State of the City: Greenworks Turns Two

How's that "greenest city in America" thing coming along? Find out at the Urban Sustainability Forum on Thursday, June 16 at the Academy of Natural Sciences. The focus of the program is to update the public on the progress made toward achieving the goals outlined in Greenworks Philadelphia, the mayor's ambitious plan issued in 2009 to realize various sustainability targets. Among the 15 initiatives outlined in Greenworks are actions to lower energy consumption, retrofit houses for energy efficiency, improve air quality, divert solid waste from landfills, increase tree coverage, add green jobs and—because this is the Office of Watersheds blog, after all—better stormwater management. As Greenworks releases its second annual progress report, participants at the event will have the chance to rotate among 15 tables representing the sustainability target areas and learn what Philadelphia is doing to mobilize neighborhoods, partners and citizens to work together. Registration is free, and information can be found here.