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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia

@savethemeadows.bsky.social
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An autonomous, decentralized campaign to save the wild acres known as the "FDR Meadows" from privatization and development. Join us at savethemeadows.com (Posts dated 1/22/25 and earlier were imported from x.com/savefdrmeadows)

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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Fairmount Park “Conservancy” has installed the first artificial turf in the Meadows. This is the first of 16 playing fields it plans to put in FDR Park. Over 30 acres of toxic plastic, replacing woodlands and meadows, at enormous cost to our city, the health of our youth, and our environment.
savethemeadows.com
Where once there were trees — SAVE the MEADOWS
Artificial turf has been installed on the first of a planned 16 playing fields in the FDR Park Meadows.
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"Players' cleats were melting and Eagles coach Nick Sirianni needed an IV as a result of extreme heat conditions at Nissan Stadium during Sunday's game between Philadelphia and the Tennessee Titans ... The temperature on the turf reached 157 degrees Fahrenheit"
espn.com
Nashville turf temps of 157 F melt cleats, send Sirianni for IV
Players cleats were melting and head coach Nick Sirianni needed an IV as a result of extreme heat conditions at Nissan Stadium during Sunday's game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Tennessee Titans, a 24-20 Eagles win.
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
So, to be clear, the city "typically" follows Pennsylvania environment law, except when it would inconvenience the Phillies? Or just when it's inconvenient in general?
inquirer.com
Philly Parks and Rec leader approved the unpermitted work at an FDR Park field
Parks and Rec Commissioner Susan Slawson said she approved renovations to FDR Park's Ashburn Field without required state permits "to accommodate the MLB All-Star Game."
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
PPR Commissioner Slawson "authorized" illegal construction of turf field in FDR Park, according to ... Slawson. Great reporting from @whyynews.bsky.social
whyy.org
Philly Parks and Rec head says she greenlit Phillies’ unpermitted turf field for 250
A former DEP commissioner says the city did not have the authority to skirt state laws in order to make the 250th deadline.
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This job description has a lot of clean. But where's the green?
linkedin.com
City of Philadelphia hiring Director, Clean and Green Initiatives - MDO in Philadelphia, PA | LinkedIn
Posted 1:00:19 PM. A best-in-class city that attracts best-in-class talent, Philadelphia is an incredible place to…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Either the Phillies are lying, or someone in our city government greenlighted this violation even though the City can’t override state law — which is something that both the City and the Phillies know.
Phila. Inquirer screenshot. 
Headline: Phillies' turf project lacks permit, DEP says. 
Links to: https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/philadelphia-phillies-artificial-turf-ashburn-field-pennsylvania-dep-permit-20260824.html
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Permit? We don't need no stinking permit! That's what the Phillies seem to think. Blockbuster article in @inquirer.com on the new artificial turf at FDR Park's Ashburn Field. @phillies.bsky.social
inquirer.com
Phillies installed artificial turf at FDR Park field without environmental permit, record shows
The field was completed in time for the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in July.
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The @phillies.com just AstroTurfed one of the two baseball fields they maintain in FDR Park. We measured its surface temperature at 134° — over 40 degrees higher than the grass field. It was only 86° out. On hotter days, turf can go over 170°, endangering players and increasing global warming.
youtube.com
Testing turf temps at Ashburn Field, FDR Park
YouTube video by Save the Meadows
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🌳 ARBORLOGUES 🌳 is coming to Philly! On Sat July 18 & Sun July 19 only. It's a theatrical experience like no other — don't miss it! More info: docs.google.com/document/d/1... Reserve your time slot now: www.eventbrite.com/e/arborlogue...
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The kids will surely be thanking the Phillies for replacing the natural grass at the Richie Ashburn fields in FDR with this burning hot, PFAS-laden toxic turf. What in the world are the @phillies.com thinking? More in this letter to the Inquirer: www.inquirer.com/opinion/lett...
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Phila. City Council authorized the city to hand over public property in FDR Park to a private organization — asking nothing in return. This letter in the Inquirer points out the folly. www.inquirer.com/opinion/lett...
