Description
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
In 2001 a 2 1/2 –acre field at the confluence of Naylor’s Run and Cobbs Creek was converted to a wetland and the adjacent Naylor’s Run streambank was repaired. 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
This project was aimed at enlarging, enhancing and maintaining Houston Meadow, which provides a unique and important habitat for birds, butterflies and other wildlife. 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 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
As a part of PECO’s Environmental Initiative and LEED certification process, existing turfgrass areas at the company’s Berwyn Complex in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, and its Warminster Service Building in Bucks County are being converted to native warm season grasses. Continue reading
Paper Mill Run is an unnamed tributary of the Wissahickon Creek in northwest Philadelphia and Montgomery County. Continue reading
To improve a corridor of Cobbs Creek upstream from the existing Marshall Road restoration site, A.D. Marble and Company designed a site plan in 2005 for the Philadelphia Water Department. Continue reading