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Crew member Sarina Kun INTRODUCTION says, “SCA has inspired me to continue to work in Forbidden Drive is a multi-use trail that follows a creek through nature and search for green Wissahickon Valley Park in , . Student Conservation Association partnered with the Friends of the jobs that work to help the Wissahickon to repair portions of the flood-damaged trail and conserving the planet.” install drainage. The park features 57 miles of trails throughout Crew member Shawn its 1,800 acres, crossing forest and meadow before plunging Stokes enthuses, down to the . Forbidden Drive is a 7-mile “Everything around you multi-use trail that follows the creek. The park is designated an out here is life.” “Important Birding Area” by the National Audubon Society. In 2017, SCA Community Crews installed waterbars to redirect water flow away from the trail. Waterbar installation involves EXPLORE! removing debris, digging ditches to transport water, and strategically placing rocks and logs within the ditch to control www.fow.org/visit-the-park/maps the direction of water flow. The crew also helped to protect the native habitat by removing invasive species, including stinging nettle and devil’s walking stick.

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