Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Great Dane was hit by a train last week.
A search for a missing dog that rallied residents throughout Northwest Philadelphia—online and in person—ended Saturday. Shirley, a 3-year-old Great Dane who suffered from Addison's disease and went missing in Germantown Aug. 29, was killed by a SEPTA train along the Chestnut Hill west line. Her owners recovered Shirley's body Saturday after tips from a local veterinarian student. The dog went missing around West Coulter Street near Queen Lane Station. Since then, a Facebook page and Wordpress blog tracked sightings and organized searches around the Wissahickon Valley—with various reports coming in all from Forbidden Drive, East Falls, and both the Mt. Airy-Chestnut Hill and Roxborough side of Wissahickon Creek. Organizers continued their …
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
The spraying was done Monday.
The Wissahickon Valley Park was closed Monday for mosquito-related spraying as work was done to try and prevent the insects from spreading. The city Department of Public Health's Vector Control staff did the work. Here's what the department said before the spraying: The treatments will be administered via a truck-mounted machine that sprays fine aerosol droplets. The mist stays aloft and kills mosquitoes on contact. The truck-mounted operation will spray Anvil 10-10, a synthetic pyrethroid, a product that has no residual effects, and evaporates quickly into the atmosphere. The synthetic pyrethoid, derived from the chrysanthemum flower, has no ill effects on human health. The area where the spraying was done could contain mosquitoes that …
Friday, July 27, 2012
The Friends of the Wissahickon will do the work.
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Friday, July 27, 2012
Two "dangerous" trails will be closed near Kitchens Lane in the Wissahickon to make room for new ones, according to the Friends of the Wissahickon. FOW said it's been awarded two grants from REI and from the McLean Contributionship, and the REI grant will allow that to happen. The grants will total $40,000 ($15,000 from REI, $25,000 from the contributionship). According to FOW, it will close two "dangerous, rapidly eroding sections of trail" that total 800 feet near Kitchens Lane. "These closures will be replaced with 700 feet of new trails that are more sustainable and encourage proper use of the trail," it said in a news release. "In addition, FOW will restore approximately 1.75 acres of habitat through native plantings and invasive …
Monday, July 2, 2012
Police said cash and credit cards were taken.
Items were taken from a car in the Wissahickon Valley Park whose window was rolled down last week. Police said $30 and various credit cards were taken June 24. The car, which was parked on the 1100 block of Livezey Lane near the park, had one of its windows rolled down. The car was a 1998 Toyota Corolla. In general, cars aren't allowed to park on that block of Livezey Lane, but there are some spots available there. The robbery is slightly different that a string of four that took place around last weekend.
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Saturday, June 23, 2012
Four separate cars were broken into, according to police.
Six teens are believed to be responsible for four separate car break-ins that took place on Kitchens Lane by the Wissahickon Valley Park, according to police. Police said the teens were seen leaving the scene. They weren't wearing shirts, police said, but they were wearing backpacks. Here's what happened (all according to police): A safety tip from the Friends of the Wissahickon says this: "When you park your car, lock your doors; carry your keys with you; and do not leave wallets, cell phones or other valuables in plain sight in your car. The major area of crime in the Wissahickon is in the parking lots."
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Saturday, June 16, 2012
Credit cards were stolen from cars.
There have been two thefts reported by police in the Wissahickon Valley Park in Chestnut Hill—one bigger than the other—over the past two weeks. Here's what happened: There were also a couple of break-ins during the Wissahickon Wanderers trail series last month. Friends of the Wissahickon Executive Director Maura McCarthy told the Wanderers—a local running group—that break-ins generally increase in the park over the summer. Here are some tips from the Friends:
Friday, June 15, 2012
Credit cards were stolen from cars.
There have been two thefts reported by police in the Wissahickon Valley Park—one bigger than the other—over the past two weeks. Here's what happened: There were also a couple of break-ins during the Wissahickon Wanderers trail series last month. Friends of the Wissahickon Executive Director Maura McCarthy told the Wanderers—a local running group—that break-ins generally increase in the park over the summer. Here are some tips from the Friends:
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
They ate bamboo.
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Goats, once again, made an appearance in the Wissahickon Valley Park recently. The goats are being used in some instances to fight invasive plants like Japanese knotweed and poison ivy. You can read more about that in a Patch article from last summer here. They were recently in the Andorra section of the park and the Friends of the Wissahickon (which provided the above photos) invited people there to come see them. The goats ate bamboo this time around.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
The Friends of the Wissahickon sent out a safety alert Thursday.
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
There may be another rabid raccoon in the Wissahickon Valley Park. A rabid raccoon bit a person near Valley Green Inn about a week-and-a-half ago before being captured, according to the Friends of the Wissahickon (FOW). Now, FOW says, a park user has reported that a dog was bitten by a suspected rabid raccoon in the park's Blue Bell Meadow section, just south of Mt. Airy (near the Walnut Lane Bridge). FOW issued an alert about the unconfirmed report Thursday afternoon. Here's what it said: FOW has received an unconfirmed report of a possible rabid raccoon in the Blue Bell area. A park user reported a dog was bitten by a suspected rabid raccoon by the intersection of the Orange Trail and the new trail across from the Pavilion. Due to this …
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
The park was singled out as being a reason why Philly is one of the best 15 cities in the country for hiking.
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
The Wissahickon got some recognition from a national publication this week. National Geographic, in calling Philadelphia one of the country's top 15 cities for hiking, explicitly said the Northwest Philly park is the primary reason why it received the honor. "An astounding 10 percent of Philadelphia is parkland, and the cherry on top of the 9,200-acre network of green is the Wissahickon, a beloved overgrown gorge that plunges deep beneath the clamor of the city," the article says. It went on to recommend hikers visit Valley Green Inn after they're done with their time in the park. Other cities on the list include Seattle, New York, Phoenix and Chicago. Vote in our poll that asks you about the best place to hike nearby.
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11:22 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Yes it is very scarey; I agree with Bryan about the best source of information. The virus can be so mild (especially in young people) the people do not know they are sick at all, or it can be fatal---and everything in between. Disabling muscular and neurological symptoms, like mine, are not that common; apparently the virus can go many places in the brain. However, don't let anyone tell you that … more ›