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Tour the Trail – June 4th
On Saturday, June 4th, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and the members of the Complete the Trail Coalition are hosting a guided trail walk the day before Sunday’s Philadelphia International Cycling Championship.
As a supporter of completing the Schuylkill River Trail, we invite you to please join others in this family friendly walk to see how trails that are under construction or in design will connect Lower Merion and Manayunk. Register Today!
When: Saturday, June 4th; 1pm-4pm (walk departs between 1:15-1:30pm)
Where: Meet us at Lock and Main Streets in Manayunk to sign in. We will walk as a group following this course.
- Walk up Main Street and over the Green Lane Bridge
- Pick up the Cynwyd Trail at Belmont Avenue/Rock Hill Road
- Follow the under-construction Cynwyd Trail up the Spaventa Spur
- View the Manayunk Bridge at the Overlook
- Walk down to the Schuylkill River (under I-76) through the Connelly Spur
- Cross the Pencoyd Bridge
- Walk back to down Main Street to Lock Street in Manayunk
Register today for free and learn more details.
Filed under Uncategorized : Comments (0) : Jun 3rd, 2011
Tree Tender’s big tree planting – Saturday April 16th
The RMW (Roxborough/Manayunk/Wissahickon) Tree Tenders will be planting approximately 65 new street and yard trees on Saturday, April 16th , and we could use some volunteer assistance. No prior tree planting experience is necessary. If you can help us out for a couple of hours, please let me know right away.
Roxborough Manayunk Wissahickon Tree Tenders Saturday, April 16, 2011 planting day starting locations & times:
Manayunk – 160 Gay Street – 9:30 AM
Ridge Park area – 4818 Ogle Street – 9:00 AM
Central Roxborough – 5900 Ridge Avenue 10:00 AM (Kendrick Recreation Center)
Wissahickon – 4025 Mitchell Street – 9:00 AM
Upper Roxborough – 603 Crestview Road – 9:00 AM
On Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 9:00am, join Hal Rosner, board-certified Master Arborist, and the Roxborough Manayunk Wissahickon Tree Tenders new pruning club to learn the basics of tree pruning and tree pit maintenance. The class is free and open to the public, taking place at Gorgas Park at the park house.
Thanks!
Marlene Schleifer
mgschleifer@verizon.net
(215) 206-6386
Mary Schmitt
mes777@earthlink.net
(215) 508-0927
Filed under Treevitalize, Uncategorized : Comments (0) : Mar 27th, 2011
BREAKING: Ivy Ridge Trail wins planning funds
Big news! Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) just announced $50,000 to support feasiblity and planning for Ivy Ridge Trail and the connector to Montgomery County, the Manayunk Bridge. This funding will be matched by William Penn and managed by Kay Sykora and the Schuylkill Project.
Filed under Uncategorized : Comments (0) : Oct 14th, 2010
Fountain Street Steps gets a Rain Barrel
To help with storm water runoff, PWD donated a rain barrel to the Fountain Street Steps. Once a platform was made to level out the area, installation was a breeze. Many thanks to PWD!
Filed under Fountain Street Steps, Uncategorized : Comments (0) : Aug 7th, 2010