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Wissahickon Trails

Wissahickon Creek Clean Up 2021

Saturday, April 24, 2021
9:00am - 1:00pm

2021 marks the celebration of the 51st anniversary of the Wissahickon Trails Creek Clean Up and Earth Day. Just like the 2021 Earth Day theme, Restore Our Earth, Wissahickon Trails is empowering our community to restore our Wissahickon. Volunteer for the 51st Annual Wissahickon Creek Clean Up on Saturday, April 24. This is the perfect outdoor event to show your support and love for a clean Wissahickon watershed, while keeping safe and physically distant from others.

All volunteers are pre-assigned to sections of the Creek, its tributaries and the trail. Use this SignUp Genius form to sign up for a section. Each section lists the clean-up location, how many cars can park there and the number of recommended volunteers. To see a full list of sites with a map, visit our website. Maps include where to park, start cleaning, stop cleaning and leave the trash you collect.

All volunteers are required to wear masks and keep at least the recommended 6-foot distance from other volunteers not in your household group.

Most participants begin cleaning around 9:00 am, but that time is flexible. Report directly to your assigned section and leave your trash in the designated areas by 1:00pm.

Volunteers will pick-up their bags and supplies at our Wissahickon Trails headquarters in Ambler. Due to the offices not being staffed at this time, we will send an email the week prior to the event with dates and times for contactless pick-up.

To keep our volunteers and staff safe, we will not be holding our Talkin’ Trash picnic this year; feel free to support local businesses instead by ordering takeout or delivery for lunch. But we still want to see and hear about your hard work cleaning up the Creek! Share your photos on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and use #creekcleanup. Be sure to tag us in your posts!

Facebook: @Wissahickon Trails
Instagram: @wissahickon.trails
Twitter: @wisstrails LinkedIn: @Wissahickon Trails

Interested in being a sponsor of the Creek Cleanup? Contact Lisa: [email protected].

We're also putting together a Facebook photo album of the event. Email your photos and trash stories to [email protected] so that we can add your photos to the event album.

Date: 04/24/2021 (Sat.)

Time: 9:00am - 1:00pm EDT

Location: Wissahickon Creek

Created by:

Jenn Bilger

Already signed up? You can change your sign up.

Available Slot

Section 1: Knapp Road to Main Street (10)

This site can accommodate 6 cars. We recommend 5-10 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

All slots filled

Sara Reznor

Jennifer Casta (2)

James Reilly

Jorge Valdivia

Michael Madden (2)

Michele Ross

Daniel Fried-Petersen

Allyson Church

Section 2: Main St. to Hancock Rd. (10)

This site can accommodate 8 cars. We recommend 5-10 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

All slots filled

Dan DiLanzo (2)

DEBRA KLINE (8)

Troop 399, Pack 399, Lansdale Lions

Section 3&4: Hancock Rd. to Wissahickon Ave. (10)

This site can accommodate 10 cars. We recommend 5-10 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

All slots filled

Brenda Doll (6)

Daniel Fitzgerald

Victoria Mettin

Maura Wrubleski (2)

Section 5a: Parkside Place to N. Sumneytown Pike (20)

This site can accommodate 10 cars. We recommend 20 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

All slots filled

Melissa Hall

3 people

Kathleen Houdeshell

Joy Cummando

Patricia Brady

Stephanie Crowe

Talia Newman (2)

2 people, Talia Newman and Matthew Odonnell

Sue Caskey (3)

Folks from Progressive Montco

Liam Holden (6)

People from Green Future

Jon West (5)

Upper Gwynedd EAC

Section 8: Upper Gwynedd WWTP to Swedesford Rd. (10)

This site can accommodate 5 cars. We recommend 5-10 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

All slots filled

Perry Francis

James Munro

Paul Mallon

Karen Ciprero (2)

2 adults (plus 2 kids)

Richard Schulman (2)

Marion Valaro (2)

Karin Goebel

Joining Paul and an awesome team

Section 9: Swedesford Rd. to Dekalb Pike (Rt 202) (6)

This site can accommodate 3 cars. We recommend 4-6 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

