Our vision for the Delaware River Watershed itself is one of an inclusive space for families of color to engage, learn, and understand the flowing connection that most of us take…
I believe that doing something so interactive with your neighbors is very helpful, but I don’t see it as a final step. With so many new technologies intended to assist in slowing or preventing the current climate dilemma, I believe that until we can have access to these technologies, we must do our part by doing research, and practicing environmentally friendly habits now. | WHYY
Most of us can identify iconic fragments and glimpses of the rivers — we know we’re seeing the Schuylkill when we go down Kelly Drive — but where does the Schuylkill go after it passes the boathouses? Where is the river’s mouth? As a kid, I thought the Schuylkill just disappeared under the city. | WHYY
As the center of a watershed, the Delaware River is an ecosystem supporting countless aquatic and terrestrial species. It is a resource for human communities for both fun and industry. Thought of as a watershed, the Delaware River unites people. A watershed is a community. | WHYY
During the ’60s and ’70s, by the Fairmount Dam and all around the Schuylkill River, you could see waste just blowing by in the water. That was before the Clean Water Act. So the waterways were really very much polluted. You wouldn’t even think about touching the water. Now, that water has changed tremendously. | WHYY
Pieces of the complex plan have so far gained approvals from at least 19 different local, state and federal government bodies but the project has drawn intense opposition from critics over safety, environmental and other concerns, including the risk of running so-called “bomb trains” carrying LNG through heavily populated communities. | Delaware Currents
In the normal functioning of our older wastewater treatment systems (like Philly, Camden and Chester,) the “one pipe” conveyance systems were built to allow the rush of a heavy rainfall to bring that rainwater as well as wastewater out of the urban area and into the river and not to let it back up in people’s basements. A good thing, right? | Delaware Currents
Darby Creek, a tributary of the Delaware River, runs through the refuge. Heavy rains from Isaias caused the creek to overflow into Philadelphia’s Eastwick neighborhood as well as the refuge’s entrance way and most of its major trails. | WHYY
All across the Delaware River watershed, people have reported seeing an increase in wildlife in and around their local waterways. | WHYY
Chester County resident Kristen Travers sees some area stream banks almost every day. She’s been watching those stream banks slowly erode. | WHYY
Experts say the problem with river health isn’t the trash as much as it is the floodwaters that transport it. | WHYY