Friends of the Wissahickon’s Super Mega Volunteer Service Day

Friends of the Wissahickon (FOW) is celebrating 95 years as stewards of Wissahickon Valley Park with a Super Mega Volunteer Service Day Service day taking place simultaneously at 10 different park entrances. FOW hopes to recruit 500 volunteers – 50 at each location – to help beautify the park by removing trash and recycling, clearing invasive plants, and planting native trees and flowers.

No experience or equipment needed. The Super Mega event takes place from 9 a.m.-noon at these sites throughout the park:

• Ten Box and Historic Rittenhouse Town – meet at the Upper Lot at Historic Rittenhouse Town
• Ridge Avenue Trailhead – meet at the Philadelphia Canoe Club
• Blue Bell Hill – meet at the Blue Bell Picnic Pavilion
• Saylor’s Grove – meet at Wissahickon Avenue and W. Rittenhouse Street
• Wigard Avenue Trailhead – meet at Wigard Avenue off Henry Ave.
• Airy Avenue Trailhead – meeting at West Mt. Airy and Mt. Airy Terraces
• Lavender Trail and Covered Bridge – meet at the Crefeld Street Trailhead
• Wissahickon Environmental Center – meet at the upper parking lot on Northwestern Ave. (Roxborough side)
• Bells Mill (East and West) – meet at Bell’s Mill Rd. and Forbidden Drive
• Houston Meadow – meet at Courtesy Stables

After the day’s service is done, everyone’s invited to join a celebratory picnic from 12:30-2:30 p.m. at Historic Rittenhouse Town.

Interested volunteers, register at fow.org/supermega. 

Local businesses or nonprofits interested in supporting the Super Mega Volunteer Service Day are invited to contact Sarah Marley at marley@fow.org.