Pennypack Greenway Education Fun GuideVist one of the sites below to find out more about educational events that you can enjoy along the Pennypack Greenway:Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust Founded in 1970, the Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust is a nonprofit conservancy headquartered in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, 15 miles northeast of Philadelphia. The Trust is staffed by professionals and volunteers dedicated to the stewardship of the lands that are protected by the Trust in its Pennypack Preserve natural area. Find out more about events offered at the Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust Pennypack Environmental Center The Pennypack Environmental Center was originally dedicated as a bird sanctuary in 1958. Today, the Center has an outdoor amphitheater, exhibits, a new reference library and campfire and picnic areas. Various school, public and camp programs are held at the Pennypack Environmental Center. Find out more about events offered at the Pennypack Environmental Center Fairmount Park: Philadelphia's Park System In the here and now, Fairmount Park is Philadelphia's Park System. With over 9,200 acres, it claims 10% of the land in Philadelphia (City and County). Fairmount Park has been called "one of the largest urban parks in the country". Fairmount park holds a variety of events on a regular basis, some of which take place within the Pennypack Greenway. Find out more about events offered within the Fairmount Park System Recent Events Along the GreenwayNew Trail Makes Important Pennypack Greenway Connection
Montgomery County’s June 16, 2009 ribbon cutting marks the first phase in the County’s long-envisioned Pennypack Trail project. Following the route of the discontinued SEPTA Newtown-Fox Chase rail line, the recently opened 1.8 mile trail runs through the spectacular landscape of the County’s Lorimer Park. Visitors may continue on the Pennypack Greenway via Philadelphia’s existing Pennypack Park trails all the way to the Delaware River. Future phases will connect Montgomery County’s Pennypack Trail with the Cross County Trail and other segments of the County’s regional trail network. A county-wide voter referendum in 2003 overwhelmingly approved funding for trails and various other open space initiatives. Trails provide recreation and alternative transportation benefits, connect hubs of open space, and significantly contribute to health, wellness, and overall quality of life.
Read the full story about the Lorimer Park Trail Blair Mill Community Gathers for Creek Project 
In an effort to protect Pennypack Creek from pollution and show students and their families what they can do at home to protect area waterways, Blair Mill Elementary School and Project Headwaters hosted the Pennypack Creek Headwaters Celebration event April 25 at the school, which is located at 109 Bender Road in Hatboro.
Read the full story about the Blair Mill Creek Project Project Headwaters Coordinates Tree Planting Volunteers planted 500 native trees and shrubs along Pennypack Creek at Natural Lands Trust's Arbormeade Preserve. Dedicated volunteers from many local organizations donated their time and muscle to improve the riparian buffer along Pennypack Creek. An additional 170 trees and shrubs were planted at a similar volunteer day in the fall. The newly planted trees and shrubs will increase groundwater infiltration, filter sediments 
in runoff, and lower water and air temperatures. For more
information about this event visit the Project Headwaters
website at
www.projectheadwaters.org.
Paul Racette, (pictured at right), Manager of Watershed Programs for the Pennsylvania Environmental Council, was among the volunteers who planted 500 trees and shrubs along the Pennypack at Arbormeade Preserve. The small stream behind Paul is the headwaters of Pennypack Creek. It flows out of a spring about 100 yards upstream from where Paul was planting the tree. |
Pennypack Greenway Partnership VideoImmerse yourself in the beauty of the Pennypack Greenway while you learn about the challenges facing it. Click here to view the video and hear about the vision of the Pennypack Greenway.
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| For more information about the Pennypack Greenway, call Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust. (215)657-0830 |