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FOW relies on member and volunteer support to help care for the 1,800-acre Wissahickon Valley Park for people and wildlife alike. Visit and get involved today!
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News & Events
All Trails Challenge: Ready, Set…
Experience every corner of Wissahickon Valley Park and support it at the same time! Spend the fall participating in FOW’s All Trails Challenge, an exciting four-month long event that invites you to explore the Wissahickon...
What Sets a City Apart? Wissahickon Valley Park
The Wissahickon is a unique urban park and its importance to Philadelphia is clear to David Dannenberg, a former FOW Board member and long-standing volunteer and Crew Leader. The essay below appeared first on the...
Aug25th
Hiking with Maura the Explorer
All Trails Challenge: 3.5 miles Meet at the intersection of Forbidden Drive and Northwestern Avenue. Join FOW’s Executive Director Maura McCarthy for a hike on the last Friday of each month. She will tour a different…
Aug26th
Summit Ave Trail Reroute Workday
Summit Ave Trail Reroute 9:00am – 1:00pm Meet at Summit Ave and the Yellow Trail We got a lot of work accomplished at the Summit Avenue reroute site this June. The first segment of trail…
Aug26th
CANCELLED HIKE:See the Houston Meadow Backwards w/ Bruce Wagner
This hike has been cancelled. We hope you can join us for another hike in the future!