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Next FoCW Meeting: Monday, October 15 at 6:30 PM

The Friends of Carpenter’s Woods  will meet Monday, Oct. 15, 6:30 PM at Lovett Library. The agenda will include: Trees: PECO Chemical Damage Update Mission Statement and Friends Purpose Discussion Service Days and Activities Updates Planning and Volunteers Service Events: … Continue reading

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Notice to Friends and Visitors in Carpenter’s Woods – Spotted Lanternfly

Spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula), an invasive insect, has been spotted in Philadelphia, particularly in the Wissahickon Watershed. Carpenter’s Woods is part of the Wissahickon Watershed and some spotted lanternfly egg masses have been spotted (and removed) in the woods. Spotted … Continue reading

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Article on PECO Meeting

The Chestnut Hill Local recently published an article about our recent meeting with PECO representatives. Click here to view the article.

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PECO Tree Damage Update

PECO will be sending their contractor, Asplundh, to manually remove the dead material along the edge of Carpenter’s Woods Thursday, August 23. They expect work to begin between 8-8:30 AM with chipper trucks and workers removing the herbicide-treated trees in … Continue reading

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Next Friends of Carpenter’s Woods Meeting – Monday, August 27

The next meeting of Friends of Carpenter’s Woods will be held Monday, August 27, 6:30 PM at Lovett Branch Library, 6945 Germantown Ave, 19119. The focus of our meeting will be Fall Planning, however, you may bring any other Carpenter’s … Continue reading

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