Photo: The former guardhouse in FDR Park, a pale beige 2-story brick building with reddish roof, with blue sign in foreground that reads "Welcome Center."
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
It's sad to see Major League Baseball spend millions on toxic turf in FDR Park. Just like Phila Parks & Rec, which plans to put over 30 acres of turf in the FDR Meadows, the MLB could fix up neglected grass fields in underserved parts of the city — instead of exposing kids to PFAS. @phillies.com
inquirer.com
North Philly coaches feel overlooked by MLB’s decision to not invest in their baseball programs
MLB will renovate Ashburn Field in FDR Park, among other initiatives, through funding from the All-Star Legacy program, which benefits host cities of the annual showcase.
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The Pa. House has passed legislation banning PFAS in common consumer products! Artificial turf is not included in the ban, but this is a step toward a wider ban on these toxins. Join us & @cleanh2opa.bsky.social — ask your Pa. senator to support this bill: act.cleanwater.org/page/185027/...
act.cleanwater.org
Fighting for PFAS Free Products!
PFAS are a group of thousands of human-made toxic chemicals used for their ability to repel dirt, water, and grease. Exposure to PFAS chemicals have been linked to serious health problems. Clean Wat...
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
It's World Environment Day! Come on out to FDR Park for a casual picnic and get-together with Meadows defenders. Kind of a pot-luck if you feel like bringing something. Sign up at actionnetwork.org/events/happy... or just stop by!
actionnetwork.org
Happy Hour and Picnic
Come on out to FDR Park to meet and relax with your fellow Meadows defenders at a casual potluck and community hang-out near the entrance to the Meadows. Bring something to eat or drink to share, if...
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
On Thursday, Phila Council votes on a sweetheart deal to hand over part of FDR Park for up to 26 years with no requirement for any public use. Tell Council: STOP PRIVATIZING OUR PARKS docs.google.com/document/d/1... @cmthomasphl.bsky.social @kendraphlcouncil.bsky.social @ruephilacouncil.bsky.social
Photo: The FDR Park Welcome Center, with blue sign in foreground: "Welcome Center"
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The state of Pennsylvania values meadows so much. It will help you grow a "pocket meadow"! Free version: archive.ph/7FCZW Meanwhile it's helping Philadelphia destroy almost 100 acres of meadows in FDR Park. drive.google.com/file/d/1-cSJ...
inquirer.com
Cut back on mowing your lawn and grow a ‘pocket meadow’ with a free kit from Pa.
To encourage “meadowscaping,” or “rewilding,” Pennsylvania this week is giving away seed mixes that cover 1,000 square feet. Unlike lawns, meadows don't require regular mowing or watering.
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Thursday April 23 6–8pm: Join our ally Clean Water Action for a post–Earth Day happy hour at the Evil Genius taproom in Fishtown @cleanh2opa.bsky.social
act.cleanwater.org
Evil Beer Does Good...For The Planet. Join us for Happy Hour in Philadelphia!
Raise a glass to protecting the planet by joining Clean Water Action and Evil Genius Beer Co. for happy hour event at their taproom in Fishtown. Evil Genius Beer Co. is donating $1 for every beer sold...
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Greener? Maybe greenwashing. Bulldozing mature tree canopy and filling wetlands to put in toxic artificial turf is not ecological restoration. Phila. Parks & Rec and the Fairmount Park Conservancy honor Earth Day by celebrating ecocide. www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
inquirer.com
Earth Day and the promise of a greener Philadelphia | Opinion
In our city, progress in the fight against pollution and environmental degradation lives in the parks, waterways, and public spaces that shape daily life for millions of residents.
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
The Fight For FDR — April's cover story in Grid Philly magazine! "Despite the odds, park advocates continue their efforts to save the meadows" gridphilly.com/blog-home/2026/04/04/south-phillys-fdr-park-renovation-proceeds-as-lawsuit-challenges-its-legality/
Cover of Grid magazine, April 2026, Issue 203. Main title "the FIGHT for FDR" over a collage of photos of FDR Park.
