Join the Conversation!

We want to hear from you! We already have many “ecotopian” tools at our disposal that we use every day to help inform and reduce our impact on the environment and protect our waterways. These include recycling, picking up trash off the street, turning off the faucet when brushing our teeth, and Museum exhibits like River Alive!. These actions and resources are just the tip of the “tool” iceberg. Need a specific tool to help inform your decision on what to do with waste? Have a practical tool or resource that others may find useful? Or maybe you have a tool to scale up individual actions or to shape public discourse? Tell us about your tools, what tools you need, and join the conversation. 

At the end of this phase, all of the questions, answers, tips, tools, and resources submitted will be compiled into a resource library available to the public. Also, make sure to come back and check out Phase Two and Three of the exhibit! 

There are 4 ways to contribute:

• Have a question?

Need a tool? Have a question on what you can do to reduce your impact? Like what to do with your old clothes or empty laundry detergent bottles other than just tossing them in the trash? Or how to connect with others who share your concerns? Ask it with a Question Card (Blue). Write down your inquiry and add it to the wall for others to answer!

• Have an answer? 

Think you have a helpful tool or connection to a question you see? Respond with an Answer Card (Green). Write down your response and add it behind the Question Card you answer. Don’t worry, there can be more than one answer for each question! Make sure you put them all back on the wall.

• Have a helpful tip? 

Maybe you don’t have a question or an answer, but you just have an excellent tool at your disposal. Share it with a Tip Card (Yellow). Write down your suggestion and add it to the wall to inspire and help others!

• Know a good resource? 

Know an organization, program, shop, artist, or creator contributing to the conversation outside of these walls? Share it with a Resource Card (Red). Write down your resource and add it to the wall to connect others to helpful information and opportunities.

When you join the conversation, we all benefit.  

Spread the word

See a helpful answer, tip, or resource, but you’re worried you’ll forget? Snap a pic with your phone to save for later. Or share it on social media for the whole world to see! Make sure to use #ecotopiantoolkit and tag @phillyseaport and @PPEHLab.

Need a tool? Ask! Have a tool? Share it!