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Tacony Creek Park

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Mark Your Calendar

Jul 10, 2014
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Do you live near Tacony Creek Park?

Join the Tookany-Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership as they host free block parties across your community July 15th – July 17th from 5pm to 7pm.

Special guests include Juniata Action, Latinas in Motion, the Water Department, Parks & Recreation, the Academy of Natural Sciences, Audubon and more. Come out as we celebrate your park! Enjoy family time with a variety of food and water ice.  Also included will be learning opportunities to explore your park, such as resource tables and guided nature walks.

For location details for each day, check out the flyer or below: 

July 15th I St. and Ramona Ave, Phila 19124
July 16th Whitaker Ave. and Loudon St, Phila 19120
July 17th Rorer St. and Roosevelt Blvd, Phila 19120 

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PWD Engineers Win Watershed Milestone Awards!

May 19, 2014
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The Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership (TTF) has recognized two PWD engineers from the Office of Watersheds with their annual Watershed Milestone award!

Hasan Malik, PWD’s Stormwater Maintenance Manager was recognized with the Friend of the TTF Watershed award. Since he was a teenager, Hasan has been a leader both in the Northeast and throughout the City. An engineering student at Temple University, he founded the Northeast Tree Tenders, part of the PHS program, in 2008. Working with this Tree Tenders® group, he has been responsible for planting hundreds of trees in Northeast neighborhoods

Environmental Engineer, Rick Howley was jointly awarded TTF’s Watershed Municipal Leader award with Rob Armstrong from Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. As a team, these leaders garner support for the Tacony Creek Park and ensure that stream and trail design respects both the park environment and public concerns. Their partnership demonstrates that it is critical that City agencies work together – through the land and water partnership — to make Tacony Creek Park a community and natural destination.

Tickets are still available for the awards ceremony on Wednesday, May 22! Additional information is available at: http://bit.ly/1gNCpc7 

To learn more about the TTF Watershed Partnership and their annual Watershed Milestones Awards, please visit www.ttfwatershed.org.

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Healthy Trails 5K

Apr 8, 2014
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The TTF watershed Partnership, Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, the Philadelphia Water Department, and Scattergood Foundation are proud to present the 2nd annual Healthy Trails 5K Run/Walk in Tacony Creek Park.

This year’s 5K run/walk will be held on Sunday April 13, 2014. The race will start at Ferko Playground, 1101 Cayuga Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19120 and will end at the right around corner at the I Street & Ramona Avenue Gateway. Registration will open at 8am and runners will start at 9am with walkers beginning 30 minutes later.

Join us to walk or run on the brand new fully paved trail!

To register, please visit HealthyTrails5k.com

 

Healthy Trails 5K Flyer

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TTF Summer Block Party Series

Jul 5, 2013
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Our friends at the Tookany-Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership are hosting fun, family-friendly block parties every Wednesday in July from 5:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Join us at each of the new Philadelphia Parks and Recreation gateways in Tacony Creek Park to enjoy FREE soft pretzels, water ice, and giveaways. Explore the creek on a guided walk in the park, and learn about community resources! PWD and other area organizations will host hands-on learning experiences as well as provide information on different projects you can get involved in.

The TTF Watershed Partnership has worked closely with community partners including the Scattergood Foundation and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation to design ‘gateways’ to Tacony Creek Park. These areas connect neighborhood residents to the previously underused trails of the park. These trails have been redesigned to allow for maximum interaction between the user and the heavily forested natural area.

See the block party dates and locations below, we hope to see you there!

July 10th - I Street and Ramona Avenue

July 17th - Fisher’s Lane and Ramona Avenue

July 24th - Whitaker Avenue and Loudon Street

July 31st - Rorer Street and Roosevelt Boulevard

For more information about the block parties, please contact Alix Howard of TTF Watershed Partnership at 215-744-1853.

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