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Friends Of Wissahickon Hosts Public Meeting On Trail Work In The Watershed
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The Friends of the Wissahickon will host a public meeting on November 22 to discuss work completed in Wissahickon Valley Park in 2010 and upcoming environmental restoration projects in the park for 2011. A representative from Philadelphia Parks and Recreation will be present.
The meeting will take place at the New Covenant Campus, 7500 Germantown Avenue at 6:00 p.m. in Room A1 of Founders Hall.
The meeting will include a recap of trail work and planting completed on trails leading to Devil’s Pool by FOW and volunteers in 2009, as well as an overview of the Wissahickon Stormwater Mitigation and Sediment Reduction Project to be conducted in 2011 and funded by Merck & Co., Inc.
This project is being undertaken in connection with the settlement of an enforcement action with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Environmental Protection v. Merck & Co., Inc.
According to FOW Executive Director Maura McCarthy, the public meeting is being held to inform the public and solicit feedback on FOW environmental restoration projects in the Wissahickon.
Those wishing to attend the meeting should register with FOW at 215-247-0417 or send email to: office@fow.org. Those wishing to have particular topics covered at the meeting should inform FOW upon registering.
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11/8/2010 |
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