The Wissahickon Creek, which has provided Montgomery County with water, power and recreation since the first settlers arrived, is sick. The sickness involves excessive amounts of nutrients, primarily ...
Part of the Wissahickon Creek has turned neon green, but the Philadelphia Water Department says residents shouldn't be alarmed. A nontoxic fluorescent dye was used to investigate the source of a leak ...
AMBLER >> Ambler Borough is partnering with 15 municipalities and four sewer authorities in Montgomery County for a cleaner, albeit more costly, Wissahickon Creek Watershed. Wissahickon Creek is a ...
WHITEMARSH >> Perched above the Wissahickon Creek the statue of a nameless Lenape Indian Chief looks out over the stream, reportedly watching his peoples as they left the Delaware Valley for less ...
PHILADELPHIA – First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. has announced a $10,000 commitment to the Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association, a nonprofit land trust founded to protect the quality and ...
Old tires. Glass bottles. Lawn furniture. Political signs. You name it. These items were all up for grabs on Saturday as a group of more than 300 volunteers helped to collect trash along the 64-square ...
Let us pause and appreciate the beauty of Hurricane Irene. Although the Wissahickon filled up and turned a greenish-brown color the water was a tad bit mesmerizing to watch. It was a day the creek ran ...
If you happen to walk, run, bike or live by the Wissahickon Creek, there is no reason for alarm. The creek will turn green in places on Tuesday – but it is just part of a routine check-up. In an ...
WHITEMARSH TWP., N.J.(CBS) -- Police and firefighters are using boats to rescue residents trapped in their homes along the Wissahickon Creek in Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County. The rescues are ...
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The body of a man was pulled from the Wissahickon Creek on Friday night, according to police. Philadelphia police say the body was found in the creek at approximately 7 p.m.