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We are excited to introduce another new face to the Riverfront North team, Latia Gardner. Latia joins us as our Spring 2022 Powercorps Fellow.  A native of North Philadelphia, Latia found her love of planting trees through her crew work at PowerCorps PHL. Parks are her happy place, and her love of nature and growing…

We are thrilled to welcome the newest member of our staff, Nate McWilliams. He is a proud alumni of W.B. Saul School of Agricultural Sciences and brings with him years of experience working in the PowerCorps PHL and AmeriCorps network and in the Stewardship Department at TTF Watershed Partnership. Nate is passionate about bridging the gap…

The Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia is one of the closest to the riverfront but not many people there know how to access it. Our artist in residence Aislinn Pentecost-Farren continues to “Take Us to the River” and most recently partnered with painter and printmaker Brian Bazemore and invited Frankford Friends School to Lardner’s Point Park,…

Have you seen new sign posts and planter boxes in the north woods of Pennypack on the Delaware?  It’s all part of a new initiative between Riverfront North Partnership and students from Youth Volunteer Corps Philly. Youth Volunteer Corps of Philadelphia (YVC) partnered with Riverfront North Partnership through its new Park Ambassadors Program to create…

We’re excited to announce that Riverfront North Partnership (RNP) and Philadelphia Parks & Recreation are working to design an improved Tacony Boat Launch that better meets the needs of our community – and that includes YOU! This project to reimagine the Tacony Boat Launch site on Princeton Avenue, is officially underway and the next phase…

We’re hiring! Riverfront North Partnership is seeking a Stewardship Assistant to help maintain the trails and parks of our 11-mile envisioned greenway. Information on how to apply can be found on our JOBS page.  Resumes and cover letters must be received by December 3rd, 2021.

Northeast Philadelphia is a little bit greener this November. Riverfront North Partnership and Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership collaborated on five events in October to plant and give away over 350 trees in the Frankford and Holmesburg Neighborhoods. This effort was made possible by partnership with Arbor Day Foundation and Bank of America. “This project enabled us…

TRAIL TALES: Meet some of the fine folks frequenting and volunteering in the Riverfront North parks and trails! Meet Edward Meet Edward. He volunteered his time two weekends in a row this October to plant hundreds of trees at Pennypack on the Delaware.   “I’m glad to be able to come on out and help…

Riverfront North Partnership and TTF Watershed Partnership  are teaming up with Arbor Day Foundation and Bank of America to bring free trees to Frankford and Holmesburg, as well as plant hundreds of trees in Northeast Philly. Ready to be part of the fun? There are two ways to get involved: Get a free tree and plant…

On Saturday, October 9, Bridesburg got a whole lot tidier!  Thanks to the leadership Jerry Houck of the Boys and Girls Club, Yvonne Stephens and some funding from BIG, crews of staff/members of the Boys and Girls Club, Riverfront North and Bridesburg residents tackled the Bridge Street and Orthodox Street corridors, plus all around the…