The City Nature Challenge is coming up! This friendly, worldwide competition runs from Fri, 4/26–Mon, 4/29 and encourages people to observe and submit pictures of wild plants, animals, and fungi 🌼🐦🍄

Want to learn more? Read our new blog post about it: myphillypark.org/cncphilly-2024/

Learn about Anna C. Verna Playground! Meghan Talarowski, Studio Ludo’s founder and executive director, walked through features of the FDR Park play space. Read about it and our spring kick off event there this weekend: myphillypark.org/anna-verna-pla…

Share your vision for a reimagined Welsh Fountain! Join Fairmount Park Conservancy at Ohio House in West Fairmount Park on Tue, April 30 from 5-7:30 PM to provide input on proposed design ideas for this iconic park landmark.

Register for the event: bit.ly/welshfountaine…

Big thanks to Comcast & Comcastphillynj for volunteering with us at FDR Park! 64 people removed 23 bags of trash & 3 bags of invasive plants, planted 300 bottlebrush grass plugs and 24 trees, & seeded 0.4 acres, boosting Pattison Lagoon's ecology 💚 #TeamUP #phillyspringcleanup

This spring, show your local park some love! Over 100 neighborhood parks throughout Philly will host free volunteer site-specific events for our and @philaparkandrec's Love Your Park Week from May 11 to 19. Find a participating park near you: bit.ly/LYP-S24

Registration is now open for Love Your Park Week with us,@philaparkandrec, and PFN groups across Philly! Volunteer at your local park from May 11-19 to help prepare for a busy summer season. Register for a clean-up: bit.ly/LYP-S24

Check out this great @civiccommonsus article on federal civic infrastructure funding, which mentions the $12M Community Forestry Grant the USDA Forest Service invested in the Philly Tree Plan last year. We're so proud to work with our partners to grow and protect Philly's tree canopy!

Our award-winning Preservation Team has been hard at work restoring several elements of Historic Strawberry Mansion! Check out some cool process photos and read more about it in our recent blog post: myphillypark.org/conserving-str…

Great piece in Next City on the power of public space for #CommunityDevelopment & the benefit of #Philadelphia 's Park Friends Network, which is now 140 groups strong.
Philadelphia Parks & Recreation Fairmount Park Conservancy Knight Foundation William Penn Foundation #publicspace #Civic
nextcity.org/urbanist-news/…

Reminder: We're still accepting applications for four different opportunities to work with our team: a Capital Projects Manager, a Natural Lands Field Coordinator, a Park Program Leader, and a Request for Proposals: FDR Park Boating Events. Visit myphillypark.org/opportunities to apply!

Didn't get a spot in the Broad Street Run lottery? Get a guaranteed bib for the run and other perks by joining Fairmount Park Conservancy's charity team!

🏃 Click here to sign up and help raise money for Philly parks: myphillypark.org/events/annual-…

📣 Our charity partners have spots!

If you weren’t selected through the lottery, sign up to run with local orgs like American Cancer Society, AACR, Students Run Philly Style, Back on My Feet and Fairmount Park Conservancy. #IBXBSR24 broadstreetrun.com/run-for-charit…

Check out this article that features Tonnetta’s work and how she draws inspiration from other cities to bring back to her Strawberry Mansion neighborhood. #philadelphia #publicspace #communitydevelopment
StrawberryMansionCDC medium.com/reimagining-th…

Love boating and want to share your passion? We have an opportunity for you! We’re looking for an exclusive partner to operate, staff, insure, and oversee all boating events at the FDR Park Boathouse.
For more info, visit myphillypark.org/who-we-are/opp…. The deadline to apply is 2/29.

ONE WEEK until our Matchmaking For The Planet: Volunteer Mixer!

Explore potential collaborations with groups like The Block, Fairmount Park Conservancy, Sharing Excess, Brewerytown Garden and more! We can't wait to see you there!
green-philly.ticketleap.com/matchmakingfor…

“It is time to build an FDR Park that Philadelphians can cherish for generations to come.” Proud to be part of the team building a world-class park for all Philadelphians. inquirer.com/opinion/editor… Thank you The Philadelphia Inquirer Daniel Pearson! Fairmount Park Conservancy Philadelphia Parks & Recreation

So excited to be working on this project with Fairmount Park Conservancy and Philadelphia Parks & Recreation to glow up a Philly icon

Join our team! We're currently hiring for THREE new positions:

Capital Projects Manager
Natural Lands Field Coordinator
Three seasonal Park Program Leaders

Learn more about the positions here: myphillypark.org/who-we-are/opp…