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Today at 1pm, Philadelphia Parks & Rec testifies on its budget for FY2027, in City Hall 400. Another dept is also testifying, but it looks like Parks goes first. Last year Commissioner Sue Slawson told Council the FDR Park Plan was "funded completely" (see video). Not true then, not true now.
youtu.be
Committee of Whole: Budget Hearing 04-16-25 Morning
YouTube video by Philadelphia City Council
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
A setback for the South Philly neighbors suing to stop the FDR Park Plan and save the Meadows. Orphans Court Judge Woods-Skipper denies them a preliminary injunction. But they're not giving up — they're taking it to Commonwealth Court. More at docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
6:30pm Fri at Headhouse Books: The Problem with Plastic An evening with author Judith Enck & @whyy.org's Susan Phillips RSVP: headhousebooks.com/event/2026-0... @judithenck.bsky.social @beyondplastics.bsky.social
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
A parent of a young South Philly athlete started a petition to stop the city from installing more toxic artificial turf fields, like the one at Murphy Rec. If you or your child plays sports in Philadelphia, take a moment to sign. Your park could be next. bit.ly/choosegrassnotplastic
bit.ly
Sign the Petition
Choose Grass, Not Plastic. Choose safe, healthy playing fields for Philly kids.
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
FDR Park Meadows Walk - Sun Feb 22 10am-noon Join us for a lovely stroll through 100 acres of urban forest and meadow west of Shedbrook Creek, and learn how you can help protect South Philly's last natural area. Details & RSVP: bit.ly/meadowswalk222
Photo of pond edge in the FDR Meadows, in winter, showing trees, water and sky.
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Who's up for another round? 🌳 Meadows defenders 🌳, that's who! Join us in Phila. City Hall courtroom 425 on Tues or Wed. Come early, come late, come whenever — it's all good! Details: docs.google.com/document/d/14JtEZish1L1yyAxSnI5Lbk-Z2JqamcXBNNBE2ReCoBM/
whyy.org
South Philly residents’ lawsuit against FDR Park renovations moves forward
After a three-day hearing, a judge disagreed with the city that the residents waited too long to sue. The residents want the judge to halt renovations.
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
A lawsuit filed by 11 South Philadelphia residents aiming to stop renovation work at FDR Park will move forward, after a judge on Friday overruled the city’s argument that the plaintiffs waited too long to take legal action. — from @whyynews.bsky.social
whyy.org
South Philly residents’ lawsuit against FDR Park renovations moves forward
After a three-day hearing, a judge disagreed with the city that the residents waited too long to sue. The residents want the judge to halt renovations.
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
The decree is in on the FDR Park Plan lawsuit! The plaintiffs won on all points. All the City's objections were overruled. drive.google.com/file/d/16dpqROhUa7XNsCM-uJ4q5hyAgLhMzjLX/
Protest signs ("Let the people speak," "No land grab" etc) hang on a construction fence at the FDR Meadows in Philadelphia in May 2024.
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Show up for the FDR Meadows! In court this week, in Philadelphia City Hall. Stop on by! Info: docs.google.com/document/d/1rdRoZlUlcI-oFG6dlsyOZs6ANA76q_WMTgMuKmmCMYE/
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
TODAY: Take 2 minutes to tell the state of Pa. to stop the needless destruction of green space in FDR Park by the city & Fairmount Park Conservancy. Why and how: 📞 Gov Josh Shapiro (all PA) savethemeadows.com/call-governor-shapiro 📞 Pa. Sen. Nikil Saval (Dist 1) savethemeadows.com/call-senator-saval
Photo of barren cleared area of FDR Park, with earthmoving equipment. Overlay lettering: IT'S NOW OR NEVER / STOP THE DESTRUCTION OF THE FDR MEADOWS
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
⚡️ PHONE ZAP ⚡️ Today & Thursday! Take 2 minutes to tell the state of PA to stop the needless destruction of green space in South Philly by the city and Fairmount Park Conservancy. ☎️ Gov Josh Shapiro savethemeadows.com/call-governor-shapiro ☎️ Pa. Sen. Nikil Saval savethemeadows.com/call-senator-saval
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
On Monday Jan 5, the City of Phila & Fairmount Park Conservancy will ask the court to dismiss the lawsuit to save FDR Park. bit.ly/stmlegalfund ‼️ Come to the hearing — show that this matters to our communities — stop the destruction of our park! 🏞️ Where, when: www.instagram.com/p/DTEARUFDw2n/
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This Monday
MON JAN 5
10:00 AM
Orphans Court, City Hall room 425
Attend the hearing.
