Description
- Delineated substantially expanded area and improved quality of meadow (21 ac) and shrubland (4 ac) Identifying beneficial trees such as oaks, hickories and hollies to retain for habitat
Montgomery County
Whitemarsh Wetland Restoration – Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association
Description
An existing baseball field was removed in order to restore a former wetland alongside the Sandy Run tributary to the Wissahickon Creek. Continue reading
Aiden Lair Park
Description
Retrofit and upgrade of an existing dry pond stormwater basin to improve water quality. Continue reading
Foulkeways at Gwynedd
Description
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
Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association Stormwater Management Techniques
Description
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 Stream Restoration
Description
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
Whitpain Township Permit Tracking System
Description
Whitpain Township developed a permit tracking system for impervious surfaces based on Geographic Information System (GIS) technology. Continue reading
Waverly Road Leaf Composting Facility
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
Ursinus College Constructed Wetland
Description
The Ursinus College wetland is found in the northwest section of the campus, drains a 38-acre watershed encompassing many college buildings, parking lots and recreational facilities. Continue reading
Upper Perkiomen High School Rain Garden
Description
Students of Upper Perkiomen High School Environmental Science classes retrofitted an existing storm drain by raising the inlet to prevent normal rainfall event runoff from entering the storm drain lines. Continue reading
Upper Perkiomen High School Naturalized Basins and Swales
Description
The Upper Perkiomen School District has taken steps to implement stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) at Marlborough Elementary School and at Upper Perkiomen High School. Continue reading
Upland Square Shopping Center Stormwater Management Techniques
Description
Upland Square Shopping Center is a 680,000 square foot new development in West Pottsgrove Township, just outside of Pottstown. Continue reading
Stony Creek Farms Development Stormwater Management Techniques
Description
Stormwater BMPs were installed to mitigate some of the environmental impacts associated with the construction of Stony Creek Farms, a planned residential community for active adults aged 55 and older. Continue reading
Spring-Ford High School Naturalized Basin
Description
At Spring-Ford High School, a one acre stormwater basin was converted from a sloping turfgrass condition to a flat-bottom naturalized basin featuring a series of water quality berms that provide extended detention of runoff from small storms. Continue reading
Sports Facility Green Roof
Description
This facility, designed for a private client, houses an indoor bowling alley and tennis court, and has approximately 3,000 square feet of roof area. Continue reading
Shelly Square Shopping Center Stormwater Management Techniques
Description
Spring Hill Realty designed a stormwater management system for Shelly Square Shopping Center, completed in 2006, using a unique “stacked” approach. Continue reading
Sandy Run Stream Restoration
Description
Abington Township has been close to being “built-out” for many years. Continue reading
Roslyn Park Riparian Buffer
Description
Roslyn Park and the health of the Sandy Run have been transformed over the last four to five years due to three successive riparian buffer plantings. Continue reading
Roslyn Park Rain Garden
Description
URS Corporation designed a rain garden and infiltration trench and provided two workshops on behalf of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) as part of a competition for municipalities within the Wissahickon Creek Watershed. Continue reading
Rose Valley Creek Retrofit Design
Description
In October 2009, the Friends of Borough Park in Ambler began an effort to restore 3.5 acres of the park bisected by Rose Valley Creek. Continue reading