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Connecting at the Water’s Edge
The EPA Blog | by Maryann Helferty Late on a warm spring afternoon a few weeks ago, I walked along a newly restored tidal wetland and gazed at the young sedge grasses and arrowhead plants. The line, “If you build it they will come” from the movie Field of Dreamspassed through my mind. Here at Lardner’s…
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Lardner’s Point: New city park is a plus for nature, too
Philadelphia Inquirer | By Sandy Bauers Ever since the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge was built in 1928, a four-acre chunk of riverfront that served as a ferry terminal has lain vacant. Trash has piled up, and invasive species have taken over. In 2004, the site was bathed with an unsavory brew of oil that spilled from the…
