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STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION SCA’s mission is to build the next generation Crew member Sarina Kun INTRODUCTION says, “SCA has inspired of conservation leaders and inspire lifelong me to continue to work in Forbidden Drive is a multi-use trail that follows a creek through stewardship of the environment and nature and search for green Wissahickon Valley Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Student Conservationcommunities Association by engagingpartnered withyoung the peopleFriends in of the jobs that work to help the Wissahickonhands-on to repair service portions to theof the land. flood-damaged trail and conserving the planet.” install drainage. The park features 57 miles of trails throughout Crew member Shawn its 1,800It’s acres, Our crossing Job, Every forest Day and meadow before plunging Stokes enthuses, down to the Wissahickon Creek. Forbidden Drive is a 7-mile “Everything around you multi-useEvery trail day that SCA follows unites the young creek. people The withpark hands-onis designated an out here is life.” “Importantenvironmental Birding Area” challenges. by the National Every day Audubonwe create Society. future In 2017, stewardsSCA Community of our land, Crews healthier installed environments waterbars toand— redirect water flowultimately—a away from betterthe trail. world. Waterbar installation involves EXPLORE! removing debris, digging ditches to transport water, and strategicallyVisit placing us online rocks at andthe scalogs.org 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. 76 Schuylkill River Wissahickon Valley Park PROUD SCA SPONSOR SCA PROUD Photo: DonnaL.Long Photo: Wissahickon Valley Park Valley Wissahickon Forbidden Drive, Drive, Forbidden PHILADELPHIA URBAN TRAILS GUIDE TRAILS URBAN STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION CONSERVATION STUDENT STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION CONSERVATION STUDENT.

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Philadelphia City Guide Table of Contents
35th ANNUAL MEETING & SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA MARRIOTT DOWNTOWN 1201 MARKET ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19107 APRIL 23-26, 2014 Philadelphia City Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS I. LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE ......................................................................................................................3 II. OVERVIEW .......................................................................................................................................................................3 III. WEATHER ........................................................................................................................................................................3 IV. GETTING AROUND .......................................................................................................................................................3 A. From the Airport .........................................................................................................................................................3 B. Around the City ..........................................................................................................................................................3 V. SAFETY .............................................................................................................................................................................4 VI. NEIGHBORHOODS .........................................................................................................................................................4
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Valley Green!
Celebrating 90 Years—Countless Friends PRESERVING THE NATURAL BEAUTY AND WILDNESS OF THE WISSAHICKON VALLEY FOR NINETY YEARS. FALL 2014 • VOLUME 23 • NUMBER 3 Meet You at Valley Green! Coverage of our 90th Anniversary on pp. 4, 8, 10, 11. FROMthePRESIDENT 8708 Germantown Avenue The Friends of the Wissahickon is celebrating our 90th Philadelphia, PA 19118-2717 Anniversary this year, and while there is much to celebrate, Phone: (215) 247-0417 Tthis anniversary year also finds us commencing our second 90 E-mail: [email protected] years with a multi-pronged, five-year strategic plan for growth in our Website: www.fow.org reach, our visibility, and our stewardship in the Wissahickon Valley. The mission of the Friends of the Wissahickon While the early years of FOW saw much work done in preserving is to preserve the natural beauty and the park and the completion of projects like the restoration of Valley wildness of the Wissahickon Valley and Green Inn, current activities are on a much larger scale. The most stimulate public interest therein. visible of these is our Sustainable Trails Initiative, in which, through the combined efforts of our great staff, membership, funders, and OFFICERS board members, we are already halfway through a five-year, $10 Will Whetzel, President million budget plan to restore and/or rebuild 50 miles of trails in the Liz Werthan, Vice President, Advocacy Heidi Grunwald, Vice President, Finance Wissahickon Valley. The exclamation point for our anniversary year Robert Harries, Vice President, Governance will be our Gala celebration event on October 25, which will showcase the restorations and Jeff Harbison, Treasurer improvements made to Valley Green Inn over the past year.
