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Season 8 of Philadelphia Stories starts airing in May
Apr 25th
MIND-TV (formerly known as WYBE-TV 35) has just announced its selections for the 8th season of Philadelphia Stories, a series of “captivating stories which illuminate and celebrate the Greater Philadelphia region, as seen through the lenses of local filmmakers.” We’ve had programs selected before, but this year we’re more excited than ever: our 30 minute cut of Green City, Clean Waters is making its prime time debut on May 21!
We’ll remind you again, but mark your calendar now:
Green City, Clean Waters.
MIND-TV (WYBE-35)
Saturday May 21, 8 PM.
If you haven’t seen the promo yet, check it out now. The show takes an inspiring look at the amazing things that are happening all around the city in the name of stormwater management–efforts which, as many of the program’s participants point out, do way more than manage runoff. They make Philly a more beautiful, healthier, more livable place.
Green City, Clean Waters Promo from GreenTreks Network on Vimeo.
No question, we’re psyched to be selected as part of this year’s lineup–especially since there looks to be an amazing crop of films coming out of our region. As MIND-TV says, “Philadelphia Stories is dedicated to the promotion of film and video programs by our region’s independent producers. Works range from social issue documentaries to thought-provoking short narratives, creative animation and experimental programs. Philadelphia Stories favors stories and ideas that reflect the diversity in interests found in our region, including those that reach across gender, class, age, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity and economic background.”
The series will air on Wednesday and Saturday nights at 8 pm, starting May 4. Check out the complete schedule >>
Mar 11 Schuylkill Watershed Congress: We’ll be There. Will You?
Mar 11th
Every year, dozens of passionate people come together to share ideas, experiences, and their love of local waterways at the Schuylkill Watershed Congress–and we’ve been proud to present our materials quite a number of times. This year, we’re teaming up with the Brandywine Conservancy to promote an exciting new education and advocacy tool we developed together. Come check us out in our afternoon Poster session: Site Design Procedure for Better Stormwater Management.
Here’s our abstract:
GreenTreks Network and the Brandywine Conservancy Environmental Management Center have collaborated to bring a whole new level of awareness to the challenges and opportunities for those charged with creating and implementing stormwater management programs through StormwaterPA. The latest result of the partnership is a multimedia, guided tour to integrating stormwater management into the land development process, from initial planning to final design.
This presentation provides insight into the latest thinking in conservation design and introduces this new tool to help engineers, advocates, and municipalities understand the process of creating the most appropriate plan for a particular site. The Site Design Procedure toolkit provides several pathways through the site planning process, including a narrated walk through, schematic flowchart, and step-by-step checklist. Besides offering a nice summary overview, it provides a comprehensive discussion document, and incorporates video segments, supporting materials (including relevant excerpts from the PA BMP Manual), and a new Model Ordinance (fully updated by the Conservancy in January, 2010).
The Schuylkill Watershed Congress puts its focus on networking across disciplines and a goal of presenting new information about watershed restoration, and has become a highly anticipated event for watershed citizens interested in understanding, protecting and restoring their local streams. Learn more here >>
If you can’t make it to Pottstown on Saturday, we’ll let you in on a secret: even though it’s not officially being promoted on StormwaterPA until our new site is launched, you can view the multimedia Site Design Procedure online now. Turn on your speakers, sit back, and get ready to be WOWed. We think it’s pretty cool.
Ready? Set? Check it out here >>
Philadelphia’s “Green City, Clean Waters” program on National, International stage
Dec 1st
If you’ve been following us for any length of time, you probably know how proud we are to call Philadelphia home–all the more so because of the amazing number of “greening” efforts that are popping up all around us in recent months. Interestingly (coincidentally?), the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability named the city’s sustainability strategy Greenworks Philadelphia when it was launched in April 2009. (In case you didn’t know, our GreenWorks television series and web initiatives began more than a decade earlier and set the stage for the GreenTreks of today–more on that some other time.)
What has us most stoked at the moment is what the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) is doing for the city, because they’re trailblazers in the movement to a more natural way of dealing with the problems caused by runoff from rain. We’ve been fortunate enough to be working with them to educate residents and business owners about the many benefits of making the city more green.
Rina Cutler, Philadelphia’s Deputy Mayor, Transportation & Utilities, is in Denver this week at the 2010 Congress of Cities & Exposition. She’ll be speaking to City leaders from across the nation about Greening Water Infrastructure, and will be highlighting PWD’s ambitious program to transform Philly into a greener, cleaner, more liveable place. We’re told she’ll be using our just completed short video to help get the point across. Check it out:
Green City, Clean Waters Promo from GreenTreks Network on Vimeo.
If one headed North and West from Denver, they might catch the same video on display at Cities Alive, the 8th Annual Green Roof & Wall Conference, being held in Vancouver this week. Our friends at Pennsylvania Horticultural Society will be there, talking to delegates from all over the world about Philly’s efforts.
Believe it or not, Philly’s leading the way!
Green Homes Project Coming to Cobbs Creek Neighborhood: Join the Fun!
Oct 19th
SAVE THE DATE: November 6, 2010
Rebuilding Together Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Water Department, and The Darby-Cobbs Watershed Partnership Present a Green Homes Project in the Cobbs Creek Neighborhood.
Who knows, you might even make it on film! We’ll be there shooting a new story for the Green City, Clean Waters program, so put on your coolest work boots and be ready to star!
Come out and volunteer – all skill levels are welcome!
Time and Place
Saturday, November 6, 2010
8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Spruce Street between 61st & 63rd StreetsStormwater Management Improvements will include:
– Rain Barrels
– Rain Gardens
– Flow through plantersSchedule
8:30-9:00 am registration
9:00-9:15 Kick off
1:00 pm Lunch
9:15-4:00 pm Volunteers in Action!
For more information and to pre-register, email Jen Wootten or call her at (302) 234-2045.
