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Protecting and enhancing open space
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Promoting awareness and appreciation of environmental issues
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Promoting wise land use and management of natural resources
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Preserving historic and cultural sites
 

Upcoming Events

 
  • Rain Barrel Workshop

     **** Workshop is Sold Out ****    

     •  7:00 p.m.

    Back by popular demand!  Make your own take-home rain barrel.  Rain barrels reduce runoff, collect storm water for later use and save time and money.  Learn how to install and use your own rain barrel in this informative workshop.  Each participant will assemble a rain barrel to take home.  Read more about the benefits of rain barrels.

         •  $30.00 for materials
         •  Workshop limited to 18 participants

  • National Trails Day Upper Wissahickon Preserve Walk

       •  1:00 p.m.

    ** This walk has a new starting point due to work being done on the trail **

    Explore the upper section of the Green Ribbon Trail.  Start at West Prospect Avenue in North Wales and walk to Route 202/DeKalb Pike and back, a distance of 3.3 miles.  View the stream restoration work that WVWA completed this year.

    As an added benefit, Whole Body Yoga will be offering a 1-hour yoga donation class, prior to the walk,  from 11:30 – 12:30 to raise money for their Green Ribbon Team for the Tex Mex 5k Race. All proceeds will benefit WVWA! The Whole Body Yoga Studio is located at 213 North Main Street, North Wales PA, 215-661-0510.  The suggested donation is $20 but all are welcome!  

         •  Meet at the Green Ribbon Trail entrance at the end of West Prospect Ave in North Wales
         •  Parking available on West Prospect Avenue (Map)
         •  Free of charge
         •  Pre-registration is requested but not required - Register Online

  • Father's Day at the Evans-Mumbower Mill

     • 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

    Discover the Mysteries of the Mill - Solved and Unsolved
    A historian's role is to reconstruct the history of the Mill and the families that owned the Mill.  Researching historical documents, the discovery of artifacts and hearing stories told by the families' descendants help us to piece together the history of this Mill.

     • Free for members, $5 adult and $3 children 3-12
     • Swedesford & Township Line Roads, Upper Gwynedd (Map)

Current News

 
  • UPDATE - Upper Green Ribbon Trail will reopen on July 1

  • Blog update - Wissahickon Birdathon

  • WVWA Spring Newsletter