Friends Of The Wissahickon

Friends of the Wissahickon | 258 followers on LinkedIn | Friends of the Wissahickon conserves, stewards, and advocates for the 1,800 acres of Wissahickon Valley Park. | In 1924 a handful of watchful and passionate citizens set out to ensure the preservation of the Wissahickon Valley Park, which was challenged by chestnut blight, severe ice storms, and encroaching development. These citizens committed to meeting the park needs that a strained city budget could not, and involved themselves in both governance and restoration issues related to the preservation of the Valley. For eighty-eight years the mission of FOW, “to preserve the natural beauty and wildness of the Wissahickon Valley and stimulate public interest therein”, has remained constant while the scope of our work has grown enormously.