Rick Greenstein helps out at new Cresheim Creek parkland. by Brian Rudnick Dozens of volunteers showed up on Saturday to help remove invasive plants and debris from newly acquired Philadelphia …
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by Brian Rudnick
Dozens of volunteers showed up on Saturday to help remove invasive plants and debris from newly acquired Philadelphia parkland in Mount Airy.
Efforts of the Wissahickon East Project spearheaded by Antje Mattheus who lives nearby at the 2 acre historical Cresheim Farm, along with the Friends of the Wissahickon, the Chestnut Hill Historical Society, and ultimately Philadelphia’s Department of Parks and Recreation headed by Mike Deberardinis, helped spare the overgrown six-acre woody tract abutting the Cresheim Creek from private residential development.
Work began in earnest on rehabilitating the site and creating a quarter mile loop trail under the direction of David Bower, Fairmount Park Volunteer Coordinator.