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Felling a diseased tree

Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation project coordinator Curt Helm oversaw the felling and removal of three large diseased trees at the Allens Lane Art Center. The trees were in…
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City implodes Queen Lane Apartments

Neighbors and former residents of the 16-story Queen Lane Apartment building in the Germantown section of Philadelphia  were happy to see the structure deliberately collapsed the morning of September 13,…
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T shirts mark gun deaths

When Joanne Thompson arrived at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, she was taken by the display of hundreds of t-shirts mounted on wooden crosses, flapping in the wind. From…
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Student studies roadkill

Studies road kill

Desmond
O’Donovan, a student at the Science Leadership Academy chose to study
animal-car collisions for a school project on a local or global issue. Driving
along Cresheim Drive earlier with his Dad, he saw a young deer felled on the
sidewalk and came back later with his Mom to photograph and examine the mishap.
He’s been doing research into the issue and sharing his information with
classmates and on blogs. He believes collisions might be reduced by educating
drivers to drive more slowly in the Wissahickon where, he says, deer are
overabundant and possibly, also, by lowering the speed limit.  For the activity requirement of his
project, O’Donovan may try to raise awareness about the problem.

Update from O’Donovan 4/2/13

You
might be interested to know that i have decided what i am doing for the
project. i’m going to try to get a deer crossing sign posted on Wissahickon Ave
and Mount Pleasant.