Join us on any 1st Saturday or 3rd Sunday of each month to take part in our on-going restoration activities. Project details and directions to the worksite will be posted. Sign up to receive email updates.
WRV will provide tools and gloves. Volunteers should bring their own water and dress appropriately (long-sleeved shirts, long pants, and sturdy shoes). Additional volunteer work days are available; please contact Susannah Beckett for more information at (215) 951-0330 ext. 2176. Please RSVP to wrv.info@rhd.org, so we can contact you in case we need to cancel due to severe weather.
See you there!
Sustainable Trails Initiative
Join WRV and Friends of the Wissahickon throughout the fall to work on our Sustainable Trails project at the Orange Trail below Bell's Mill Road. We will be restoring the site between Bell's Mill Road and the Red Covered Bridge. Please click here for work dates and more information.
CLOSED EVENT
WRV crew leaders Amanda and Susannah and volunteers from Abington Friends will prepare Wise's Mill for fall planting.
Meet along the low stone wall along Wise's Mill Road just after you turn off of Henry Avenue in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia. This is the same road you would use to access Valley Green Inn. Parallel park along the stone wall.
WRV supplies gloves and tools. Wear sturdy shoes and dress appropriately to be outdoors for 2 hours. Pants are recommended and feel free to bring bug spray. Bring plenty of water. Keep in mind that you will get dirty!
WRV crew leaders: Susannah's cell: (267) 269-7545
Amanda's cell (954) 560-2968
Click here for a detailed map of the Wise's Mill Road site.
Volunteers needed!
Join WRV crew leader Rich and volunteers from Philadelphia Cares as we prepare Wise's Mill for fall planting.
Meet along the low stone wall along Wise's Mill Road just after you turn off of Henry Avenue in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia. This is the same road you would use to access Valley Green Inn. Parallel park along the stone wall.
WRV supplies gloves and tools. Wear sturdy shoes and dress appropriately to be outdoors for 2 hours. Pants are recommended and feel free to bring bug spray. Bring plenty of water. Keep in mind that you will get dirty!
WRV crew leaders: Rich's cell (267) 784-4421
Click here for a detailed map of the Wise's Mill Road site.
Volunteers, please RSVP by email to wrv.info@rhd.org.
CLOSED EVENT
WRV crew leaders Susannah and Rich and Haverford College volunteers will prepare Pachella Field for fall planting.
The Pachella Field site is near the intersection of Henry Avenue and Livezey Lane in Roxborough. Pull through the bright yellow gate and park near the pavillion.
WRV supplies gloves and tools. Wear sturdy shoes and dress appropriately to be outdoors for 2 hours. Pants are recommended and feel free to bring bug spray. Bring plenty of water. Keep in mind that you will get dirty!
WRV Leaders: Susannah's cell (267) 269-7545
Rich's cell (267) 784-4421
Click here for a detailed map to help you find the Pachella Field site.
EVENT FULL
Join crew leaders Amanda and Steve, Haverford College volunteers, and Friends of the Wissahickon, as we continue work on the Sustainable Trails Initiative. Planting begins today for the project! Meet us on the Orange Trail below Bell's Mill Road.
Call Amanda at (215) 951-0330 ext 2176 for more information.
From Bell's Mill Road to the Red Covered Bridge, we will take measures to improve water runoff management, restore trails, and improve the trail to enhance user experience and safety. This project begins in mid-July and will continue through August into September. So there will be additional trail days throughout the summer.
Directions:
Meet at Bell's Mill Road across from
the parking lot along the Wissahickon Creek. Parking is
also available in the lot along Bell's Mill Road on the Ridge Avenue side.
Amanda's cell: (954) 560-2968
Steve's cell: (215) 593-5965
Volunteers needed!
Join WRV crew leader Ron and Philadelphia Cares volunteers in rescuing recently planted trees from strangling vines.
Meet at the little parking lot on the right side of Cresheim Valley Road
just below Lincoln Drive and overpass. Access Cresheim Valley Road from
Germantown Avenue. We will then carpool two blocks north to Navajo Street, where parking is limited.
The actual work site is located off of Cresheim Valley Drive at Navajo Street just below Germantown Ave in Chestnut Hill.
WRV supplies gloves and tools. Wear sturdy shoes and dress appropriately to be outdoors for 2 hours. Pants are recommended and feel free to bring bug spray. You will get dirty!
For more information, please contact WRV at wrv.info@rhd.org or call (215) 951-0330 ext 2101.
Ron's Cell: (215) 483-4348, home: (215) 653-0421
CLOSED EVENT
WRV crew leaders Amanda and Susannah and Haverford College volunteers will begin planting trees and shrubs at Pachella Field for fall.
The Pachella Field site is near the intersection of Henry Avenue and Livezey Lane in Roxborough. Pull through the bright yellow gate and park near the pavillion.
WRV
supplies gloves and tools. Wear sturdy
shoes and dress appropriately to be outdoors for 2 hours. Pants are
recommended and feel free to bring bug spray. Bring plenty of water and keep in mind that you will get dirty!
WRV Leaders: Amanda's cell (954) 560-2968
Susannah's cell (267) 269-7545
Click here for a detailed map to help you find the Pachella Field site.
WRV will be participating in National Public Lands Day on September
27th. To find out more about the event and how to become involved,
please visit http://www.publiclandsday.org/
Contact Susannah Beckett at WRV for more information on becoming involved in National Public Lands Day through WRV.
Email: wrv.info@rhd.org
Office phone: (215) 951-0330 ext 2175
CLOSED EVENT
WRV crew leaders Steve and Michelle will be working with community volunteers as we begin planting for this season at our Wise's Mill site.
Meet along the low stone wall along Wise's Mill Road just after you turn off of Henry Avenue in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia. This is the same road you would use to access Valley Green Inn. Parallel park along the stone wall.
WRV supplies gloves and tools. Wear sturdy shoes and dress appropriately to be outdoors for 2 hours. Pants are recommended and feel free to bring bug spray. Bring plenty of water. Keep in mind that you will get dirty!
WRV crew leaders: Steve's cell: (215) 593-5965
Michelle's cell: (215) 840-5294
Click here for a detailed map of the Wise's Mill Road site.
CLOSED EVENT
WRV crew leaders Susannah and Amanda and volunteers from Philadelphia University will be removing invasive bamboo from the Wissahickon forest. In the future, we plan on replacing this degraded area with native forest vegetation.
Meet at the parking lot (west of Forbidden Drive) along
Bell's Mill Road. Wear sturdy shoes and dress appropriately to be
outdoors for two hours. We supply the tools and gloves. You should bring plenty of water and bug spray if you would prefer.
WRV crew leaders: Susannah's cell: (267) 269-7545
Amanda's cell: (954) 560-2968
Click here for a detailed map to help you find the Bell's Mill Road site.
WRV will be participating in the Walnut Lane Bridge Rededication Ceremony on October 18, 2008. Stop by our table and talk to us about upcoming restoration projects in the Wissahickon!
More about the event:
Come out to the Walnut Lane Bridge on October 18th from 12:00pm to 2:00pm for the celebration of the centennial of the bridge opening in 1908. The bridge will be closed to traffic as local officials will dedicate the bridge as a historic landmark during a marker dedication ceremony. Plenty of food, music and tables from community organizations will provide entertainment for the whole family. The ceremony is a reenactment of the bridge's historic opening, and will conclude with local school students marching toward the center of the bridge singing "Hail Philadelphia."
Visit www.walnutlanebridge.org for further details or write to info@cliveden.org.