Show the court that protecting the FDR Meadows matters to you — Hearing likely to last just 1-2 hours.
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
❄️ Suddenly it's a winter wonderland in Philly! ❄️ Get your boots on this Saturday and join Save The Meadows for a walk through 100 acres of meadows and woodlands in FDR Park. We have some exciting new updates for you — and hot cocoa too! Details and RSVP: bit.ly/meadowswalk1220
actionnetwork.org
What's happening in the FDR Meadows? ​Walk with us and find out!
Join us on Saturday, December 20, for the year's final walk through 100 acres of vibrant meadows and peaceful woodlands in FDR Park, as shown on CBS3 News, guided by organizers from Save The Meadows. ...
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Please join our ally @cleanaircouncil.bsky.social in supporting @councilmemberjg.bsky.social's “Stop Trashing Our Air” Act to improve air quality by stopping trash incineration. Sign at cleanaircouncil.salsalabs.org/stoptrashing and come to Council’s public hearing 1pm Mon Nov 17. Info below.
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
and they have no place in the playing fields that our kids use for football and soccer. #SaveTheMeadows bit.ly/artificial-turf-facts
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Trees reduce extreme heat in cities. www.instagram.com/reel/DMqDHe1... But Phila Parks & Rec and Fairmount Park Conservancy want to bulldoze thousands of mature trees in FDR Park and replace them with blazing hot artificial turf. Sign this to help stop them: actionnetwork.org/petitions/sa...
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Philadelphia Parks & Rec plans to install 32 acres of toxic turf in FDR Park, has claimed it will be recycled after it wears out (after 8–10 years). That's BS and Parks knows it.
inquirer.com
Recycle company’s bankruptcy leaves tons of discarded artificial turf across the state
The turf, laden with forever chemicals, now faces an uncertain future.
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
CBS3 Philadelphia covers the controversy over the FDR Meadows! Join us at 2pm this Sunday — the weather looks fine! Info and RSVP at actionnetwork.org/events/meadows-walk-with-save-the-meadows
cbsnews.com
Grassroots group to host "Walk & Talk" at Philadelphia's FDR Park calling for preservation of green space
A grassroots organization is at odds with the Fairmount Park Conservancy as the two continue to debate over what should happen to about 100 acres of green space at FDR Park.
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Come on out this Sunday for an easy hike through the beautiful FDR Meadows! Save the Meadows organizers will share updates on what’s happened, what’s planned, and how you can help protect this unique urban refuge in South Philadelphia​. 2pm Sunday 9/28. Free RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/meado...
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
This Saturday 10am: Nature Journaling at FDR Meadows! Goldenrod and asters are in bloom, and bird migration has begun. The meadows are bursting with life! Join Philly artist Valerie Pantalone for a day of nature journaling and discover the Meadows in a whole new way. RSVP: bit.ly/STMnaturejournaling
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
"The city of Philadelphia should take the lead and demarcate FDR Park as protected stopover habitat. This would put a halt to further tree clearing." —Robert Karchnyak of the Delaware Valley Ornithological Club, in @inquirer.com www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Taking a walk in nature can improve your mental health, says environmental neuroscientist Marc Berman, now on @npr.org. Don't we know it! But Phila Parks & Rec plans to bulldoze 70 more acres in FDR Park — just about all the nature South Philly has left. Sign this: actionnetwork.org/petitions/sa...
the1a.org
The science behind how spending time in nature helps our health
Did you know that a short walk in nature can improve your attention span by 20 percent?
