What have I learned from the Wissahickon

In 1930 (FOW) Friends of the Wissahickon collected $9,000 (which is like$250,000 today) from a six-year period since the organization started in 1924. This money was contributed to making 14,000 trees. During the Depression in the mid 1930's and the early 1940's The Wissachickon received $850,000 from (WPA) Works Project Administration. With that money the were able to build picnic shelters, guard houses, toilets, and even trails. In 2002 FOW was awarded $280,000. It was a grant from the William Penn Foundation. The grant made it possible for the organization to hire full-time professional staff.