Environment
Northwest: Friends of the Wissahickon Close Lincoln Drive, Clear Litter
Local Non-Profit holds clean up event on March 26, 2022. [continue reading…]
Friends of the Wissahickon
Chestnut Hill
Northwest: Enemies of the Wissahickon
William Penn believed that open, natural spaces worked positively on the mind as well as the body, providing respite from the chaotic pace of urban life as well as the unsanitary closeness of quarters. Today, [continue reading…]
Chestnut Hill
Wissahickon Valley Park: Trash to Treasure
“I found a pregnancy test, not pregnant, which is the answer you want when you take a pregnancy test in the woods.” Bradley Maule has discovered some unusual trash while hiking through the Wissahickon Valley [continue reading…]
Chestnut Hill
Chestnut Hill: Spring Clean Up for Wissahickon Valley Park
Winter 2013 to 2014 was one of Philadelphia’s roughest. Record breaking snow was the cause of many natural disasters including potholes, home damage and fallen trees. The Wissahickon Valley Park was especially affected with over [continue reading…]
Environment
Mount Airy: National Trails Day Kicks Off New Projects
Trailblazers is a word that could be used to describe Friends of the Wissahickon – but not just because the group built two new paths Saturday, June 1 as part of National Trails Day. In [continue reading…]
Environment
Manayunk: Trail Ambassadors Benefit Park
[vimeo 59906144] Part of Philadelphia’s 10,500 acres of parkland, the Wissahickon Valley Park is a strip of lush woodlands stretching seven miles from Chestnut Hill to Manayunk. That’s a lot of ground for the rangers to [continue reading…]