**Update 4/27/23: DUE TO RAIN THE CREEK CLEAN UP & PICNIC IS CANCELLED. The current forecast is likely to create unsafe conditions along the creek and trail. We are asking that volunteers NOT visit your sections on Saturday morning.**
The first Wissahickon Creek Clean Up was held in 1970 to coincide with the first Earth Day. Celebrate the 53rd anniversary of both events and volunteer to help clean the Wissahickon Creek, its tributaries and local trails on Saturday, April 29. This is the perfect outdoor event to show your support and love for a clean Wissahickon watershed. We are continuing our partnership for this event with our downstream partners at Friends of the Wissahickon to ensure a clean Wissahickon in both Montgomery and Philadelphia counties.
Registration
All volunteers choose a pre-assigned section of the Creek, its tributaries or the trail. View the list of sections in the spreadsheet which includes links to google maps and downloadable maps and shows parking and trash drop locations.
List of sections to clean: https://bit.ly/3KLA2uL
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 no later than 1:00pm (remember the picnic is held from 11am-1pm).
Be prepared for to get wet and/or muddy. Volunteers are asked to clean both the surrounding trails and in the creek. Old shoes, rain boots, or waders are suggested.
Supply Pick-Up
Registered volunteers can pick-up their bags and supplies the week leading up to the event at 12 Morris Road, Ambler, PA 19002. Supplies can be picked up during any of the dates and times listed below:
- Tuesday, 4/25 from 4-7p
- Wednesday, 4/26 from 4-7p
- Thursday, 4/27 from 4-7p
- Saturday, 4/29 from 8-10a
Talkin’ Trash Picnic
Volunteers are invited to come together to celebrate their hard work and share stories. This year’s picnic will take place at Fort Washington State Park from 11am – 1pm. If you would like to volunteer at the picnic, contact Alex McWhorter, alex@wissahickontrails.org.
CLICK HERE for a map of the picnic location.
Sponsorships
Your company’s support of the Wissahickon Creek Clean Up shows a shared commitment to protecting our local environment and keeping green spaces and trails open and available for the community to enjoy. Your company logo will appear on our marketing materials including event signage and in all our communications channels. A sponsorship at the Trail Maker level for $1,250 or above also offers the opportunity to have a marketing table at the Talkin’ Trash Picnic. For more information, click here to download our sponsor packet or email Lisa Hansell at lisa@wissahickontrails.org.
Click here to see photos from 2022 Wissahickon Creek Clean Up.
2023 Participants:
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
We're also putting together a Facebook photo album of the event. Email your photos and trash stories to alex@wissahickontrails.org so that we can add your photos to the event album!
