Fall & Winter 2026 Newsletter

Conservation is a community effort. See what we're accomplishing together.
 

From restoring wildlife habitat and protecting clean water to making our trails more accessible, community support plays a role in nearly everything we do.
 

In the Fall/Winter 2026 edition of Currents, we're sharing some of the people, partnerships, and projects making a difference across the Wissahickon watershed. Discover how volunteers are helping restore Penllyn Natural Area, how years of bird monitoring are guiding conservation decisions, and how feedback from trail users is leading to meaningful improvements.

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What's Inside
 

• Many Hands at Work at Penllyn Natural Area: How dedicated volunteers are helping restore the first piece of land Wissahickon Trails ever protected.

• From Monitoring to Management: How years of bird monitoring are informing habitat restoration efforts.

• Creating the Braille Trail at Dodsworth Run Preserve: A Girl Scout's project to make nature more accessible.

• Monarch Monitoring: What volunteers are learning by examining thousands of milkweed plants.

• How Community Protects Clean Water: A closer look at the partnerships improving stream health along Sandy Run.

• Your Feedback at Work on the Trails: How conversations with trail users are shaping trail improvements.

• Turning Expertise Into Impact: Why volunteering doesn't always mean getting your hands dirty.

• Miles of Commitment and a Lasting Legacy: How one family's generosity is helping improve the Green Ribbon Trail.
   

Plus: The benefits of volunteering, corporate stewardship highlights, and more ways to get involved in conservation.

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