We are saving this last undeveloped woods in Ambler Pennsylvania to preserve as open space for the enjoyment of generations to come.
Leader
Erin McKenna Endicott
Location
400 Edgewood Drive Ambler, PA 19002
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Almost there! We won an extension until the end of May to raise the final $10,000.
Ambler Borough has wanted to preserve a wooded hillside along Rose Valley Creek as open space since 2006. Budget shortfalls prevented this until now.
A community-based plan to solicit personal and online contributions, send letters to businesses, and produce events arose in days after a shocking sight of trees being cut off an adjacent lot.
Focused asking has raised $65,000 in less than 4 months!
We ask people to donate whatever you can (“It takes a village to save a forest). Small discretionary amounts add up to something BIG!
Will you support our final efforts to “Keep the woods on Edgewood”?
All gifts are tax-deductible. Be sure to leave your contact information (donations made through this ioby campaign will automatically receive a receipt by email).
When the full amount of $75,000 is raised, the Borough will become the deed holder, preserving it forever as passive open space.
The Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association will provide a restoration plan, and the long term maintenance plan.
Late in April, volunteers will plant new native trees on the parcel. An additional twenty-five trees will be planted all around Ambler on public and private properties.
The aesthetic views and wildlife habitat are primary values.
Tree canopies shade the Rose Valley Creek enhancing habitat for aquatic life by retaining lower water temperatures.
Soil erosion is prevented both by interception of stormy rain by the leaves, and by having the roots hold the soil. Natural infiltration of stormwater in these wooded top soils are significant secondary values.
The lot sits in the heart of the Borough of Ambler, an old industrial town. Ambler is densely developed with a population of about 6,400 within less than a square mile. Undeveloped land is extremely rare.
This attractive natural corridor should remain undeveloped, limiting flooding and providing areas for passive recreation.