Wednesday Stewardship with David Bower
Thomas Mansion 6245 Wissahickon Ave, PhiladelphiaMeeting 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, on a variety of stewardship projects on Wednesday mornings! Locations and tasks will vary week to week, and may include […]
Thursday Stewardship
Valley Green Inn Valley Green Road, Philadelphia, United StatesMeeting at Valley Green Inn. Do you love Wissahickon Valley Park? Would you like to play a direct role in keeping this special place clean and accessible for generations to come? Then join us for a variety of stewardship projects on Thursday mornings! Locations and tasks will vary week to week, and may include trash […]
The Wissahickon in May with Andi Wingert, Debbie Hoellein and Jim McClory
North Mt. Pleasant TrailheadMeet 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 Frog Pond along with other fauna and flora in the park as we anticipate summer. We'll also be visiting some […]
Sunday Stewardship with David Bower
Thomas Mansion 6245 Wissahickon Ave, PhiladelphiaMeeting 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, on a variety of stewardship projects! No experience is needed. We provide gloves, tools and instruction – you just need […]
Wednesday Stewardship with David Bower
Historic Rittenhouse Town 6035-6049 Wissahickon Ave, Philadelphia, United StatesMeeting at Historic RittenhouseTown. 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 stewardship projects on Wednesday mornings! Locations and tasks will vary week to week, and may include […]
Thursday Stewardship
Valley Green Inn Valley Green Road, Philadelphia, United StatesMeeting at Valley Green Inn Do you love Wissahickon Valley Park? Would you like to play a direct role in keeping this special place clean and accessible for generations to come? Then join us for a variety of stewardship projects on Thursday mornings! Locations and tasks will vary week to week, and may include trash […]
Wissahickon Trail Classic
The Wissahickon Trail Classic is back for the 2023 season! Back for its 14th anniversary after a 3 year hiatus, the Wissahickon Trail Classic is back and ready to provide a unique race experience for hundreds of runners! Benefiting Friends of the Wissahickon, funds raised through the Trail Classic will go directly back into the […]
National Trails Day Service Day
Hermitage Mansion 700 Hermit's Lane, Philadelphia, PAMeeting at The Hermitage Mansion National Trails Day is a day of celebration, service, and advocacy of our hometown trails - of which Wissahickon Valley Park has over 50 miles of! This Saturday, we'll be celebrating with a variety of improvement projects , including kicking off a trail re-route project, in the area surrounding the […]
Highlights of the South with Sheryl Neckritz and Lisa Kleiman
100 StepsMeet at the top of the 100 Steps Come along on this exploration of the highlights of one of the quietest parts of the Wissahickon - the southern end. We'll hike by some of the biggest tulip poplars in the park, visit the exquisite (and haunted?) Hermitage Mansion, and see the mysterious Hermit's Cave. We'll […]
Sunday Stewardship with David Bower
Thomas Mansion 6245 Wissahickon Ave, PhiladelphiaMeeting 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, on a variety of stewardship projects! No experience is needed. We provide gloves, tools and instruction – you just need […]