Philadelphia, PA ( January 20, 2023)- Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership, Inc. (TTF) is proud to announce it was awarded a $260,788 2022 Growing Greener grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) for a stormwater retrofit project at Congregation Adath Jeshurun (AJ) in Elkins Park, Montgomery County. This watershed improvement project is one of ten Growing Greener projects in the Southeast Region that were awarded a total of $2,119,504 to aid in protecting waterways and watersheds.
Meet CDRW's New DE State Lead, Robin Glazer!
It is no surprise that the power of the Coalition comes from our 180 member organizations. More specifically the many talented, passionate, and dedicated individuals who work at those organizations and are making an immense difference in improving the health of the Delaware River Watershed - from the headwaters down to the Delaware Bay. Recently, the Coalition welcomed Robin Glazer, our new Delaware State Lead and Environmental Advocate for Delaware Nature Society.
At the forefront of our work are the Coalition’s State Leads - who are responsible for convening and organizing work around Coalition priorities, while also looking for emerging issues that may need Coalition support. Our State Leads also work to ensure that Coalition members are knowledgeable about basin issues and engage with the larger membership to help solve them.
Member Spotlight: Following Years of Research, Willistown Conservation Trust Finds Water Quality Impairments in the Headwaters of Ridley, Crum, and Darby Creeks
Newtown Square, Pennsylvania — From 2018 through 2021, the Watershed Protection Program of Willistown Conservation Trust (WCT) conducted monthly monitoring at ten sample sites in three tributaries to the Delaware River in northeastern Chester County: the headwaters of Darby, Crum, and Ridley Creeks. Following 41 monitoring visits and over 7,500 different measurements, they found that the water quality is moderately impaired at all sample sites. The entirety of the Watershed Protection Team’s research has since been summarized in a 48-page “State of our Streams Report.”