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Save the Date!

WRV’s Eco-Restoration
Leader Program
Welcome to the monthly events email for
Participants will learn the science Wissahickon Restoration Volunteers!
of ecological restoration and the
art of working with volunteers. Click here to donate to the on-going
Take 3 FREE classes with WRV restoration of the Wissahickon!
and become certified as an
Ecological Restoration Leader! For
more information, please contact
Field Director, Amanda
March Events
Hymansmith, at (215) 951-0330
ext. 2176 or [email protected] Saturday, March 6, 2010
Cost: Free! 10:00 AM- 12:00 NOON
Sat. April 10 Class 2 Invasive Removal at Wise’s Mill Woods,
Leading Volunteers in Urban Roxborough
Restoration
Volunteers needed!
Learn to effectively lead and
motivate volunteers Join volunteers from Philadelphia Cares and WRV
during ecological Crew Leader, Susannah Beckett as they remove
restoration work! invasive-exotic plants from the Wise’s Mill Woods site.
Sat. April 17 Class 3 Visit the WRV website calendar for more information.
Program Wrap Up
Participants will practice their
Saturday, March 13, 2010
new skills by leading volunteers
during an ecological restoration 8:00 AM- 4:00 PM
session. After the final exam, we Invasive Bamboo Removal at Valley Green
will end the program with a picnic Road, Chestnut Hill
lunch and discussion. Eagle Scout Troop 542 and WRV Crew Leader, Ron
Ayres will spend the day removing invasive-exotic
plants from the Valley Green Road site, in preparation
for spring planting. Visit the WRV website calendar for
more information.

Sunday, March 21, 2010


10:00 AM-12:00 NOON
Tree Rescue at Wise’s Mill Upland,
The 5th Annual
Roxborough
Wissahickon Trail Classic
Volunteers needed!
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Join volunteers from Philadelphia Cares and WRV
Needed: Runners, Walkers,
Hikers, Volunteers, and
Crew Leader, Ron Ayres as they rescue native trees
SPONSORS!
It’s almost that time of year!
from strangling invasive-exotic vines at the Wise’s Mill
Join us for a challenging 10K trail Upland site. Visit the WRV website calendar for more
run or scenic 5K walk along trails information.
in the Wissahickon Valley Park.
This is the premier trail race in Saturday, March 27, 2010
Philadelphia. Proceeds from the
10:00 AM-1:00 PM
race directly benefit the
Wissahickon Valley Park. For Ecological Restoration Leader Program
more information, please visit CLASS ONE: Ecological Restoration
http://wissahickontrailclassic.org Pachella Field Pavilion, Roxborough
Online pre-registration: Join us for the first class of a FREE three-part course
Race: $25 Adult/$20 Student; aimed at educating participants on the science of
Walk: $15 ecological restoration and the art of working with
Click here to register online. volunteers. Class One covers current restoration
Please contact Amanda
techniques and plant identification. Participants are
Hymansmith at or (215) 951-
0330 ext. 2176 or welcome to attend all or some of the classes. Those
[email protected] with questions that attend all three can become certified as an Eco-
about the WTC, or to become a Restoration Leader. For more information, visit the
sponsor! WRV website or call Amanda Hymansmith at (215)
951-0330 ext.2176.
Other Events of Interest:

March 6, 2010
11:00 AM- 3:00 PM
Maple Sugar Day in the
Wissahickon
Join us on Forbidden Drive (near
Northwestern Avenue) for our
annual MAPLE SUGAR DAY. There
will be ongoing maple sugaring
demonstrations, pancakes served
with real maple syrup, as well as
freshly made maple candy to
taste. Pennsylvania maple syrup
products will be available for
purchase. All ages welcome.
Cost: Free Volunteer with WRV in April!
215-685-9285 Join us on the 2nd Saturday and 3rd Sunday of April to
take part in our on-going restoration activities. Project
March 10, 2010 details will be sent with the next e-mail and also posted
9:00 AM- 3:00 PM on our website at
Fairmount Park www.wissahickonrestorationvolunteers.org.
Volunteer Day
David Bower from Fairmont Park
will be leading a volunteer
As always, if you have a group interested in
session on the Yellow Trail. volunteering with WRV, either on weekdays or
Volunteers will remove fallen weekends, please contact Susannah Beckett,
trees, knock down a huge snow Volunteer Coordinator at [email protected] or (215)
pile at the trailhead, and clean up 951-0330 ext. 2175. She will be happy to set up a
a small party site. special event for your group!
Location: End of 900 block of
Cathedral Rd in Roxborough
follow "Volunteers at Work" signs
215-760-9845
WRV Intern Needed! WRV has a position available for
a GENERAL INTERN to work two days per week (8-15
March 14, 2010
hours/week). If you would like to become an intern for
2:00 PM- 4:00 PM
Wissahickon Geology WRV, please send your resume and a cover letter to
Meet at Valley Green Inn. This Susannah Beckett at [email protected]
rock talk and field trip is suitable
for children over 10 accompanied
by an adult. We will discuss the
possible Precambrian formation
of Wissahickon rocks, learn to
identify five different rock types, Thank you!
and then look at the rocks on the
east side of the creek between
Valley Green Rd. and the
Megargee Dam.
Cost: Free
[email protected]

March 17, 2010 WRV is happy to announce that we have received a


5:30 PM- 7:30 PM $1,000 grant from National Public Lands Day
Green City, Clean Waters: A to enhance our strategic planning! Thanks,
new approach to stormwater NPLD!
management
Glen Abrams, Watersheds And Thank You to the local businesses and
Planning Manager with PWD, will
organizations that support us:
present recent examples of green
stormwater management in the
Philadelphia region. Please RSVP Crossroads Coffee House for hosting meetings
by March 15. and providing sponsorship of the WTC
Location: Fairmount Water Works Jaz Press for providing WTC brochures at a
Interpretive Center 640 Water great price!
Works Drive, Phila, PA 19130
Cost: Free
215-685-0723 Fairmount Park for providing classroom space
for ERL classes
Every Thursday
6:30 PM
Wissahickon Wanderers
Running Club Trail Run
WRV’s Winter Newsletter is now available on our
Runs consist of approximately 4
to 5 miles of unique trails varying website.
in degrees of difficulty, but all
within the serene confines of the
Wissahickon Valley. Starts at the
Valley Green Inn. All runners,
speeds, skill levels welcome! Fun
food and Cash Bar afterwards
courtesy of the Valley Green Inn
Cost: Free
www.wanderersrunningclub.org

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