Let's Be Friends
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!
Plan Your Visit
Activities
Bike, fish, hike...
Maps
Getting to the Park...
Plants & Wildlife
A natural habitat...
News & Events
Where Our Paths Meet
By Bettina de Caumette, Weavers Way Co-op As the Outreach Coordinator for Weavers Way Co-op for the past seven years, I am always meeting new residents of the communities we serve. All of these neighborhoods...
Jan26th
Backpacking Pennsylvania with Lisa Myers, PA Master Naturalist
Meet at Wissahickon Environmental Center Join Trail Ambassador and avid backpacker, Lisa Myers, as she presents an overview of some of the most popular backpacking trails in Pennsylvania and the wild public lands that contain…
Jan29th
Annual Public Projects Meeting
Meeting will be held at Cathedral Hall at Cathedral Village, 600 E Cathedral Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19128. Join us for Friends of the Wissahickon’s Annual Public Projects meeting and hear about the organization’s important work…
Jan30th
Thursday Trail Service
Meeting at Chestnut Hill Avenue Trailhead Join FOW on Thursday for a morning of improvements in the park! Work will consist of cleaning drains, removing invasive vines from trees, picking up litter, and other winter-appropriate…