Photo by Albert Yee for Fairmount Park Conservancy.
Love Your Park Week, the annual celebration of Philadelphia’s public parks, will be held from May 10-18.
Organized by partners Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, Fairmount Park Conservancy, and the Park Friends Network, this year’s Love Your Park Week features more than 100 local park volunteer groups hosting cleanups throughout the city to prepare Philadelphia’s parks for the busy spring and summer seasons.
The public is invited to sign up at the park of their choosing. Love Your Park Week will also feature free and low-cost activities focused on enjoying and exploring Philadelphia’s parks, from family yoga to birding tours.
Volunteer events will focus on a range of activities depending on park needs, including planting flowers, tending trees, and removing any litter. Tools and gloves will be provided with support from Keep PA Beautiful, and park lovers of all ages are welcome. To volunteer at one of the clean-ups, anyone can register at loveyourpark.org.
This spring’s big Love Your Park Week volunteer event will take place at Carroll Park in West Philadelphia on Saturday, May 10 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Volunteers will plant trees and remove litter, and the event will also feature a DJ, free food for volunteers, activities for kids, and a speaking program featuring City and Conservancy officials as well as community partners.
With more than 100 events planned, every corner of Philadelphia has volunteer opportunities. Sites in West Philadelphia include:
Saturday, May 17, 2 – 4 p.m., 4936 Spruce St.
Saturday, May 10, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., 50th and Baltimore
Sunday, May 18, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., 43rd and Chester
Saturday, May 10, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., 6410 Market St.
Saturday, May 10, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., 5001 Pine St.
Saturday, May 10, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., 926 N. 68th St.
In addition to volunteer opportunities, Love Your Park Week features free or low-cost events celebrating Philadelphia’s parks and green spaces. Events include:
Horticulture Volunteer Day
Saturday, May 10, 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m., Bartram’s Garden, 5400 Lindbergh Blvd.
Sankofa Community Farm Volunteer Day
Saturday, May 10, 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m., Sankofa Community Farm at Bartram’s Garden
Second Saturday Nature Series: Hiking 101
Saturday, May 10, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Belmont Plateau, West Fairmount Park
Not So Young Friends Tour: Horticultural History of The Woodlands
Tuesday, May 13, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m., The Woodlands, 40th and Woodland
Spring Plant Sale
Saturday, May 17, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. POP Learning Orchard at The Woodlands
Trolley Trail Hike
Saturday, May 17, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Trolley Trail, West Fairmount Park
For more information and other events, visit this page.
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