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More than 60 people attended a public meeting at the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education on Nov. 5 to discuss the recent “do not eat” order for fish in the Wissahickon Creek.
Trout stocking to resume in Wissahickon Creek; ‘do not eat’ order remains
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) will resume trout stocking in the Wissahickon Creek basin this spring after canceling the program in October, officials announced. more
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A herbicide application sign posted by the Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Department in July 2025.
Khan introduces bill to ban PFAS in pesticides
State Rep. Tarik Khan, who represents parts of Northwest Philadelphia including Chestnut Hill, is joining an effort among state lawmakers to phase out the use of PFAS, known as “forever chemicals." more
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As part of its restoration project, the Schuylkill Center held a volunteer tree planting event on Oct. 17.
Schuylkill Center completes restoration project
The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education completed the largest land improvement project in its 61-year history this month. more
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The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program has recognized Springside Chestnut Hill Academy as a Level 1 arboretum, making it the third accredited arboretum in Chestnut Hill.
SCH arboretum scores international recognition
Among the historic architecture and red-brick paths, there are 32 tree species planted around Springside Chestnut Hill Academy’s 62-acre campus. more
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Friends of the Cresheim Trail, with help from Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, regularly maintain the unfinished Rail Trail section for users.
New path to be announced for Cresheim Trail
The Friends of the Cresheim Trail (FOCT) is hosting a festival at the end of the month to celebrate a new trail in the works. more
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Weavers Way teams with Energy Co-op
Weavers Way Co-op has switched the electricity and natural gas services for all its stores to The Energy Co-op, a local, member-owned nonprofit. more
Friends of the Wissahickon installed No Littering signs at Devil’s Pool.
NW Philly residents want ‘permanent’ solution to littering, parties at Wissahickon
They started around three summers ago. There were the bustling summer parties on the cul de sac at Kitchens Lane, which serves as an entrance to the 2,000-acre Wissahickon Valley Park. more
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State Rep. Napoleon Nelson (D-154th dist.), Montgomery County’s chief sustainability officer Devi Ramkissoon and representatives from local environmental advisory councils spoke at the Growing Greener Together Town Hall on Oct. 1.
Montco towns press forward on environmental plans
Montgomery County is developing an ambitious new plan to advance its environmental goals. more
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Breathe Philly is the city’s air-quality monitoring project. It provides real-time measurements, updated hourly.
Philadelphia ranked No. 4 worst city for asthma
After more than a decade, Philadelphia remains one of the most challenging places in the United States to live with asthma. more
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Shawmar Pitts, managing co-director of Philly Thrive, calls on Philadelphia City council members to enact a data center moratorium at a City Hall rally on Monday.
Phila. activists call for data center moratorium
The community opposition against artificial intelligence data centers across the country has spread into the heart of Philadelphia. more
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Ultratrax, which hosts trail-based endurance walks, has organized a benefit for the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education.
Outdoor walking event to support Schuylkill Center
A new company is hosting a race to raise funds for the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education later this month. And it’s not the running kind. more
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Kathleen Salisbury, director of the Ambler Arboretum at Temple University, presented at the “From Disturbance to Discovery: A Living Landscape Five Years Later” event on Sept. 1.
5 years later, community reflects on tornado
For Tammy Echevarria, printed photos of her current home in Upper Dublin Township didn’t constitute a basic necessity. That is, until a rare storm hit the region in 2021. more
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A PECO substation in the Nicetown-Tioga section of Philadelphia.
PECO power lines in Montco raise fears
PECO Energy Company is seeking to build two major power lines in Montgomery County, a project that has been flagged by people who closely monitor data center development. more
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Staff, board members, and state Rep. Tarik Khan pose in front of the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education’s visitor center. Holding the check are Khan (left) and Erin Mooney, executive director of the Schuylkill Center (right).
Schuylkill Center receives $500,000 grant
The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education has received a $500,000 state grant to improve its visitor center through Pennsylvania’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program. more
Devil’s Pool is located at the confluence of Wissahickon and Cresheim creeks.
Crackdown at Devil’s Pool amid petition
The Philadelphia Department of Parks & Recreation and the Police Department started cracking down on illegal activity in Devil’s Pool on the weekend of Aug. 14, days after a Change.org petition began circulating. more
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Norristown resident Kaden Beegle protests data centers outside Upper Merion Middle School at the Aug. 13 Board of Supervisors meeting.
Upper Merion board denies hyperscale AI data center complex
The Upper Merion Board of Supervisors on Aug. 13 rejected a developer’s plans to build an AI data center campus bigger than the King of Prussia Mall or Philadelphia International Airport. more
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John F. McCloskey Elementary School in Cedarbrook is being considered for a geothermal energy system installation.
Study finds NW school is a fit for geothermal energy system
John F. McCloskey Elementary School in Cedarbrook and the neighboring Dorothy Emanuel Recreation Center are viable sites for a clean energy system, a Pennsylvania-based firm has found. more
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Brian O’Neill defended his proposed data center to the audience at the Upper Merion Township Planning Commission meeting on July 27.
Developer doubles down on data center plans
Brian O’Neill understands why people are resisting his planned data-center projects in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia. But the only input that matters to him is the law, he says. more
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On July 22, the Upper Merion Township Planning Commission held a second meeting dedicated to a cluster of data center proposals in King of Prussia.
Planners vote no on King of Prussia data centers
The Upper Merion Township Planning Commission last week voted against three data center proposals for King of Prussia, 10 miles upstream from Northwest Philadelphia. more
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Philadelphia was under a code purple air quality alert for particulate matter early last Friday due to dense smoke from wildfires. Smoky days “will be an increasingly frequent reminder that we need to take care of the environment,” said one expert.
Air quality improves as smoke clears, for now
Outdoor activities are now safe in the Philadelphia region again after a smoky couple of days last week, but the threat remains. more
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