East Falls Development Corporation
eastfallsdevelopment.org
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East Falls community website - all the information you need to live, work and play in East Falls. |
Manayunk Development Corporation
Manayunk.com
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One stop site for shopping, dining and living in Manayunk. |
Fairmount Park
fairmountpark.org
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Philadelphia’s park system which includes the Schuylkill River Trail in Philadelphia. |
Watershed Information Center
phillyriverinfo.org
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Watershed information center for the Philadelphia Water Department Office of Watersheds. |
Schuylkill River Heritage Area
schuylkillriver.org
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Website of the Schuylkill River Heritage Area, covering the entirety of the Schuylkill River. |
Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation
gophila.com
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Official visitor site for greater Philadelphia area. |
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary
delawareestuary.org
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Partnership for the Delaware Estuary is a national estuary program fostering efforts to protect and enhance the Delware Estuary and its tributaries. |
Schuylkill River Development Corporation
schuylkillbanks.org
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Center City riverfront destination home to greenways, parks and docks. |
The Schuylkill Center
schuylkillcenter.org
Friends of Cynwyd Heritage Trail
cynwydtrail.org
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The Schuylkill Center is one of the first urban environmental education centers in the country.
Friends group for the Cynwyd Heritage Trail, a 2.5 mile linear park which is currently slated for groundbreaking
in 2010. |
Friends of the Manayunk Canal
manayunkcanal.org
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Friends of the Manayunk Canal is dedicated to the protection, restoration and preservation of the natural and historical resources of Venice Island, the Manayunk Canal and Fairmount Park's Towpath in Philadelphia. |
The Philadelphia Canoe Club
philacanoe.org
Philly Paddler
Phillypaddler.com
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Website of the Philadelphia Canoe Club, a membership organization located at the mouth of the Wissahickon on the Schuylkill, offering classes, training and trips.
Offers Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware canoe and kayak news, a friendly message-board, current USGS river gauges, weather and tide data, how-to articles and videos, river maps and resource links to paddlesport vendors and organizations that offer training and trips. |
Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia
bicyclecoalition.org
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Organization promoting bicycling in Philadelphia as a healthy, low-cost and environmentally-friendly form of transportion and recreation. |
The Laurel Hill Cemetery
thelaurelhillcemetery.org
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Not just a cemetery, Laurel Hill is a National Historic Landmark featuring 78 acres of art, horticulture and history overlooking the Schuylkill River. |
Pro Cycling Tour
procyclingtour.com
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Philadelphia International Championship is the longest running and most important single-day cycling road race in the United States and it runs along the river and through the neighborhoods of East Falls and Manayunk. |
Philadelphia Marathon
philadelphiamarathon.com
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Official site of the Philadelphia Marathon, which passes through East Falls and Manayunk along the Schuylkill River. |
Philly Runners
phillyrunners.org
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Philadelphia based running club for runners of all skill levels. |
The William Penn Foundation
williampennfoundation.org
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The William Penn Foundation, founded in 1945 by Otto and Phoebe Haas, is dedicated to improving the quality of life in the Greater Philadelphia region through efforts that foster rich cultural expression, strengthen children’s futures, and deepen connections to nature and community. |
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Comission
www.fish.state.pa.us
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Website of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. |
Pennsylvania Greenways
pagreenways.org
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Clearinghouse for information on Pennsylvania’s Greenways. |
Geocaching
geocaching.com
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High-tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices. Look for caches hidden throughout East Falls and Manayunk! |
Friends of Wissahickon
fow.org
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Non-profit dedicated to preserving the natural beauty of the Wissahickon Gorge through trail restoration, forest and creek conservation and preserving historical structures. |
Historic Rittenhouse Town
rittenhouse.org
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A National Historic Landmark along the Wissahickon Creek important for its place in the history of the paper making industry in early America and the role of the Rittenhouse family.
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