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HomeNorthern Liberties Neighbors Association

Northern Liberties Neighbors Association

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Northern Liberties: Liberty Lands Brings the Community Closer

November 9, 2015pnadmin and

The Liberty Lands committee wakes up early many Saturday mornings not to drink coffee and relax but to plant trees, clean up trash and pull out weeds from more than 30 garden plots. Liberty Lands sits

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Northern Liberties: Park Went from Tannery to Greenery

June 21, 2012

https://vimeo.com/44241045] The Weeders Club brings gardening gloves and meets for coffee and snacks at Liberty Lands Park for the sole purpose of tending to the community gardens of 37 plots. The Weeders Club is an

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Northern Liberties: Residents Receive Free Rain Barrels to Reduce Stormwater Runoff

April 11, 2012

The City of Philadelphia is taking strides to address stormwater runoff that has been polluting and eroding creeks and rivers, including the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers. The Energy Coordinating Agency and Philadelphia Water Department have

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