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FOW relies on member and volunteer support to help care for the 2,000-acre Wissahickon Valley Park for people and wildlife. Visit and get involved today!
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A Sweet Look Back at the Ice Cream Social
Friends of the Wissahickon (FOW) has grown rapidly as an organization in the last 20 years. Did you know since the early aughts, we’ve gained 10 additional staff members? It doesn’t stop there- our volunteer program has grown like a weed- from 2,900 recorded volunteer hours in 2006 to more than 19,000 in...
Aug16th
Cancelled: Discover the Wissahickon: Lavender Loop Hike
Cancelled due to rain in the forecast. Our Discover the Wissahickon hike series is presented by Newrez. Join Trail Ambassadors Kathryn Rapp, Dan Hyman, and Autumn Zellers for an evening hike on some of the park’s…
Aug18th
Tuesday Devil’s Pool Clean-Up
Meeting at Valley Green Inn (Forbidden Drive and Valley Green Road) Parking and Transit: There are three lots near the Inn. The northern parking lot on Forbidden Drive can be accessed by Wises Mill Road, and…
Aug19th
Wednesday Volunteer Service with David Bower
Meeting at Historic RittenhouseTown (208 Lincoln Drive) Parking and Transit: If you’re driving, there’s a small parking lot by our meeting location next to house #208. Parking in the paved lot along Lincoln Drive is not…