Description
If rain could have its way, it would go everywhere, just as people are permitted to meander across the landscape according to their whims. Continue reading
Retrofit Design
Fairmount Park Erosion Control Projects
Description
As part of their “Wissahickon Stormwater Mitigation and Sediment Reduction Project,” the Friends of the Wissahickon will complete projects at four sites where eroded gullies and trail corridors have contributed thousands of pounds of sediment into the Wissahickon Creek. Continue reading
Bells Mill Stream Restoration
Description
The Bells Mill tributary to the Wissahickon Creek has suffered severe erosion to its streambanks, which has resulted in massive amounts of sediment entering these streams. Continue reading
Cathedral Run Constructed Wetland
Description
The Philadelphia Water Department and the Fairmount Park Commission are working together to design a stormwater treatment wetland at the headwaters of Cathedral Run. Continue reading