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Two on Tuesday: Schuylkill Center
Ivy Ridgers — this Tuesday (8/3) we’re venturing out of the neighborhood to the Schuylkill Center with our friends Tom and Rich. We did this last year and it was a blast.
So let’s meet at Union Jack’s at 6pm and ride up to the Schuylkill Center from there. We’ll work from 6:30 until the gas runs out, and have refreshments afterward. RSVP if you need us to save you a seat.
If you want to meet us there, that’s fine:
- Schuylkill Center Website
- 8480 Hagys Mill Road
There’s LOTS to tell about the Trail, about the Fountain Street Steps and the rest of our work in Ivy Ridge. Come on out and let’s trade stories — it’s always good to see you all.
WHAT: “Two on Tuesday” at the Schuylkill Center
WHERE: Meet at Union Jack’s, 6pm for a ride
RSVP to: Chris, 610.812.8931
Filed under Cleanups : Comments (0) : Jun 20th, 2010
“Mayor’s Cleanup” a success
Check that field preparation! Blaise Syrnick and Annie Scott flagged every single plant they needed volunteers to protect while they weeded. No kidding.
Ivy Ridge Green kicked off its spring season today with the Mayor’s 3rd annual cleanup, “Keep Up the Sweep Up.”
Big thanks to the several dozen volunteers who joined us, to City Year, to the great folks in the City Streets & Sanitation Departments who supported the effort. And thanks to all of the project partners, of whom there are too many to name at this point — you know who you are.
We tackled projects spread out over nearly a mile today, working all the way from the Manayunk Bridge — where volunteers hung a sign, discouraging dumping and vandalism to SEPTA’s fencing — to the banks of Germany Hill. But the main action was along the Fountain Street Steps & the Tow Path where volunteers hauled debris and weeded in preparation for Philly “Spring Into Your Park” day in May.
Join us then: Saturday, May 8th. Check back here for details in a couple of weeks.
Filed under Cleanups, Fountain Street Steps : Comments (0) : Apr 10th, 2010
Man vs. Nature
Thanks to Colin Varga for the photos, to the wild men and women of Manayunk for widening Ivy Ridge Trail be a good three feet last night, and to our friends in Shawmont, Roxborough and Lower Merion for their tools, guidance and gas-operated enthusiasm.
**Really** amazing work this year on the Trail. Mark your calendars for the Tuesday, September 15th cleanup of the Fountain Street Steps, 6pm – 8pm.
As always:
http://www.ivyridgegreen.org/events-calendar/
See you out there!
Filed under Cleanups, The Trail : Comments (0) : Sep 2nd, 2009
Fountain St. Steps – Lots of Erosion
Such a soggy summer we are having. Recent rains have eroded some of the dirt under the steps and between the Belgium blocks. Please be careful. A clean up at the steps is schedule for August 4th, 6-8pm. with socializing at Union Jacks afterwards. Come join us.
Filed under Cleanups, Fountain Street Steps : Comments (0) : Jul 23rd, 2009