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Schuylkill Soaring

Schuylkill Soaring is an original short film celebrating recreation on the Schuylkill River through stunning imagery from land, water and air. Starting in the lush landscapes of the headwaters in Schuylkill County, the film takes viewers on a virtual journey through both rural and urban communities in Berks, Montgomery, and Chester Counties, with a paddler’s arrival at the picturesque Philadelphia skyline. The short film will premiered during the 2020 Schuylkill River Virtual Sojourn. Learn more about the Schuylkill River and the annual sojourn at schuylkillriver.org.

Submersible Science: Philly Students Launch Underwater Drone with PWD

While most Philadelphia students were heading home early due a heat wave this past Tuesday, four 11th grade students from Mariana Bracetti Academy were busy suiting up in full-body chest waders, a necessary piece of gear for the mission at hand: launching a submersible, camera-equipped drone in Frankford Creek.

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Hey it’s Kurt Mann from Ocean Today. Our crew just completed a three day shoot here on Delaware Bay documenting the amazing horseshoe crab. 

I’m on Pickering Beach where we filmed thousands of horseshoe crabs spawning on the water’s edge. We also joined citizen volunteers who, every year, do a survey to find out how many males and females are coming to the shores and tracking that year after year.

Are horseshoe crabs really crabs?

Horseshoe crabs are “living fossils” more closely related to spiders and scorpions than they are to crabs.

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Want salt with your water?

Every day, the ocean’s salt water pushes up through the Delaware Bay into the main stem Delaware River. Left unchecked, salt water would continue upstream and get into drinking water intakes. Fresh river water flows downstream, pushing back the salt water. Where the two mix is called the Salt Front. When there’s not enough rain for fresh water flow, releases are made from reservoirs by DRBC to ensure the Salt Front stays where it should.