WATER CONNECTS US
Winter Happenings
Honoring
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
A Conversation About Environmental Justice
Tuesday, January 17 from 6pm-7:30pm
FREE!

Join us for an online conversation about Environmental Justice (EJ) led by our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Committee.

We’ll talk about how we define environmental justice, its impact on Philadelphia communities, and equity and environmental justice issues initiatives in our city. Share your ideas and recommendations for addressing EJ issues, and how we can get to your vision of a healthy community.

Genevieve LeMarr LeMee of the
will be our special guest.
Martes, 17 de enero | 6pm-7:30pm ¡GRATIS!

Únase a nosotros para una conversación en línea sobre Justicia Ambiental dirigida por nuestro Comité de Diversidad, Equidad, Inclusión y Justicia.

Hablaremos sobre cómo definimos la justicia ambiental, su impacto en las comunidades de Filadelfia y las iniciativas de equidad y justicia ambiental en nuestra ciudad. Comparta sus ideas y recomendaciones para abordar los problemas de justicia ambiental y cómo podemos llegar a su visión de una comunidad saludable.

Genevieve LeMarr LeMee de la
Oficina de Sustentabilidad de Filadelfia
será nuestra invitada especial.
Weekly Wednesday Creek Care Days in Tacony Creek Park
I Street & Ramona Ave
Phila 19124
Garland St. & E Tabor Rd.
Phila 19124
Whitaker Ave. and Loudon St.
Phila 19120
Join your neighbors and TCP Keepers to clean Tacony Creek Park and its gateways.

Únase a sus vecinos y TCP Keepers para limpiar Tacony Creek Park y sus entradas.
Saturday Creek Care Day: Philly
January (enero) 14, 10am-12pm
Garland St. & E Tabor Rd., Phila 19124
Let’s clean Tacony Creek Park and its gateways! Join your neighbors and TCP Keepers on a Saturday morning to remove tires from the park.
¡Limpiemos el Parque Tacony Creek y sus entradas! Únase a sus vecinos y TCP Keepers un sábado por la mañana para remover las gomas del parque.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Cleanup
Monday, January 16 | lunes, 16 de enero
10am-12pm
Whitaker Ave. and Loudon St., Phila 19120
Join your neighbors and TCP Keepers for a cleanup on Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service!
¡Únase a sus vecinos y TCP Keepers para una limpieza el Día de Servicio de Martin Luther King Jr.!
Walk with Me |Camina Conmigo
FREE! ¡Gratis!
Tacony Creek Park

Saturdays | sábados
9:30am–10:30am
Whitaker Ave & E Loudon Gateway
Phila 19120
Run With Me |Corre Conmigo
Free! ¡Gratis!
Tacony Creek Park

Tuesdays & Thursdays |Martes y jueves
5:15am–6:15am

Saturdays | Sábados
6am-7am
Tracking Pollution in the Delaware Basin: Tools for Community Action
Tuesday, January 31, 10am-11am
FREE!
Introducing River Network’s new resource to track common sources of pollution and tools for community action in the Delaware Basin! Learn about tools and programs to help you and your volunteers identify pollution sources – including combined sewer overflows, improperly maintained construction sites, road salt, and flooding – and take action. Learn about how groups in the Delaware and throughout the country have created innovative programs to combat these threats to water quality health.
Featuring our own Ryan Neuman, Upstream Conservation Leader and Dave Bell, TTF volunteer, sharing their monitoring experiences, reporting on failing construction site pollution controls and notifying local decision-makers on excessive road salt application and implications for local streams.
Partner Events
Interconnected Art Show:
a creative meditation
on the web of life
January 2 - February 26
Awbury Arboretum, The Francis Cope House
One Awbury Road, Phila 19138
FREE!
Tree Tenders Winter Basic Training Capacitación de Árboles de Invierno 2023
Wednesdays (miércoles), 6pm-8pm
January (enero) 18 & 25 | Feb 1 & 8

Become a neighborhood greening hero!
Learn about tree care and planting by participating. This eight-hour course offers topics including tree biology, identification, planting, and proper care. 
Aprende sobre el cuidado de los árboles y la siembra durante su participación. Este curso de ocho horas ofrece temas como biología de árboles, identificación, siembra y cuidado adecuado.
$40 | $36 for members ($36 para miembros)

TTF will pay for watershed residents!
¡TTF pagará para los residentes de la cuenca!
Reducing Single-Use Plastic Waste in Greater Philadelphia
Panel Discussion
Wednesday, January 25, 3pm-5pm
915 Spring Garden Street, Suite 502, Phila 19123
FREE for SBN members | $25 for non-members

Join SBN and panelists Silvia Lucci of LUHV Food, Nic Esposito of Circular Philadelphia, Logan Welde of the Clean Air Council and Tim Bennett of Bennett Compost to discuss going plastic-free, using reusable containers, and other aspects of new legislation that will impact our local business community. 
The Power of Matching Gifts
Many companies in our region will match your donation to TTF dollar-for-dollar.

These gifts enable us to do
even more good work!

Lots of businesses provide
matches including:
Aramark
AstraZeneca / Med Immune
Cigna
Colonial Life
Comcast
FMC
Lincoln Financial Group
Muchas compañías en nuestra región igualarán su donación a la donación de TTF dólar por dólar.
Estos regalos nos permiten hacer aún más
buen trabajo!
Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership Inc.
Globe Dye Works
4500 Worth Street
Philadelphia, PA 19124

215.744.1853
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