pervious asphalt parking lot with a subsurface storage and infiltration system. Continue reading
Meliora Environmental Design, LLC and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, funded by the Philadelphia Water Department, designed stormwater improvements at the Waterview Recreation Center to increase the amount of greening on the site, which will help reduce the combined sewer overflow problem in Philadelphia. Continue reading