Friends of the Wissahickon (FOW) and Wissahickon Trails (formerly Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association) are once again joining forces to clean up litter out of our watershed on Saturday, September 12 – for the 50th anniversary of Wissahickon Trails’ Annual Wissahickon Creek Clean Up!
This is the perfect outdoor event to show your support and love for a clean Wissahickon watershed, while keeping safely physically distant from others. Please note that this is a self-led clean-up. FOW staff will not be leading volunteers at any of these locations and volunteers will need to provide their own clean-up supplies.
We will be handing out free trash bags on Friday, September 11 from 3:00-6:00 pm across from the Cedars House Cafe (Forbidden Drive near Northwestern Avenue).
Once signing up for a location, you can clean up in that area anytime between 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Cleanup sites will be limited to 10 volunteers per site, and you must pre-register for a site and sign the volunteer agreement & release before you are allowed to join a clean-up. All volunteers are required to wear masks and keep at least the recommended 6-foot distance from anyone not in your household group.
After the clean-up, we ask that you complete this short field report so that we can properly log volunteer hours and trash totals.
Sign up for a cleanup site below!
Site 1: Northwestern Avenue
View a map of specific clean-up areas and parking locations here.
Site 2: Bells Mill Road
View a map of specific clean-up areas and parking locations here.
Site 3: Thomas Mill Covered Bridge
View a map of specific clean-up areas and parking locations here.
Site 4: Rex Avenue Bridge
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Site 5: Magargee Dam
View a map of specific clean-up areas and parking locations here.
Site 6: Valley Green Lower Lots
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Site 7: Valley Green Upper Lot
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Site 8: Devil's Pool
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Site 9: Cresheim Creek
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Site 10: Gorgas Run
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Site 11: Mt. Airy Avenue Bridge
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Site 12: Kitchen's Lane
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Site 13: Blue Stone Bridge
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Site 14: Blue Bell Field
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Site 15: Historic Rittenhouse Town
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Site 16: Ten Box & Wissahickon Bike Path
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Site 17: Ridge Avenue - Wissahickon Bike Path
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