The 1,800 acres of Wissahickon Valley Park are part of Philadelphia's 10,500-acre park system, one of the largest urban park systems in the world. The mission of the Friends of the Wissahickon is to preserve the natural beauty and wildness of the Wissahickon Valley and stimulate public interest therein. This week Friends of the Wissahickon Executive Director, Maura McCarthy talks about the Park's resources.

For more information about Friends of Wissahickon, you can visit their website at http://www.fow.org/

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