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FOW relies on member and volunteer support to help care for the 1,800-acre Wissahickon Valley Park for people and wildlife alike. Visit and get involved today!
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News & Events
The Wissahickon Trail Classic is Back!
By Laura Feragen Photo courtesy of Wissahickon Wanderers On your mark, get set, go – on June 3, National Trails Day The 10K trail race and 1 mile family-friendly nature walk begin at 8:30 a.m....
Highlighting Black Excellence in Birding
This Sunday is the start of Black Birders Week, a weeklong series of events from May 28 to June 3, which, according to The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, originated “to highlight Black...
May26th
The Wissahickon in May with Andi Wingert, Debbie Hoellein and Jim McClory
Meet at North Mt. Pleasant Place Trailhead (North Mt. Pleasant Rd. and Wissahickon Ave.) Join Andi, Debbie, and Jim as we hike the Wissahickon in May. We hope to see plenty of frogs at the…
May28th
Sunday Stewardship with David Bower
Meeting at Thomas Mansion. Would you like to be part of keeping Wissahickon Valley Park beautiful and sustainable? Then join long-time steward of the Wissahickon and the FOW Volunteer of the Year (2019), David Bower,…
May31st
Wednesday Stewardship with David Bower
Would you like to be part of keeping Wissahickon Valley Park beautiful and sustainable? Then join long-time steward of the Wissahickon and the FOW Volunteer of the Year (2019), David Bower, on a variety of…
