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Alliance for Watershed Education in the Press

• Camden kids build a pathway to environmental careers through fellowships

  gridphilly.com

  September 4, 2023

• Trenton River Days 2022

  NJ.com

  September 18, 2022

• Riverzilla event in Reading draws volunteers to clean up the Schuylkill River

  Reading Eagle

  August 8, 2022

• Group aims to restore, explore the once heavily-polluted Cooper River in New Jersey

  6 ABC

  June 22, 2022

• By turning Fairmount Water Works into a party space, Philly exemplifies the worst of park privatization

  Philadelphia Inquirer

  June 23, 2022

• Using Dance to Save a River

  WURD

  October 1, 2021

• On 9/11 anniversary, veterans and refugees seek healing through nature, art, and heart-to-heart

  Inquirer

  September 11, 2021

• Summer Fellows Connect Trenton Residents with the Environment

  The Watershed Institute blog

  September 2, 2021

• Natural Selections: Schuylkill Center Intern Redesigns the Entrance Garden

  Montgomery News

  August 23, 2021

• Yes, That Plant in the Middle of a Neighborhood Park is Edible

  Patch Abington

  August 23, 2021

• Weaving art into nature

  Times News Online

  August 12, 2021

• Los becarios del rio Delaware conciencian a sus comunidades sobre el medio ambiente

  Al Dia

  August 10, 2021

• Delaware River Fellows Raise Environmental Awareness In Their Communities

  Al Dia

  August 10, 2021

• Gateway to the outdoors: Pocono Environmental Education Center holds PEEC day

  Pocono Record

  August 8, 2021

• Delaware River Fellows raise environmental awareness in their communities

  Philly Voice

  August 4, 2021

• New programming at local education centers to help you connect to the Delaware Watershed

  Green Philly

  July 22, 2021

• Schuylkill Center installation brings the first Iraqi Mudhif to U.S.

  Chestnut Hill Local

  June 23, 2021

• Iraqi guesthouse welcomes community to new environmental center in Roxborough

  6ABC

  June 23, 2021

• Natural Selections: A Roxborough First: The first Iraqi guesthouse built outside Iraq in 5,000 years

  Montgomery Media

  June 20, 2021

• Croydon students take part in pilot study: using nature as tool for social & emotional learning

  Levittown Now

  May 27, 2021

• Philly names a new “Thrive Outside” community to make the outdoors more inclusive

  Green Philly

  May 28, 2021

• Iraq Veterans and Iraqi immigrants build a traditional house of reeds in Philadelphia

  WHYY

  May 30, 2021

• Art and Environment: Perfect Together

  South Jersey Local News

  April 26, 2021

• The Future is Open-Ended: Capital City Farm Redesigns Boundaries with Strawbale Installation

  Trenton Daily

  March 29, 2021

• Environmental Education Centers along Delaware River seek summer Fellows

  KYW Newsradio

  March 13, 2021

• Las Solicitudes Estan Abiertas para un Trabajo de Verano en el Sector de la Conservación

  Al Dia

  March 16, 2021

• The way to a community’s heart

  Medium

  February 9, 2021

• Program instructors teach students how the city’s waterways shaped our past and affect our present

  Grid Philly

  December 6, 2020

• Streaming Nature (page 16)

  Grid Philly

  November 12, 2020

• A federal rollback of wetland and stream protections could affect Philadelphia

  Grid Philly

  October 1, 2020

• Eye for the Environment

  University of Delaware UD Daily

  October 6, 2020

• Reality Check 9.23.20- Barbara Kelly

  WURD

  September 23, 2020

• Fit for Life: Children get active in nature with do-it-yourself environmental kits

  The Mercury

  September 18, 2020

• Find Yourself in Nature

  Philly Voice

  September 14, 2020

• River Days- Encuéntrese a sí mismo en la naturaleza

  Al Dia

  September 17, 2020

• On the Delaware, A Promising New Era in Cleanup of an Urban River

  Yale Environment 350

  August 20, 2020

• Petty’s Island’s return to the wild

  Curbed Philadelphia

  1/9/2018

• Environmental groups celebrate Earth Day digitally

  The Phoenix Reporter

  April 22, 2020

• 1Thing: 50th Earth Day amid the pandemic? Not the day we expected

  KYW Newsradio

  April 16, 2020

• How to celebrate Earth Day’s 50th anniversary while following stay-at-home orders

  Philadelphia Inquirer

  April 17, 2020

• Delaware River: 2020 River of the Year

  American Rivers

  April 14, 2020

• Are state parks open? Can I go for a hike? Balancing the need to get outdoors with the advice to stay safe during the coronavirus pandemic