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Summer 2019 Volume 28 Number 2
Conserving the natural beauty and wildness of the Wissahickon Valley for 95 years SUMMER 2019 VOLUME 28 NUMBER 2 His Way to the ATC p. 4 Super Mega Day p. 6 2019 Annual Meeting p. 8 Photo by Charles Uniatowski A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR OW’s founders would be proud. In the 95 years since the small group of community-minded Fcitizens united to improve Wissahickon Valley Park, FOW has flourished. Today, the outpouring of support from members, neighbors, and community 40 W. Evergreen Ave., Suite 108, partners for our valley and waterway is stronger Philadelphia, PA 19118-3324 than ever. That’s why the theme of our 2018 Annual (215) 247-0417 • [email protected] • fow.org Report (available in print and on the FOW website) is “Connections.” Nowhere was this powerful force more The mission of Friends of the Wissahickon is to evident than at the 95th Anniversary Super Mega conserve the natural beauty and wildness of the Volunteer Service Day on June 1. To see hundreds Wissahickon Valley and stimulate public of people connected by passion for the Wissahickon, interest therein. simultaneously working to beautify 10 different park trailheads, was astounding. Words cannot express our OFFICERS Jeff Harbison, President pride and gratitude, but hopefully the photo collage on Fred Magaziner, Vice President p. 6 captures the tremendously moving spirit of the day. James Walker, Treasurer David Pope, Secretary PAST PRESIDENTS Whether you are a neighbor, a park visitor, or a Cindy Affleck Charles Dilks local business owner that values the quality of Robert A. Lukens David Pope life the park affords, FOW invites you to be part John Rollins Edward C.
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Green2015-An-Action-Plan-For-The
Green2015 Advisory Group Conveners and Participating Organizations Michael DiBerardinis, Department of Parks and Recreation Commissioner, co-convener Alan Greenberger, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, co-convener Amtrak Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future Delaware River Waterfront Corporation Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission Fairmount Park Conservancy Fairmount Park Historic Preservation Trust Friends of the Wissahickon Greenspace Alliance Natural Land Trust Neighborhood Gardens Association Next Great City Coalition Office of City Councilman Darrell Clarke Office of Councilwoman Anna Verna Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Pennsylvania Environmental Council Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations Philadelphia City Planning Commission Philadelphia Department of Commerce Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections Philadelphia Department of Public Health Philadelphia Department of Public Property Philadelphia Department of Revenue Philadelphia Housing Authority Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation Philadelphia Office of Housing and Community Development Philadelphia Office of Sustainability Philadelphia Office of Transportation and Utilities Philadelphia Orchard Project Philadelphia Parks Alliance Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Commission Philadelphia Water Department Redevelopment Authority of Philadelphia School District of Philadelphia Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation
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Wissahickon Creek Conservation Landscape
CHAPTER 10 Wissahickon Creek Conservation Landscape The Green Ribbon Preserve, and its included trail system, established by the Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association is the central feature of the Wissahickon Creek Conservation Landscape. The fl oodplain forests along the Wissahickon Creek and Fort Washington State Park are particu- larly important habitat for birds because of the highly developed nature of the surrounding area. Description Location The Wissahickon Creek Conservation Landscape comprises 6,517 acres extending along the Wissahickon Creek from just south of Lansdale to the Montgomery County border with Phila- delphia. It includes portions of Springfi eld, Whitemarsh, Upper Dublin, Whitpain, Lower Gwynedd, and Upper Gwynedd Townships (Figure 10.1). The landscape is anchored by the Green Ribbon Preserve, a project of the Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association. It also includes Fort Washington State Park. It is not contiguous with any of the other conservation landscapes described in this report. Hydrology The landscape lies completely within the Wissahickon Creek watershed. It includes portions of several tributaries including Sandy Run, Prophecy Creek, and Haines Run. The Wissahickon and its tributaries are classifi ed as TSF (trout stocked fi shery) by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. The hydrology of the Wissahickon Creek has been severely affected by impervious surface coverage throughout the basin. Ground water recharge is reduced due to the channeling of storm water directly into the streams. Less ground water means less base fl ow. During the summer many of the smaller tributaries go dry and approximately 80 percent of the fl ow in the Wissahickon basin is effl uent from the 12 sewage treatment plants located between the headwaters and the Montgomery Coun- Wissahickon Creek above Swedesford Road ty line.
