Early Green City
Well, now a days there is a lot of emphasis put on being green. You know, the movement to try to not pollute the world with our human creations. The will to keep as many trees and plants growing in our cities and forests as we can. Now that the environment is changing and the seasons are shifting, we feel as humans we may have contributed to it. Even if we are not causing the ozone layer to dwindle we are still getting sick by our own industrial waste. The plants and trees are the kidney and liver of the world. We need them to keep our water, soil and air clean. So going green is important and it can be fun too.
The city of Philadelphia PA is a major city in the U.S. that take some pride in always trying to keep the balance between human creation and nature. There were some early regulations placed on settlers even in 1690. William Penn was the first European settler to claim this land and as he sold off plots to new comers he made some requirements. Yes, for every five acres that farmers cleared there needed to be one acre of trees saved. Benjamin Franklin being so great was also an environmentalist. He wanted to make sure the city stayed clean of waste. He was the first to propose scheduled waste collection as well as regulating water pollution.
To experience a real display of green ideas visit the Fairmount Park in the city. It is the largest and oldest parks in the United States. The park was built up on both sides of the river so it would protect the water from industrial waste. The whole park is a little over 9,000 acres and there is a section of it that was the site of the Centennial Exposition of 1876. The University of Pennsylvania created the Biopond in 1897 as a botanical garden. It is really a forest with seemingly endless trees and plants. It is filled with many creatures and can be found near Hamilton Walk at 38th street. There are plenty of nice rooms and hospitality found at the near by hotel. Philadelphia has been a green city all along.
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