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FOW relies on member and volunteer support to help care for the 2,000-acre Wissahickon Valley Park for people and wildlife. Visit and get involved today!
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Pachella Gully Sedimentation Reduction & Stormwater Management Project
Project Description Friends of the Wissahickon (FOW) will restore an actively eroding 500-foot gully along the access trail behind Pachella Ball Field in Philadelphia’s Wissahickon Valley Park (WVP). Since the gully was first identified with...
Oct15th
Thursday Volunteer Service Day
Meeting at Kitchen’s Lane Bridge on Forbidden Drive (view on Google Maps) Parking: There is limited parking at the Kitchens Lane Parking lot, as well as more extensive street parking near the Jannette Street Trailhead….
Oct17th
Saturday Planting at Kitchen’s Lane Bridge
Meeting at Kitchen’s Lane Bridge on Forbidden Drive (view on Google Maps) Parking: There is limited parking at the Kitchens Lane Parking lot, as well as more extensive street parking near the Jannette Street Trailhead….
Oct17th
Discover the Wissahickon: Toleration Trail Hike
Meeting at White Trail Entrance (W Hortter St and Park Line Drive) Our Discover the Wissahickon hike series is presented by Newrez. Join Trail Ambassadors Eric Dahlberg, Courtney Malley, and Chris Unander on a hike in…