Conservancy Hosts Schuylkill River Project Lecture
The story about the health of the Schuylkill River and what it means to our communities is complicated.
In a short time, the Schuylkill River went from being considered waters of "uncommon purity" to being the country's dirtiest river. That distinction resulted in the Schuylkill becoming the focus of a precedent-setting river cleanup effort from 1947 to 1951. Still, the river has a bad reputation today, but the complete story about the health of the river and what it means to the communities through which it flows is more complicated. Join author and Schuylkill Watershed Specialist for the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, Chari Towne, for a look back on how the Schuylkill River acquired its reputation and the project that began its restoration. Towne’s new book, A River Again, the Story of the Schuylkill River Project, provides an in-depth …
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