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Earth Day: Wissahickon Creek Cleanup Set For April 30
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The Friends of the Wissahickon and Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association are teaming up once again to clean the Wissahickon Creek from top to bottom on April 30 beginning at 9 a.m. This spring marks the 41st anniversary of Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association’s annual Creek Clean Up, and the second year that FOW has teamed up with WVWA to clean the Wissahickon Creek from top to bottom—all 21 miles of it! Volunteers of all ages will clean the Creek, the surrounding trails, and the many tributaries of the Wissahickon Creek.
Armed with gloves and bags, volunteers will be assigned to sections of the creek to collect anything from plastic bags and swing sets, to mattresses and tires.
Sponsors for the Creek Clean Up include Merck; Dow; MSS- Movers Specialty Service, Inc.; North Wales Water Authority; Caddick Construction Co.; Aqua Pennsylvania; Colorcon; BBD, LLP; Moyer Indoor/Outdoor; Rotary Club of Blue Bell; First Priority Bank; Russell Roofing; North Penn Water Authority; Manufacturers’ Golf and Country Club, Philadelphia Cricket Club and many more civic-minded companies. REI is a promotional partner for the event.
Following the clean up, all volunteers are invited to WVWA’s picnic in Fort Washington State Park, with food provided by Whole Foods Market of North Wales. The pavilion is located on Mill Road in Flourtown.
To help in Montgomery County, all volunteers must be pre-assigned a section of the Wissahickon Creek to clean. Please contact Bob Adams, WVWA Director of Stewardship, at 215-646-8866 ext. 14 or send email to: bob@wvwa.org.
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4/18/2011 |
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