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IN THIS ISSUE Annual Public Projects Meeting P
Conserving the natural beauty and wildness of the Wissahickon Valley for 96 years SPRING 2020 VOLUME 29 • NUMBER 1 IN THIS ISSUE Annual Public Projects Meeting p. 5 • Super Mega Service Day II p. 8 • Spring Valley Talks p. 12 Photo by Charles Uniatowski A MESSAGE from the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR pring always evokes a feeling of freshness and energy in the woods, and this year I’m feeling that Ssame feeling at FOW because of my new role in the organization I know and love. It is a gift to have something so familiar become new and exciting again. 40 W. Evergreen Ave., Suite 108, Spring in the Wissahickon means renewed activity, Philadelphia, PA 19118-3324 and not just from visitor traffic. At our annual Public (215) 247-0417 • [email protected] • fow.org Projects Meeting (p. 4) I announced several major projects, tied to the completion of our three-year Strategic Trails The mission of Friends of the Wissahickon is to Initiative and Ecological Land Management plan, which conserve the natural beauty and wildness of the are scheduled to begin in 2020. This includes the design of Wissahickon Valley and stimulate public the Valley Green Run and Pedestrian Bridge that will be a interest therein. new signature feature of the park. OFFICERS Things are also hopping—literally!—at the Tree House stormwater ponds Jeff Harbison, President (p. 10), an exciting result of FOW’s Green Stormwater Infrastructure project. Alyssa Edwards, Vice President Designed to slow and redirect stormwater with a series of swales, rock cascades, Fred Magaziner, Vice President and ponds, this functional, beautiful project has become a home to frogs, toads, James Walker, Treasurer birds, and more.
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Relocation Guide to Philadelphia, PA
EuRA: Philadelphia City Guide Updated: 8/11/2017 Helping you feel at home abroad. Relocation Guide to Philadelphia, PA www.iorworld.com IOR makes every effort to ensure the information contained in this guide is as current as possible. If you notice errors, or information which is no longer accurate, please contact us immediately so we may correct the issue. i IOR Global Services • All Rights Reserved Worldwide TABLE OF CONTENTS WELCOME AND OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................ 1 EMERGENCY .................................................................................................................................... 4 HOUSING ......................................................................................................................................... 6 U.S. EDUCATION SYSTEM .............................................................................................................. 13 SCHOOLS IN YOUR AREA ............................................................................................................... 21 BANKING ....................................................................................................................................... 23 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION/DRIVING ............................................................................................ 25 LOCAL REGISTRATION ................................................................................................................... 29 LIVING AND SHOPPING
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Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau
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City of Philadelphia
City of Philadelphia (Bill No. 041038) AN ORDINANCE Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to accept a deed from the School District of Philadelphia for that certain parcel of land commonly known as 8730 Old Line Road; and amending Title 15 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled “Parks and Recreation,” to place the parcel under the care and jurisdiction of the Fairmount Park Commission upon completion of the conveyance of the parcel to the City; all under certain provisions and conditions. THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. The Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia is authorized to accept for nominal consideration a deed from the School District of Philadelphia for a certain parcel of land (the “Property”) commonly known as 8730 Old Line Road, and generally described as follows: ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground, SITUATE in the 21st Ward of the City of Philadelphia, described according to a plan and survey made for Real Estate Trust Company by Israel Sepota, Surveyor and Regulator for the Ninth Survey District, dated February 10, 1953, to wit: BEGINNING at the intersection of the northerly side of Caledonia Street (on City Plan fifty feet wide not open) and the Easterly side of Ridge Avenue (open fifty feet wide on City Plan one hundred and twenty feet wide) thence extending north seventy-one degrees thirty-two minutes thirteen seconds east along the said northerly side of Caledonia Street four hundred and nineteen feet two and seven- eighth inches to a point, thence north eighteen degrees twenty-seven minutes forty-seven seconds west one hundred and thirteen feet two and one-half inches to a point, thence north seventy-one degrees thirty two minutes thirteen seconds east four hundred and fifty-nine feet eleven and seven-eighth inches to a point on the southwesterly side of Old Line Road (on City Plan and open sixty feet wide) City of Philadelphia -1- City of Philadelphia BILL NO.
