When:	Back to Calendar December 6, 2012 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Where:	New Convenant Campus 7500 Germantown Ave Philadelphia,PA 19119 USA	View Full-Size Map ✔ Add to Calendar Add to Google Calendar
Categories:	Lectures

The Friends of the Wissahickon (FOW) will host a public meeting to discuss progress to date on the Sustainable Trails Initiative (STI), upcoming STI projects, and new park signage for Wissahickon Valley Park on Thursday, December 6, 2012, at 6 p.m. at Founders Hall, New Covenant Campus. A representative from Philadelphia Parks and Recreation will be present.

The Sustainable Trails Initiative is a multi-year project to make the 50 miles of National Recreation Trails in the Wissahickon a physically and socially sustainable system that works for all park users. This project is being executed in partnership with Philadelphia Parks & Recreation.

Upcoming work includes projects at the Andorra Natural Area and the Wissahickon Environmental Center, and includes a signage plan that has been in development for approximately five years and is part of STI. This signage project is the first comprehensive plan for a new park-wide signage system that will orient park users during their visits to the Wissahickon and help them deal with potential safety and health emergencies on the trails.

New Covenant Campus is located at 7500 Germantown Avenue. Those wishing to attend the meeting should register with FOW by contacting Outreach Coordinator Sarah Marley marley@fow.org or 215-247-0417 ext. 109.

About Friends of the Wissahickon

The Friends of the Wissahickon, founded in 1924, is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the Wissahickon Valley. FOW works in partnership with Philadelphia Parks and Recreation to restore historical structures throughout the park, eliminate invasive plant species, monitor watershed management issues, and restore trails throughout the Wissahickon Valley Park with its Sustainable Trails Initiative. Follow FOW on Facebook and Twitter. For more information or to become a member, visit www.fow.org.