Here is your virtual Wissahickon classroom! Check out our collection of videos and articles below.
Be sure to check back often for new content!
THIS WEEK’S FEATURED VIDEO
Story Time With Stephanie Stein!
Join Trail Ambassador Stephanie Stein (and TA Rose Fisher behind the camera) as she reads Good Night Wissahickon Valley Park… in the Wissahickon!
CREEKSIDE CLASSROOMS
Click on the topics below to learn more about Wissahickon Valley Park!
Art
VIDEOS
Conservation
FOW ARTICLES
PA DEPT. OF CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Flora
FOW ARTICLES
- Efforts to Bring Back the American Chestnut (2016)
- Garlic Mustard – An Edible, Delicious Invasive (2018)
- Gardening & Yard Maintenance for Human and Environmental Health (2017)
- What to See in the Wissahickon – Fall (2017)
- What to See in the Wissahickon – Spring (2018)
- What to See in the Wissahickon – Winter (2018)
- Walnuts Keep Falling On my Head (2015)
- Wineberries: A Summer Treat (2016)
- A Wonderland of Winter Plants (2006)
VIDEOS
PA DEPT. OF CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Geology
FOW ARTICLES
- Gems of the Wissahickon (Updated 2020)
- An Ode to Stone (2017)
- The Wissahickon Rocks! Just ask Sarah West (2016)
SELF-GUIDED WALKS
- Self-Guided Geology Walk #1 (2020)
- Self-Guided Geology Walk #2 (2020)
PA DEPT. OF CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Health & Safety
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- The Park & Your Health (2017)
- Wissahickon Safety Guidelines (2017)
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History
We have an entire page dedicated to exploring the unique history in Wissahickon Valley Park. Check out our Trails to the Past page here!
VIDEOS
EXTERNAL RESOURCES
Historic Rittenhouse Town: History
In the News:
Outdoor Exploration
VIDEOS
Watersheds
FOW ARTICLES
- Storm Water Run Off and You (2016)
VIDEOS
PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT RESOURCES
PA DEPT. OF CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Wildlife
FOW ARTICLES
- All Isn’t Really Dead in the Winter (2006)
- Build Your Butterfly Know-How (2017)
- Bluebirding: In Search of New Families (2018)
- How to Help an Injured Animal? (2018)
- Return of a Woodpecker (1997)
- A Season for the Birds (2018)
- Springtime at the Pond (2015)
VIDEOS
PA DEPT. OF CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
You probably don’t need us to tell you how special Wissahickon Valley Park is. It’s 1800 acres provides habitat to wildlife, refuge & recreation to over a million visitors per year, and protects the drinking water for one third of Philadelphians. The park can’t take care of itself, however. It needs responsible park users and stewards to keep this special place clean and sustainable for generations to come.