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Summer 2017 Volume 26 • Number 2
Preserving the natural beauty and wildness of the Wissahickon Valley for 93 years SUMMER 2017 VOLUME 26 • NUMBER 2 Summer TA Walks p. 14 Hidden World p. 10 Kelly Green Project p. 17 of the Forest Floor Photo by Tara Cutler A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR ou will notice that this issue of FOW’s quarterly newsletter is thicker than usual. It includes our YAnnual Report for 2016, and we encourage you to 40 W. Evergreen Ave., Suite 108, Philadelphia, PA 19118-3324 take some time to read it. Last year we laid the groundwork (215) 247-0417 • [email protected] • fow.org for several large capital projects that will preserve the The mission of Friends of the Wissahickon is to Wissahickon, improve the water quality of the creek, and preserve the natural beauty and wildness of the maintain the park for the enjoyment of all park users: hikers, Wissahickon Valley and stimulate public bikers, bird watchers, equestrians, and . explorers. interest therein. No matter how old you are, it is fascinating to OFFICERS peek under a log in the Wissahickon and discover Will Whetzel, President what is living beneath it. The small creatures found Jeff Harbison, Vice President under a log help keep our world clear of debris— James Walker, Treasurer breaking down dead trees, animals, and waste—and Cynthia Heckscher, Secretary we depend upon them. The feature in this issue of PAST PRESIDENTS FOW’s newsletter provides guidelines that will help Cindy Affleck Charles Dilks Photo by Laurie Beck Peterson Robert A. Lukens David Pope John Rollins Edward C.
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Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
What’s Out There Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Dear What’s Out There Weekend Visitor, Welcome to What’s Out There Weekend! The materials in this guide will tell you about the history and design of the places you can tour during this event, the sixth in a series that we offer each year in cities and regions throughout the United States. Please keep it as a reference for future explorations of Philadelphia’s unrivaled legacy of significant landscapes. On May 18 and 19, 2013, The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) will host What’s Out There Weekend, providing residents and visitors opportunities to discover and explore more than two-dozen of the city’s publicly accessible sites through free, expert-led tours. Philadelphia has some of the nation’s most diverse landscapes spanning more than two centuries of design including hidden gems in Fairmount Park, the Beaux Arts grounds of the Rodin Museum and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Colonial Revival and Modernist design near Independence Hall and Society Hill, and the Postmodernist plazas of Venturi Scott Brown. The goal of What’s Out There Weekend is to tell the fascinating stories of Photo courtesy of Phila. Parks & Rec Philadelphia’s shared landscape heritage. The tours reveal the design history of these valued places and the individuals who designed them, along with insights about city shaping and landscape architecture. What’s Out There Weekend covers a sampling of the sites found in the Web-based What’s Out There, the most comprehensive, searchable database of the nation’s historic designed landscapes.
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REQUEST for PROPOSALS Public Realm Planning, Design, And
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Public Realm Planning, Design, and Engagement Services for the Benjamin Franklin Parkway Issued by: The Mayor’s Fund for Philadelphia on behalf of The City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Parks and Recreation, and the Office of Transportation Infrastructure, and Sustainability. The City will host a question and answer video call on March 22, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. EST. To participate in the pre-proposal video conference please RSVP to Patrick Morgan ([email protected]) by March 18, 2021 with the participant’s name, title, firm, e- mail address and phone number. Those participating in the video conference call will receive the log-in instructions. During the call, PPR and oTIS staff will be on hand to review the RFP process and respond to questions. Specific questions about the RFP can be submitted in writing to Patrick Morgan ([email protected]) by March 18, 2021. PPR and oTIS will work to answer questions received by March 18th during the conference call. The Q&A session provides an opportune time for you to ask additional questions, request clarification, and share your comments regarding this opportunity. The City will then respond, in writing, to all questions posed before and during the conference call by April 1, 2021. Responses will be posted to the Mayor’s Fund for Philadelphia website. Any general questions about this RFP should be submitted to [email protected] and Patrick Morgan [email protected] by March 18,2021. Proposals must be received no later than April 16, 2021 at 5:00pm EST.
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