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All You Need to Know About Getting Involved In anticipation of Borski Park’s opening this July, a meeting was held on February 26, 2025 to formally adopt a Friends Group to help care for this space.  This group is known as the Friends of Riverfront North at Borski Park.  Borski Park is located at Orthodox…

If you’ve ever stood on the Pier at Pennypack on the Delaware and looked toward the Southern Forest, you may have noticed an abandoned boat that’s called the park’s waters home for over five years. In a collaboration between Riverfront North, Philadelphia Water Department, Philadelphia Parks and Recreation, and Philadelphia Barge Company, the boat was…

You may have noticed certain asphalt or soft paths closed near the Pennypack Creek at Pennypack on the Delaware due to construction activity. This is because Riverfront North Partnership, working closely with Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, are working to stabilize 250 feet of the south bank of Pennypack Creek below the Baxter Trail Bridge. Due…

TreePhilly & Riverfront North Partnership need your help planting and distributing trees at Pennypack on the Delaware! Join RNP and TreePhilly for a morning of all things trees on Saturday, October 19th! Help contribute to a prosperous tree canopy in Philadelphia by attending a fall planting at Pennypack on the Delaware. Gloves, tools, and instruction…

Thanks to the students of Northeast High School, bats will now have 3 luxury homes available, totally free of White Nose Syndrome! This disease is caused by a fungus and has decimated the bat population in Pennsylvania. The tidal wetlands and riverfront at Pennypack on the Delaware should offer future dwellers an unlimited supply of…

Tucked behind a couple of warehouses, the wrought iron fence of the Frankford Arsenal and I95 construction is a hidden gem identified recently by the Philadelphia Inquirer as a prime spot for fishing. The Frankford Boat Launch is a 10-acre riverfront park along the Delaware River and serves as one of three free public boat…

In late 2022, at the request of community volunteer and dedicated Bridesburg resident, Adam Visconto, RNP was able to provide funding for three trashcans with painted domes by Bridesburg Artist Bobby Hunter in 19137.  The apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree; Adam’s daughter Emily asked if she could help coordinate additional trashcans for…

Spring is sweeping in, bringing warm weather and lots of great stewardship happenings with it! Kicking off along with Spring is the second cohort in partnership with PowerCorpsPHL, Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed, and RNP. These great partnerships all work together to tend to 18 miles of urban watershed parks and provide direct experience in urban forestry to…

Bridesburg residents Courtney Stangler and Bobby Hunter teamed up to offer a free Kids Writing and Illustration class sponsored by Riverfront North’s BIG grant.  Four Saturday afternoons in February were spent at I Knead Coffee working with local children ages 4-10.   Each week focused on a different aspect of storytelling and illustrating, including character, setting, structure,…

Riverfront North partnered again with the Tacony LAB in 2023, this time with artist Lisa Kelley who facilitated printmaking workshops inspired by nature and exploration during guided walks along the Delaware riverfront near Lardner’s Point Park.  This artist residency coincided with the opening the K&T II, a key section of trail that connects three trailhead…