Pennsylvania

 

State overview

200,000 people live within a 10-minute walk of land we’ve protected and parks we've created.
6,000 community members have helped us design new parks. 
120 million gallons of stormwater are captured annually by our parks and schoolyards.

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Featured Projects

37th and Mt. Vernon Playground
37th and Mt. Vernon Playground
Add B. Anderson School
Add B. Anderson School
Alexander Adaire School Playground
Alexander Adaire School Playground
Allegheny National Forest
Allegheny National Forest
AMY Northwest Middle Schoolyard
AMY Northwest Middle Schoolyard
Benjamin Franklin Academics Plus School
Benjamin Franklin Academics Plus School
Conestoga Community Playground
Conestoga Community Playground
Delaware State Forest, Blooming Grove addition
Delaware State Forest, Blooming Grove addition
Edwin M. Stanton School
Edwin M. Stanton School
F. Amadee Bregy School
F. Amadee Bregy School
Fishtown Recreation Center
Fishtown Recreation Center
George W. Nebinger Elementary School
George W. Nebinger Elementary School
Hank Gathers Recreation Center
Hank Gathers Recreation Center
Heat Capture: Stories from Philadelphia’s Hottest Neighborhoods
Heat Capture: Stories from Philadelphia’s Hottest Neighborhoods
John H. Taggart Elementary School
John H. Taggart Elementary School
John M. Patterson Elementary School
John M. Patterson Elementary School
Jose Manuel Collazo Playground
Jose Manuel Collazo Playground
Lanier Playground
Lanier Playground
Lehigh Valley
Lehigh Valley
Parks for People—Philadelphia
Parks for People—Philadelphia
Santos Farm
Santos Farm
Southwark School
Southwark School
Valley Forge National Historic Park
Valley Forge National Historic Park
William Cramp Elementary School
William Cramp Elementary School
William Dick Elementary Schoolyard
William Dick Elementary Schoolyard

Stories

The park access solution hiding in plain sight
The park access solution hiding in plain sight 
Nature is essential for healthy, happy communities, but today, 100 million people in this country don’t have a park within a 10-minute walk of home. 
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Neighborhood playgrounds make a world of difference
Neighborhood playgrounds make a world of difference
How we turned a crumbling playground into the vibrant heart of a community in North Philly. 
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Common Ground
Common Ground 
Take a deeper dive into our work in Pennsylvania by reading our quarterly newsletter. 
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Local offices

Philadelphia
1608 Walnut St, Suite 302 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19103
Phone: 215.240.7710 | Email Address: [email protected]
State Director, Pennsylvania
Owen Franklin
Phone: 215.240.7685

Advisory Board

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