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SUMMARY:Earth Day Volunteer Event - Wissahickon Site
DESCRIPTION:The Philadelphia Professional Singles Meetup Group\n\nThis is a
  project we are putting together with my Adventure Club. We will bring this
  group to the wissahickon site . There are other locations with other group
 s if Wissahickon is not convenient for you. If you want a different date or
  location\, register for one of the other ones at www.terramaradventures.co
 m\n\nEvent : Earth Day Volunteer clean-up\nDate: 04-26-2009 (I know the rea
 l Earth day is 4-22 but its a Wednesday!) \nTime: 10:00 AM\nPrice: Free of 
 Course\nSkill Level: 3 - Mostly easy stuff. There will be opportunities for
  everyone to help.\n\nDescription: Here at TerraMar we believe very strongl
 y in both giving back to our community and in being excellent stewards of o
 ur environment. So\, for Earth Day\, we are teaming up with Fairmont Park C
 ommission\, Wisahickon Restoration Volunteers\, the Philadelphia Rock Gym a
 nd the US Fish and Wildlife Commission and getting together to take care of
  our environment. And\, what better way to do it than to help clean up and 
 maintain the environment and trail systems that we love so much.\n\nThis ye
 ar we are very excited to announce that we will have three locations. The f
 irst location is in our favorite hiking area of Fairmont Park\, the Wissahi
 ckon Valley. We will be working with the Fairmont Park Commission on variou
 s projects like trail reconstruction\, removing invasives\, litter removal 
 and clearing vines. For anyone who has not been there before\, Wissahickon 
 is truely an oasis of nature in this big busy city of ours. If you hike in 
 just a short ways\, you will be astounded at how truly wild it feels with t
 he tall forest canopy above and the creek running through below. We are ver
 y proud to be organizing our sixth cleanup here.\n\nAs you know\, last year
  we had such a great turnout\, we needed to expand to a second project site
 . So\, we ventured out to the West of Center City and the The John Heinz Na
 tional Wildlife Refuge. We will be going back and we will be working with t
 he Department of Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with projects ai
 med at marsh restoration and to clean up the area of the Darby Creek. The r
 efuge is also a very special place. It was established by an act of Congres
 s in 1972 to protect the last 200 acres of freshwater tidal marsh in Pennsy
 lvania. When acquisition is complete\, it will consist of 1200 acres of var
 ied habitats. Over the years\, the refuge has become a resting and feeding 
 area for more than 280 species of birds\, 80 of which nest here. Fox\, deer
 \, muskrat\, turtles\, fish\, frogs and a wide variety of wildflowers and p
 lants call the refuge "home".\n\nThis year we are expanding again\, this ti
 me to Ralph Stover State Park. I am excited about this one because it is a 
 place that is near and dear to my heart. Anyone who rock climbs in Philly k
 nows this is a special place. So\, please come and help out. I am offering 
 special Earth Day T-Shirts and/or reusable grocery bags to participants (wh
 ile supplies last). So\, tell me your shirt size when you sign up.\n\nCloth
 ing and Equipment: Wear layers of clothing that you can get dirty. Be prepa
 red for a little rain (April showers . . .)\n\n\n\n\nHey everyone: \n\nHere
  are the details for our Earth Day project on Sunday. We opted to go with r
 eusable grocery bags this year. We will likely run out. So\, the first peop
 le to get there get the goods.  \n\nAs you know\, we have two projects. 50 
 of us will be working on Sunday we will be joining Wissahickon Restoration 
 Volunteers\, Friends of the Wissahickon and the Fairmont Park Commission fo
 r tree planting\, invasive plant removal\, and trash and recycling removal 
 in the Wissahickon Section of Fairmont Park.\n\nWe will be preparing the Ki
 tchen's Lane site for planting. Activities will include invasive-exotic pla
 nt removal.\n\nMeet at the parking lot just past Scotforth road on Kitchen'
 s Lane.\n\nBe prepared for muddy conditions. Wear sturdy shoes or boots and
  dress warmly for two hours of outdoor work. Bring plenty of water. WRV sup
 plies the tools and work gloves.\n\nIf you have any trouble finding it\, ca
 ll:\n\nCarl Ewald 484-716-8331\n\nAmanda Hymansmith: (954) 560-2968  \n\nSu
 sannah Beckett: (267) 269-7545\n\nThe Kitchen's Lane site is near the inter
 section of Wissahickon Avenue and Kitchen's Lane in the Mt. Airy section of
  Philadelphia\n\nHere are the directions:\n\nTake 76 to the Lincoln Drive/K
 elly Drive Exit\nGo across bridge and stay in center lane.\nFollow signs to
  merge onto Lincoln Drive\nFollow Lincoln for about 2 miles.\nTurn Left on 
 Cliveden Street\nGo .2 miles and Turn Right on Wissahickon Ave\nGo .5 miles
  and Turn Left on Kitchens Lane\nParking will be on the left.  \n\nI will b
 e providing water.  Thanks so much for your help. \n\nPlease try to get the
 re around 9:45.  We will start at 10:00.\n\nSee you Sunday\, \n\nCarl\n\nPh
 iladelphia\, PA  19106 - USA\n\nSunday\, April 26 at 9:45 AM\n\nPhoto: http
 ://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/a/6/6/4/event_6402596.jpeg\n\nAtte
 nding: 30\n\nDetails: http://singles.meetup.com/131/calendar/9490990/
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