Description
Found at Waverly Road and Cheltenham Avenue, the Waverly Road Leaf Composting Facility has been accepting township residents’ leaf and garden debris since April 2006. Continue reading
Tacony-Frankford Creek
Waterview Recreation Center Stormwater Management Techniques
Description
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
Awbury Arboretum Watershed Restoration Project
Description
The landscape preserved by the Awbury Arboretum is important because a spring located on the grounds is a first-order tributary to the Wingohocking Creek, which is otherwise completely buried under the urban infrastructure of the city. Continue reading
Cliveden Park Stormwater Management Techniques
Description
Cliveden Park is a unique “urban oasis” which showcases the natural topography of the Mt. Airy neighborhood in northwest Philadelphia. Continue reading