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
In DC, as in Philadelphia, there's only one kind of green that really counts. City leadership is only too happy to pass laws to protect heritage trees. And then chop them down the moment they get in the way of some pet project. #savetheFDRmeadows
washingtoncitypaper.com
In Another Giveaway to the Commanders’ Billionaire Owner, the D.C. Council Is Set To Waive $1 Million in Fines to Chop Down Irreplaceable Heritage Trees
Trees that measure 100 inches or more in trunk circumference are illegal to cut down without special permission. The Commanders could take out 31 of them.
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Today at 6pm: 👏🏽👏🏼 CLAPPING FOR NATURE 👏🏾👏🏽 Walk the FDR Park Meadows with performers in a shared somatic experience, celebrating and resisting development pressures on this sacred space. Participation is free! 6pm Sat Aug 30 bit.ly/clap4nature
instagram.com
Coalition to Save the FDR Meadows on Instagram: "👏🏽👏🏽👏🏼👏🏾 THIS SATURDAY! Free with registration ✊🏽 Clapping for Nature returns to FDR Meadows this summer after its debut at the 2024 Philadelphia Fring...
142 likes, 1 comments - savethemeadows on August 25, 2025: "👏🏽👏🏽👏🏼👏🏾 THIS SATURDAY! Free with registration ✊🏽 Clapping for Nature returns to FDR Meadows this summer after its debut at the 2024 Philade...
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Do you live in South Philly? Did Philadelphia's Parks & Rec dept inform you of its plans to destroy up to 70 more acres of the FDR Park Meadows? It's telling the state DEP that it did. Sign this letter to the DEP to help set the record straight!
actionnetwork.org
Save the Meadows: Stop the permit for further destruction of South Philly's green space
The Pennsylvania Dept of Environmental Protection is evaluating a permit for the City of Philadelphia to destroy up to 70 more acres of the Meadows in FDR Park for a phony "Nature Phase" project. Comm...
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Over a year after Phila. Orphans Court dismissed a lawsuit to stop destruction in FDR Park, Commonwealth Court has reversed that decision. The suit will go forward! In the meantime the trees in the photo below and many others have been destroyed, and nothing has replaced them.
whyy.org
Philadelphians fighting FDR Park renovation will get another day in court
It’s a procedural win for opponents of the renovation, who argue turf athletic fields and a new tidal wetland will radically change the park.
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Toxic. Torrid. Terrible for the environment. Yet it's what the City of Philadelphia wants to inflict on us. The @washingtonpost.com on the debate over grass vs. turf: archive.ph/PQo7G
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
A warm welcome to Fairmount Park Conservancy's incoming CEO, Tony Sorrentino! We hope that new leadership will bring a return to FPC's mission: "to steward our parks and nurture our shared environment, cultural resources and public health." We look forward to working with you toward that goal.
billypenn.com
Fairmount Park Conservancy taps UPenn exec for top job
Tony Sorrentino will focus on private-public partnerships to boost city parks.
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Plastic Turf Fields Are Taking Over America, says @nytimes.com Nowhere more than Philadelphia, where the city plans to install 32 acres of toxic turf in a single park. More heat, more injuries, and more microplastic pollution. Worst of all, more cancer-causing forever chemicals.
nytimes.com
Plastic Turf Fields Are Taking Over America
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Public Meeting of Friends of FDR Park is TOMORROW. This is your park. Spread the word. Show up. Tuesday, July 15, at 5pm at the Swedish Museum. Open to the public. Please come.
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Save The Meadows - Philadelphia @savethemeadows.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
The hollowing out of our environmental defenses continues. www.inquirer.com/politics/epa...
inquirer.com
At least 7 environmental workers in Philly’s EPA office placed on leave over critical letter
Workers across the EPA recently signed a letter expressing concerns about how administrator Lee Zeldin is leading the agency.
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