  Philadelphia Inquirer

  April 10, 2020

• Seaport Museum will be home of East Coast’s first pollution-fighting Seabins

  Green Philly

  March 26, 2020

• A Diamond in Cobbs Creek Park

  Philadelphia Sunday Sun

  November 15, 2019

• Discovery Center Makes Wildlife Sanctuary in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park Accessible to the Community

  PEW Trusts

  September 27, 2019

• Trenton River Days Fair Attracts Hundreds

  The Watershed Institute

  September 28, 2019

• Trenton River Days Fair offered potential watershed moment for education

  The Trentonian

  October 2, 2019

• Heritage Conservancy to Host “River Days Community Event”

  PATCH.com

  September 26, 2019

• Trenton River Days Fair Makes a Splash on Sept. 28

  Trenton Daily

  September 26, 2019

• 31 bags of trash picked up from Rocky Run stream in water quality event

  Delaware Public Media

  September 23, 2019

• The secret scourge of climate change? More raw sewage in Philadelphia’s waterways

  The Philadelphia Inquirer

  September 13, 2019

• Wander by the water during River Days

  The Reporter Online

  September 10, 2019

• Delaware River Festival in Philadelphia, Camden Kicks Off Month of Educational Programs

  CBS Philly

  September 7, 2019

• Dozens of events look to highlight the importance of water

  KYW Newsradio

  September 7, 2019

• H2YO! Campers Learn On and Off the Water

  Schuylkill River Greenways blog

  September 6, 2019

• Philly Water Bar Kicks Off Delaware River Festival With Special Toast

  CBS Philly

  September 7, 2019

• From the Source: Stories of the Delaware River

  The Philadelphia Inquirer

  August 4, 2019

• The most Philly thing you can do in a boat on the Delaware River

  The Philadelphia Inquirer

  August 16, 2019

• Youth #GOALS: 2019 Delaware River Fellows Build Urban Farm Directories, Fight Litter & More During Summer Program

  Green Philly

  August 23, 2019

• Area environmental centers are teaming up to help restore the Delaware Watershed

  KYW Newsradio

  August 16, 2019

• Environmental Centers in PA, NJ and DE Awarded $6 Million to Build Awareness & Appreciation

  William Penn Foundation Newsroom

  June 5, 2019

• Bring a dog, drink a beer at Tails, Trails and Ales

  Reading Eagle

  May 29, 2019

• John James Audubon Center feathers its nest

  WLVT

  May 3, 2019

• Volunteers turn river trail into ‘A Walk of Art’

  The Mercury

  May 2, 2019

• John James Audubon Center to Unveil $13 million museum at Mill Grove

  MontCo. Today

  April 24, 2019

• Island outside poor N.J. city could have had luxury homes. Now it’ll be a nature preserve.

  NJ.com

  April 22, 2019

• Center for Aquatic Sciences Opening Day for Trails

  Circuit Trails (Facebook live video)

  April 13, 2019

• Cobbs Creek Opening Day for Trails

  6ABC (Facebook live video)

  April 13, 2019

• Kicking Off Trail Season on the Circuit: Opening Day Recap 2019

  Circuit Trails Blog

  April 17, 2019

• Reading Eagle

  How did Berks County's The Nature Place earn a top certification for green buildings?

  April 1, 2019

• John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge Offers Several Activities for Spring

  PHL17

  April 1, 2019

• Gateway Park opens to the public after 2 decades

  FOX29

  March 11, 2019

• How an Audubon Educator Transformed an Entire Pennsylvania Community with Native Plants

  Audubon magazine

  March 4, 2019

• A Vision for the Future: Restoring Petty’s Island

  Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed

  January 22, 2019

• Half a million mussels to be hatched yearly at Bartram’s Garden

  Philadelphia Inquirer

  January 15, 2019

• Stories From the Streams “Wonders of the Watershed”

  WHYY

  January 17, 2019

• Stories From the Streams “Techno Geeks”

  WHYY

  January 17, 2019

• Third Annual Ride the River draws hundreds of cyclists

  The Mercury

  October 4, 2018

• 16 cool things–from festivals and concerts to experimental theater–to do this weekend

  Courier Post

  September 11, 2018

• 37 of the best things to do this weekend in NJ– Sept 14-16

  New Jersey 101.5

  September 13, 2018

• Happening Now! Find Yourself In Nature During River Days…

  Philadelphia Free Press

  September 19, 2018

• Volunteers needed for Bristol Marsh cleanup Saturday

  Bucks County Courier Times

  October 26, 2018

• All-new Discovery Center brings a nature trail, exhibits, zip lines and more to Fairmount Park reservoir

