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Finding a trickle of hope for Pennsylvania’s streams in 2026 (Philadelphia Inquirer, January 19, 2026)

Using Sidewalk Salt Responsibly (Minnesota Water)

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Lost Creeks of Philadelphia: Burying the Streams, Building the City
January 23 – May 16, 2026
The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, 219 S. 6th Street
Using maps and plans, drawings and paintings, and old and modern photographs, this exhibition reveals why and how so many of Philadelphia’s surface streams were buried, and shows how this work still affects the city today.

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Road Salt and Our Streams
Thursday, January 29 from 6:00 – 7:15 p.m.
Glenside Free Library, 215 S Keswick Ave
Learn from Ryan Neumann of Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership (TTF) about the effects that road salt has on our streams in the winter time, and what you can do to reduce those effects.

Winter Salt Week 2026
January 26-30
Winter Salt Week is a multistate effort to raise awareness about the harms of road salt. Please join Stroud Water Research Center and partners for a week of virtual and in-person events dedicated to raising awareness of salt pollution and ways to reduce it. Livestreams include:

• Monday, January 26, 1:30 p.m. “Freshwater Salinization: Causes, Consequences, and Trends.”
• Tuesday, January 27, 1:30 p.m. “Salt Wise Stories.”
• Wednesday, January 28, 1:30 p.m. “Smart Salting Contracts.”
• Thursday, January 29, 1:30 p.m. “Engineering Solutions.”
• Friday, January 30, 12 p.m. “Conversation Table: Advocating for Change.”
• Friday, January 30, 1 p.m. “Conversation Table: Salt Monitoring 101.”