Growing Greener

A Growing Greener funded conservation easement placed on 1,000 acres ensures a vast, pristine and important natural area will remain forever protected from development.
The Pennypack Restoration project is a textbook example of what can go right when public and private entities work together to benefit everyone.
Growing Greener has helped to leverage about $6.5 million of federal, state, and local dollars for AMD remediation.
Miller Run, with the help of Growing Greener, transitions from impaired waterway to wild trout stream.
Montour Environmental Education Center, on a 965 acre preserve, provides hands-on exhibits for multiple age groups.

In 2006, the Brandywine Valley Association (BVA) initiated a program called Red Streams Blue to address the problem of impaired streams in Brandywine Creek. BVA began this initiative by creating color-coded watershed maps, in which impaired streams are shown in red, while streams that have attained their designated use were displayed in blue. The goal […]

Revitalizing a Riparian Corridor Through TreeVitalize

Ridley Creek State Park is one of the largest contiguous areas of tree cover in Delaware County and makes significant contributions to improved air quality and reduced pollution. The five-county region, which includes Philadelphia and Delaware counties, has suffered an 8% (34,000 acres) loss of heavy tree cover since 2000. This reduction in tree canopy […]