The Water Shed is hosting a Rain Check Workshop! Come to this workshop to lean how you can get a free rain barrel from the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD). Downspout planters, rain gardens, and permeable pavers will also be offered at heavily reduced prices. Rain Check helps Philadelphia residents reduce pollution that would otherwise end up in our creeks and rivers. The workshop presentation will be one hour with time afterwards for questions. Click here to register to attend.

A film produced and directed by Sharon Mullally and Ann Tegnell. Run time: 29 minutes.

Volunteers from Germantown's Center in the Park tested Monoshone Creek and uncovered signs of untreated sewage.

Knee Deep showcases the power of grassroots advocacy, demonstrating how storytelling and collaboration drive environmental action. Through persistence, the Philadelphia Water Department invests in the watershed, leaving a lasting impact on water management and urban environmental education. Q&A panel discussion will immediately follow each showing.

On April 25, the panel, includes the film's directors, members of the Senior Environmental Corps and a representative from the Philadelphia Water Department.

On April 26, the panel will be Germantown Residents for Economic Alternatives Together (GREAT) Community Connectors sharing how they are organizing their immediate neighbors to take environmental action to improve Germantown. This is a perfect opportunity to share your environmental concerns and needs.

Registration is preferred. Click here to register.

Knee Deep is presented by The Environmental Collaboratory and The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.

Join us any Thursday, Friday, or Saturday from 12 PM to 6 PM for our weekly Open House! Meet The Water Shed team, learn about the root causes of flooding, and explore the community-led efforts working to address them. Discover how you can get involved, share your story, or pick up valuable resources for flood preparedness and neighborhood resilience. All are welcome at The Water Shed.

*The 1st Saturday of each month, the hours are 1 - 6 PM.

Watermark is a collaborative art project by resident artists Naoimeih Jovin & Kaitlin Pomerantz that explores how water—and specifically flooding—leaves lasting marks on both landscapes and lives. Inspired by the hidden images found in watermarked paper, the project reveals often-overlooked stories of flooding in Germantown. Led by local artists Naomieh Jovin and Kaitlin Pomerantz, Watermark brings together personal narratives, site-based research, and hand-made paper to shed light on the social and environmental impacts of flooding. Through interviews, photography, and papermaking, the project gives voice to residents' experiences and surfaces deeper questions around infrastructure, transparency, and resilience.

We invite Germantown residents and community members to add their voices to Watermark. Join us at our next Watermark program to  share your story, be photographed, or join us at a hands-on papermaking or photography workshop.

Science Shop is a community-based participatory research program run by the Academy of Natural Sciences which focuses on supporting environmental justice and climate resilience for communities in and around Philadelphia. At the Water Shed, Scientists are working with residents to combine their knowledge and expertise to further our understanding of the natural world, build local power, and collectively adapt to a changing climate.

We invite community members to engage in science shop through paid research opportunities focused on flooding and climate resilience planning. If you'd like to get involved please contact us at at info@watershed.org to participate in our next Science Shop Program.