A hiking and biking trail that would run from Phoenixville to Great Valley could be a possibility in five or six years. Details of the proposed Devault Trail Activation Project were unveiled at an open house hosted by officials at...
With the onset of paddling season, the Susquehanna Greenway Partnership (SGP) is excited to release another great tool for the paddling public. The Susquehanna Greenway Vessel Identification Stickers (ID Stickers) were produced in May 2021 and are a free resource...
In March of 2020 when COVID-19 took over our everyday world, keeping people at home, closing gyms and severely limiting indoor gatherings, many headed outdoors to trails for exercise and a pleasant distraction. Since then, the habits of biking, hiking...
Today, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn joined the Shenango River Watchers Spring Paddle Fest to celebrate the Shenango River being selected as the 2021 River of the Year. “The Shenango River is a...
What if Spring Garden Street actually lived up to its name? Instead of an 80-foot-wide expanse that cuts a dreary and dangerous furrow across Philadelphia’s midsection, what if there were sidewalks edged with rain gardens, tree-shaded bike lanes, and planted...
President Biden’s commitment to slice carbon emissions by more than 50% by the end of the decade will likely have a substantial impact on Pennsylvania and its reliance on fossil fuels like coal and natural gas, but analysts and others...
Developers are continuing to focus on the future of the Hazelwood Riverfront Master Plan, and they’re asking the public for feedback. The Environmental Planning and Design and Pennsylvania Environmental Council spent six months gathering community input to come up with...
Philadelphia’s Spring Garden Street Greenway could soon see much-anticipated safety updates under President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan. The White House last week unveiled details of Biden’s substantial $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan to create jobs and improve the country’s highways, colleges and bridges...
The plan to connect the Delaware and Schuylkill River bike trails is finally making some headway. The Spring Garden Street Greenway plan was conceived 10 years ago. Now, with President Joe Biden’s commitment to upgrading the country’s infrastructure, biking advocates...
Want to help shape the future of the Hazelwood riverfront? You have your chance to do so at a virtual meeting on Wednesday, April 7 from 6 to 8 p.m. Environmental Planning & Design (EPD), the landscape architecture firm selected...
The city of Chester today hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of Eyre Park Levee Walk. Attendees included Chester City Council, the Stormwater Authority of Chester staff, representatives from the Pennsylvania Environmental Council and the East Coast Greenway...
POWR’s Tali MacArthur joins Freddi Hammer on “In Touch” to discuss the “Wild and Scenic Film Festival on Tour” ~Virtually; an event meant to inspire all of us to keep our rivers and streams clean and beautiful. The Wild and Scenic...