FDR Park offers free Community Boating Days with instruction and use of rowboats, kayaks, and canoes. Photo by Kyle Bagenstose.

Water, water everywhere

Water, water everywhere By: Kyle Bagenstose | Chestnut Hill Local, Grid Philly August 28, 2025 | Tagged: Environment, Recreation. FDR Park offers free Community Boating Days with instruction and use of rowboats, kayaks, and canoes. Photo by Kyle Bagenstose The federal Clean Water Act created a regulatory system in which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…

A man dives into “Devil’s Pool” at the confluence of the Cresheim and Wissahickon Creeks in June 2025.

Swimming against the current

Swimming against the current By: Kyle Bagenstose | Chestnut Hill Local, Grid Philly August 21, 2025 | Tagged: Environment, Recreation. A man dives into “Devil’s Pool” at the confluence of the Cresheim and Wissahickon Creeks in June 2025. Photo by Kyle Bagenstose. Symiya Taylor, a young woman from West Philadelphia, was keeping cool in the…

Advocates believe Philadelphia’s waterways could be the next great playground — if the City prioritizes it

Advocates believe Philadelphia’s waterways could be the next great playground — if the City prioritizes it By: Kyle Bagenstose | Chestnut Hill Local, Grid Philly August 1, 2025 | Tagged: Environment, Recreation. Boaters get on the water at FDR Park. Photo by Jared Gruenwald. On an unseasonably cool Saturday during one of this spring’s stretches…