Riverfront North is a great place to experience hands-on environmental education. With eight parks spanning our 11-mile greenway, there are many opportunities to get your hands dirty as you learn about the native species that inhabit our region and the complex biodiversity of the Delaware River Watershed.
We currently work with numerous school and youth groups to expand students’ knowledge. Ongoing projects include building bee hotels, constructing blue bird boxes, and participating in bio-blitzes. We are constantly working on growing our curriculum and meeting new partners. If you are a teacher or school interested in learning about Riverfront North, please contact us: info@riverfrontnorth.org
Students from the Philadelphia Wooden Boat Factory create bee blocks in an effort to regenerate native bee populations to help with pollination on the Greenway.
Stewardship Manager John Jensen teaches students from Urban Roots about how to build blue bird houses that will be installed on the greenway.
Stewardship Manager John Jensen teaches the students from Urban Roots about the importance of plant identification in Lardner’s Point Park.
Kids attending the outdoor movie nights at Pennypack on the Delaware learning about stick bugs from our partner the Philadelphia Insectarium and Butterfly Pavilion.
Students from the Youth Volunteer Corps Philadelphia help plant plugs along the K&T trail to create a riparian buffer along the Delaware River shoreline.
Kids experiment with our watershed table to see the effects of runoff and pollution on rivers and streams at the annual Coast Day event held at Penn’s Landing.
Students from the Philadelphia Wooden Boat Factory teach our staff about the rope work they have learned about. We later used these methods to help with shoreline invasive removal at the Frankford Boat Launch.
