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FOW, Local Businesses Partners To Preserve Wissahickon Valley Park
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The Friends of the Wissahickon are partnering with local businesses and organizations to raise funds for the preservation of Wissahickon Valley Park in Montgomery County and generate interest in environmental issues. The Struggle for Nature in the City on March 23 is a panel discussion exploring the idea of sustaining natural lands within the matrix of an increasingly pervasive urban landscape.
Paul Meyer, Executive Director of the Morris Arboretum, will moderate the panel. Distinguished panelists include: Drew Becher, President, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society; Michael DiBerardinis, Parks and Recreation Commissioner, City of Philadelphia; Carol Franklin, prominent landscape architect and co-author of Metropolitan Paradise; and Alex Garvin, noted New York urban park expert and author.
The discussion will begin at 7:30 p.m. and takes place at the Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine Street. For more information call 215-686-5322.
An accompanying exhibition, designed and presented in conjunction with the newly released four-volume book, Metropolitan Paradise: The Struggle for Nature in the City, Philadelphia's Wissahickon Valley from 1620-2020, written by Carol Franklin and David Contosta, will be on display in the Main Lobby of the Free Library until April 15.
Feastahickon, on March 30, will give patrons of Valley Green Inn the opportunity to support the preservation of the Wissahickon Valley. Valley Green Inn will donate 10 percent of their gross sales on March 30 to Wissahickon Valley Park.
Members of Friends of the Wissahickon will still receive their 10 percent discount, or they can choose to donate it back to FOW. Bring your receipt to FOW and redeem it for $5 off a new memberships or a $5 discount on Metropolitan Paradise: The Struggle for Nature in the City. Philadelphia’s Wissahickon Valley, 1620-2020.
Reservations at Valley Green are suggested. Call 215-247-1730 or visit the Wissahickon Valley website.
Throughout the spring, FOW will be partnering with local restaurants to raise funds in support of Wissahickon Valley Park. On select days, these restaurants will donate a portion of their profits to support the ongoing restoration and preservation of the Wissahickon.
To stay posted on these and other upcoming events at the FOW website.
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3/7/2011 |
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