Friends of the Wissahickon

http://www.fow.org

This is the link to the Friends of the Wissahickon web page. FOW is an organization created to protect the ecosystem of Valley Green Park, a part of Fairmount park in Philadelphia. the organization was founded in 1924, it currently has 1,600 members who have donated or volunteered for the organization. volunteers can sign up to clear, build, and maintain trails. Donations are used to protect the environment in Valley Green by preventing the purchase and development of it's land. The Wissahickon Valley, aka Valley Green, aka West Fairmount Park, is a beautiful example of a natural escape from the urban environment of Philadelphia. In the park there is a wide valley of forest with the Wissahickon Creek traveling south-east down in the middle. there are paths to explore and ducks to feed. people walk, jog, bike, hike, and ride horses on the trails in the park and on forbidden drive, the main trail the runs along the creek.