PA Environment Digest

The Friends of the Wissahickon and the Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association in Montgomery County are teaming up once again to clean the Wissahickon Creek from top to bottom on April 28 from 9:00 to noon.

Merck is the event Presenting Sponsor and Dow is a lead sponsor. Both companies are also supporting the event with employee teams cleaning the Creek. These teams include employees and their families in the Wissahickon Watershed. MSS, Inc., Caddick Construction and North Wales Water Authority also provide leadership support.

This spring marks the 42nd anniversary of Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association’s annual Creek Clean Up, and the third 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 bags, volunteers will be assigned to sections of the creek to collect anything from plastic bags and swing sets, to mattresses and tires.

Following the clean up, all volunteers are invited to WVWA’s Talkin’ Trash picnic in its new location at the Militia Hill Pavilion in Fort Washington State Park, which can be accessed by Militia Hill Road or Joshua Road.

To help out in Montgomery County, all volunteers must be pre-assigned a section of the Wissahickon Creek or a tributary to clean; sites range from Lansdale to Flourtown. Please contact Bob Adams, WVWA Director of Stewardship, at 215-646-8866 ext. 14 or send email to: bob@wvwa.org.

Please indicate the name, size and age range of your group and tell us if you plan to stay for the picnic.

To work with the Friends of the Wissahickon in Philadelphia, meet at the pavilion along Forbidden Drive, a short distance south of the intersection of Forbidden Drive and Northwestern Ave..

Volunteers will help clean up along the creek, and nearby areas of the park and neighborhood. Parking is available along Northwestern Ave. and other nearby streets, but limited. Volunteers are encouraged to bike or carpool to the event.

To participate, register on the FOW website. Please indicate if you plan to attend the picnic. Contact Dan Mercer with questions at 215-247-0417 ext 107 or send email to: mercer@fow.org.

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