LandHealth Institute

This week on our WonderWalk we returned to FDR park. We quickly realized that the city had started on their masterplan to turn FDR’s meadows into soccer fields by cutting down a massive amount of trees. To learn more about how you can help support FDRs trees and meadows visit .

For our final WonderWalk in August we will be at our native plant nursery on the west parkside. Click the link on our website to register!

During last week’s WonderWalk we journeyed into Haddington Woods...this week we're going back to FDR Park! Join us tomorrow at 5:30 and register through the link on our website.

The city’s newest majestic natural land resides in South Philly. Yet, perhaps, not for long. Two years ago, Philadelphia Parks and Recreation closed the 160-acre golf course in FDR Park, which was built upon tidal wetlands originally part of a vibrant estuary. Today, Nature has taken over, and transformed the golf course into verdant habitat wonderland, replete with amazing vistas, pocket wetlands, rich bird life and wildlife, and beautiful specimen trees from the Sesquicentennial. Unfortunately, plans are in place to cover much of this land with athletic fields, tennis courts, basketball courts, and a driving range. Come out for one of the most stimulating strolls in the city. Glimpse what Nature can do when left on its own - while you still can.

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