All slots filled

Dee Hillas

Carl Baron

Jill Martin

Landon Clarke

Larry Martin

Judy Cunningham

Section 10: Dekalb Pike (Rt-202) to Gwynedd Valley train station (12)

This site can accommodate 3 cars. We recommend 4-6 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

All slots filled

Steven Misbin

Michaelle Fleisher (2)

Nancy Kreider

Sandra Miller (4)

Herb Luxton (2)

Larry Ravetz (2)

Section 11: Gwynedd Valley train station to Plymouth Rd. (6)

This site can accommodate 4 cars. We recommend 4-6 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

All slots filled

Mary Taglianetti

AARC member

Harry Hellerman (2)

Parks & Rec; EAC

Christine McDade McDade (2)

Eric Reisman

Section 12: Plymouth Rd. to railroad bridge above Penllyn Woods (6)

This site can accommodate 4 cars. We recommend 4-6 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

5 of 6 slots filled

James Church

Peg Collins (2)

steve rector rector

Matt Blair

Section 13: Penllyn Woods trail head to Penllyn Natural Area (25)

This site can accommodate 10 cars. We recommend 10-25 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

24 of 25 slots filled

Rebecca Custer (4)

Tim Whalon

Guido Valvano

Michael Flebbe

Kevin J Nolan

Johnny Graffeo

Eduardo Gordillo

Owen Latchford

Tony Stinger

tom russo (2)

Amber Spitale (3)

Paul Mulreany

Janine Lieberman

Site ref does not lead to area map

Linda Stauffer

Scott Allen

Len Baldino

Lorraine Sheak (2)

Is it OK if there are 3 of us? Myself and my 2 sons.

Section 14: Penllyn Natural Area to Penllyn-Blue Bell Pike (6)

This site can accommodate 2 cars. We recommend 4-6 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

All slots filled

Ken Wolfe

Veera Ronalter

Suzanne Marinell

Kari Hyer (2)

Therese Pitcavage

Pitcavage Family

Section 15: Mathers Rd. to Mt. Pleasant Ave. (15)

This site can accommodate 10 cars. We recommend 10-15volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

All slots filled

Jacob Sowden (15)

The Google Sheet has section 15 marked as a max of 25, but this sign up only has a max of 15. I want to sign up for all 25.

Section 17: Mt. Pleasant Ave. to Butler Ave. (16)

This site can accommodate 10 cars. We recommend 10-15 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

All slots filled

Michelle Oyster

Family of 4

Julia Giampa (4)

Julia Giampa (3)

Michelle Curtis (2)

Teresa Thornton (3)

Stephen Gruszka

Jennifer Pulini

Jackie Gress

Section 18: Butler Ave. to WVWA Barn (15)

This site can accommodate 10 cars. We recommend 10-15 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

All slots filled

Francesca Filler (5)

Family of 5

Stephanie Fortunato (2)

John Hutchman Hutchman

Christy Fitzgerald (7)

Troop 71628

Section 19: WVWA Barn to Germantown Academy (15)

This site can accommodate 12 cars. We recommend 10-15 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

All slots filled

Shane Troyano (4)

Eleanor Sloane (2)

Suzanne Smith-Oscilowski (2)

Bill Finch

Kate Timer (4)

Heather Sudlow (2)

Sudlow family

Section 20: Germantown Academy to Lafayette Ave. (15)

This site can accommodate 12 cars. We recommend 10-15 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

All slots filled

Tai Chang (15)

Troop 98 Scouts

Section 21: Lafayette Ave. to Turnpike Overpass (15)

This site can accommodate 10 cars. We recommend 10-15 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

14 of 15 slots filled

Mark Roberts (10)

St Paul's United Church of Christ

Jack DiFeo

David Smith

Bob Flood

Donald Rand

Section 22: Turnpike Overpass to Skippack Pike (10)

This site can accommodate 6 cars. We recommend 5-10 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

All slots filled

Jessica Riesmeyer (10)

J Riesmeyer & Shady Grove School

Section 23: Skippack Pike to railroad bridge (10)

This site can accommodate 6 cars. We recommend 5-10 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

All slots filled

Scott Conti (10)

Section 24: Railroad bridge to West Valley Green Road (15)

This site can accommodate 5 cars. We recommend 10-15 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

14 of 15 slots filled

Joseph Daley (3)

I along with my volunteers have cleaned this section many times in the past.

