Spring is nigh, and impending warmer temps are all the more reason to look forward to our March volunteer workday. That’s happening Saturday, March 15th at 9am. After last month’s rainout, we’ll turn some extra attention on the quarry area of the Friends Loop. We’ve got our eyes set on some big ecological work there […]
Volunteer Workday Sun 6/9
Our June volunteer workday comes a week early this month: Sunday, June 9th. We’re leaving the following week open for dad, and we’ll resume our third-weekend workdays in July. Our June workday will feature a mishmash of options for all skill sets: We’ll be cutting back invasive vegetation, protecting new plants with metal cages, and […]
Big Volunteer Workday Sat 3/16
Interested in a first look into the future? Join us! On Saturday, March 16th at 9AM, we’ll host a volunteer workday to do early work on the official next phase of the Cresheim Trail: the section between Germantown and Stenton Avenues. This section will follow the alignment of the Pennsylvania Railroad’s Fort Washington (AKA Cresheim) […]
Volunteer Workday Sat 4/15
Friends of the Cresheim Trail’s next volunteer workday is coming on Saturday, April 15th. (We have them on the third Saturday of each month.) This month’s worksite will be a little different — Cresheim Trail adjacent, but in plain sight from the trail. After some great discussion with the Chestnut Hill Greenspace Committee and Chestnut […]
Volunteer Workdays Planned for 2023
This year, make a plan to volunteer with Friends of the Cresheim Trail on the third Saturday of each month. We’ll carry out a variety of tasks across the year that make improvements to the trail, the habitat and ecology, and the overall experience. Those tasks include general trail improvements (e.g. armoring retaining walls and […]