  The Inquirer

  October 26, 2018

• Hundreds ride bikes from Pottstown to Reading and back to benefit Schuylkill River Trail

  Reading Eagle

  October 29, 2018

• September Festivals in South Jersey

  SNJ Today

  September 15, 2018

• An AWEsome Fellowship/ Get Ready for an AWEsome Month of Events

  Estuary News

  September 4, 2018

• Riverfront Festival draws crowd to Norristown’s Riverfront Park

  The Times Herald

  September 15, 2018

• River Days event series to take place on local trails and waterways

  Philly Voice

  August 23, 2018

• September 15 fests in Camden, Philly, to celebrate Delaware River

  NJ.com

  September 9, 2018

• 23 Environmental Education Centers in PA, DE & NJ to Host River Days Sept. 15 – Oct. 20

  South Jersey Observer

  September 6, 2018

• Delaware River Festival Joins Camden & Philly Waterfronts Sept. 15

  South Jersey Observer

  August 31, 2018

• Back to school extravaganza draws huge crowds

  The Trentonian

  August 25, 2018

• Environmental Centers Come Together To Learn About the Lehigh

  BRC13

  August 22, 2018

• “If we’re not careful, environmentalists will carry nature in their briefcases…”

  William Penn Foundation Blog

  August 9, 2018

• A ‘wedge of paradise’: Hamilton nature center hosts Picnic Day family fun

  The Trentonian

  July 28, 2018

• Educational Fellowship Brings College Students to Camden Children’s Garden

  SNJ Today

  July 25, 2018

• Summer Fellows Seeking Support for Bristol Marsh

  The Intelligencer

  July 13, 2018

• Protecting Your Delaware River Watershed

  Southwest CDC Globe Times

  June 1, 2018

• New parks, trails, will reconnect region to Camden’s two rivers

  Philadelphia Inquirer

  March 9, 2018

• 5 Questions: Does Your Child Have Nature-Deficit Disorder?

  Philadelphia Inquirer

  March 15, 2018

• Saturday: Volunteers wanted to clean Bristol Marsh

  Bucks County Courier Times

  September 27, 2017

• Philly Fun with the Freewalkers

  Tap Into Plainfield

  September 20, 2017

• 2017 River Days Festival Saturday & Sunday in Camden

  South Jersey Observer

  September 19, 2017

• Protecting Delaware Valley Waterways By Being Active, Having Fun

  KYW News Radio

  September 15, 2017

• Watershed Interns Present Capstone Projects

  The Philadelphia Tribune

  August 26, 2017

• Community Briefs: Inaugural Watershed Fellowship Summit held at John Heinz Refuge

  Delaware County Daily Times

  August 23, 2017

• Cultivating An Interest in the Environment

  Times News

  August 19, 2017

• A New Addition Rolls In at Tacony Creek Park

  Circuit Trails

  August 11, 2017

• Something’s Out There in the Woods!

  Juniata News

  August 1, 2017

• Program connects young people to environmental education

  The Philadelphia Tribune

  July 25, 2017

• Change From the Bottom Up. A Funder Looks to Build Support for Watershed Protection

  Inside Philanthropy

  July 12, 2017

• Schuylkill Center in Roxborough joins alliance to improve riverways

  Montgomery News The Review

  July 6, 2017

• William Penn Awards $4.6 Million to Alliance for Watershed Education

  Philanthropy News Digest

  July 5, 2017

• Environmental educational centers form new alliance

  NJ.com

  June 30, 2017

• Summer program invites the public to see the Delaware River in a new way

  WHYY

  June 30, 2017

• 23 Environmental Education Centers in PA, DE and NJ Form New Alliance to Create Opportunities to Explore, Enjoy and Engage with Local Waterways

  WaterOnline

  June 27, 2017

• Representatives from local environmental education centers announce a new partnership.

  NBC 10 News

  June 27, 2017

• Twenty Local Centers Join Forces to Educate Public About Clean Water

  CBS 3 Philly

  June 27, 2017

• A new effort to protect the Delaware River and the drinking water it supplies for 15 million people.

  6ABC Action News

  June 27, 2017

• Bristol Borough marsh joins alliance to protect waterways

  Bucks County Courier Times

  June 27, 2017

• 23 Environmental Education Centers in PA, DE and NJ Form New Alliance to Create Opportunities to Explore, Enjoy and Engage with Local Waterways

  National Wildlife Foundation

  July 27, 2017

• 23 Environmental Education Centers in PA, DE and NJ form new alliance to create opportunities to explore, enjoy and engage with local waterways

  William Penn Foundation

  June 27, 2017