Mariah Minges Klusman (7)

Patrick Kelly (4)

Section 25: West Valley Green Road to Cricket Club Lot (15)

This site can accommodate 6 cars. We recommend 10-15 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

13 of 15 slots filled

Sherry Pomelear

Tom Smith Smith

Dan Belitskus (3)

Nari Kim (3)

Ji Yoo (3)

Duane Deaner (2)

Section 26: Cricket Club Lot to Stenton Ave. (15)

This site can accommodate 6 cars. We recommend 10-15 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

7 of 15 slots filled

brent hooker

Kimberly Love (2)

Bryan Strawn (2)

Duane Deaner (2)

Section 27: West Valley Green Road to Stenton Ave (east side of creek) (20)

This site can accommodate 10 cars. We recommend 10-20 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

14 of 20 slots filled

Matt Hamel

Marie Raupp (3)

Dawn Gilchrist (10)

PECO

Section 29: Whitemarsh Country Club to W. Northwestern Ave. (10)

This site can accommodate 10 cars. We recommend 5-10 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

All slots filled

Laurie Hug (10)

Colonials 1776 Masters Swimming

Section 30: Roslyn Park to Fitzwatertown Road (15)

This site can accommodate 10 cars. We recommend 10-15 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

All slots filled

Larry Himes

Hui Chen (3)

1 adult and 2 kids

Rudy Ruth (8)

Dana Baker (3)

1 adult and 2 children

Section 31: Fitzwatertown Road to Limekiln Pike (10)

This site can accommodate 6 cars. We recommend 5-10 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

All slots filled

Jessica Riesmeyer (10)

J Riesmeyer & Shady Grove School

Section 32: Sandy Run Middle School to Twining Road (6)

This site can accommodate 10 cars. We recommend 4-6 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

All slots filled

Renee Goodyear (2)

With Sister

Melissa Schiffman (4)

2 adults and 2 kids

Section 33: Wischman Ave to Pennsylvania Ave (Piszek Preserve) (2)

This site can accommodate 10 cars. We recommend 8-10 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

All slots filled

Desiree Rammon

Christina Swanson

(4)

Section 35 & 36: East Valley Green Road to railroad bridge (20)

This site is reserved for Johnson & Johnson

All slots filled

Patti Brody (20)

Patti Brody J&J group

Section 37 & 38: Railroad bridge to Wissahickon main stem (15)

This site can accommodate 6 cars. We recommend 10-15 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

All slots filled

Jessica Riesmeyer (15)

J Riesmeyer & Shady Grove School Volunteers

Section 39: Skippack Pike to Morris Road (12)

This site can accommodate 10 cars. We recommend 10-12 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

10 of 12 slots filled

Anna Marchini (8)

Theresa Deckebach (2)

Section 40: Morris Road to Butler Pike (4)

This site can accommodate 4 cars. We recommend 2-4 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

3 of 4 slots filled

Diane Redilla (2)

DEBRA SLATER

Section 41: Butler Pike to Wissahickon main stem (2)

This site can accommodate 4 cars. We recommend 1-2 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

All slots filled

Jennifer Schneider (2)

Section 42: Ambler Borough Park (10)

This site can accommodate 6 cars. We recommend 5-10 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

All slots filled

Erin Endicott

Girl Scout Troop 72140

Girl Scout Troop 72140 (9)

Girl Scout Troop 72140

Section 43: Various Ambler Sections (15)

This site can accommodate 10 cars. This is a partnership with Ambler EAC, we recommend 10-15 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

All slots filled

Joy Roman (15)

Section 49: Dodsworth Run Preserve (6)

This site can accommodate 6 cars. We recommend 4-6 volunteers. Visit wissahickontrails.org/events/creek-clean-up to view map.

All slots filled

Gretchen Dowling (2)

husband & wife

William Lingenfelter (2)

Bill and Dan

Jim Nash

Iris Fang

Iris & John (2, carpooling)

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