How do you want to engage with nature?
Our Mission
We inspire and engage diverse communities of people to protect, steward, and enjoy the land and waterways of the Wissahickon Valley.
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Volunteer hours supported stewardship and trails projects, and the Citizen Science and Creek Watch programs
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Students from 9 local schools participate in our environmental education program annually
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Acres of land protected from development
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Gallons of stormwater managed by green stormwater projects annually
Upcoming Events
Every property has the opportunity to help reduce local flooding and pollution runoff and to improve local stream quality through improved stormwater management practices. Learn how to assess a residential property for opportunities to enhance stormwater management through innovative techniques!
Everyone
Take a tour of Montgomery County's only water-powered gristmill and experience many hands-on, family-friendly demonstrations.
Local History
Family Friendly
Watching Chimney Swifts come in to roost is quite the spectacle! They spend a lot of time swirling around in the air before dropping into their roost site. Bring a chair and binoculars and join us in the parking lot of the Junge Ice Rink & Pavilion in Bryn Athyn to watch swifts descend into a nearby chimney for the night.
Birding
Everyone
Birders
The Biennial Wissahickon Photo Contest 2022 is presented by Friends of the Wissahickon, Wissahickon Trails, and Woodmere Art Museum. The photo contest kicks off March 20 – the first day of spring and the deadline for submission is October 14. Winners will be announced October 28.
Photo Contest
Everyone
We look forward to gathering together in-person this fall to see our friends and to make new connections.
Gala
Everyone
Explore
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Trailblazer
I love Wissahickon Trails [formerly WVWA] and what it brings to our communities - hiking, outdoor recreation, from very active running to very quiet contemplation or bird watching - it's all amazing. My hope and my goal is to keep working with them to introduce more people to this beautiful set of trails. To keep building trail connections to the neighborhoods where people live.
Harm Scherpbier, Volunteer
VolunteerWhat is a watershed?
A watershed is an area of land that channels rainfall and snowmelt to a common body of water, such as creeks, streams, and rivers. The Wissahickon watershed is 64 square miles and covers portions of Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. It is defined by the land-area where rainfall and snowmelt flows into the Wissahickon Creek and its tributaries.