Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association (WVWA): Difference between revisions

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A scene protected by the Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association.

The Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association (WVWA) gives the following descriptive information:

The Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association (WVWA) is a non-profit land trust founded in 1957. Its mission is to protect the quality and the beauty of the Wissahickon Creek and to enhance all life in the Wissahickon Watershed by:
Protecting and enhancing open space and natural areas in the Watershed and providing opportunities for the enjoyment of these natural areas.

Promoting awareness and appreciation of environmental issues through education so that the community can make sound choices for a sustainable, ecologically healthy future.

Promoting wise land use and management of natural resources in the Watershed, especially when dealing with issues which affect the water quality of the Wissahickon Creek.

Preserving historic and cultural sites that are of significance to the Wissahickon Creek.

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A page of Links to other conservation groups and agencies

Where to take injured wildlife

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+{{toplink|url=http://www.wvwa.org|name=wvwa.org}}[[File:WVWA.jpg|300px|thumb|right|A scene protected by the Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association.]]The '''Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association''' (WVWA) {{gives}}<blockquote>The Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association (WVWA) is a non-profit land trust founded in 1957. Its mission is to protect the quality and the beauty of the Wissahickon Creek and to enhance all life in the Wissahickon Watershed by:
+*Protecting and enhancing open space and natural areas in the Watershed and providing opportunities for the enjoyment of these natural areas.
-The '''Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association''' (WVWA) is a non-profit land trust founded in 1957 to protect the quality and beauty of the Wissahickon Creek.
+*Promoting awareness and appreciation of environmental issues through education so that the community can make sound choices for a sustainable, ecologically healthy future.
+*Promoting wise land use and management of natural resources in the Watershed, especially when dealing with issues which affect the water quality of the Wissahickon Creek.
-*A watershed is an area of land that drains surrounding streams and tributaries to a single larger body of water such as a creek, river or the ocean.
+*Preserving historic and cultural sites that are of significance to the Wissahickon Creek.</blockquote>
-*The Wissahickon Watershed consists of 64 square miles, flowing downhill to the Wissahickon Creek or one of its tributaries.
-*In 1957 a small, committed group of local leaders conceived the Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association to address the dangers of flooding posed by the Creek.  They understood the interconnectedness of the water, the land and the inhabitants of the Watershed.  Since then the Watershed has changed dramatically but the mission and the dreams remain the same.
-*The WVWA is committed to the research, restoration and re-wilding of our preserves as a living legacy to nature. We conduct scientific research to better understand how nature is surviving. We restore wildlife habitat by planting new forests, meadows and improving wetlands. We re-wild our preserves by returning rare species of plants and animals that have disappeared from the area. The conservation and management of our suburban wilderness is one of the most important goals of the WVWA.
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