City of Philadelphia






Spring Into Your Park Information and Participating Parks

This page is under construction. Some information may be out-of date. More parks will be added soon.

 

Get involved! It's easy!
Step 1: Pick a park listed on these pages
Step 2: Call or e-mail the park project leader to register for their event
Step 3: Circle APRIL 26 on your calendar
Step 4: Tell a friend about Spring Into Your Park!

 

For more information about this event or about Philadelphia Green's Parks Revitalization Project, call 215-988-1611 or e-mail parks@pennhort.org.

 

22nd Street Park
22nd & Montrose Streets
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup, planting, children's activities, park dedication
Contact Jennifer L. Lawson: 267-319 1478
E-mail: jennlawson@comcast.net

 

Konrad Square
Dauphin and Sepviva Streets
9 am - noon: Cleanup, planting,

painting, flea market
Contact Bill Trost: 215-427-1762

Bardascino Park
10th and Carpenter Streets
10 am - noon: Clean-up, planting, painting
Contact Carla Puppin: 215-339-0248
E-mail: cmpuppin@aol.com

 

Malcolm X Memorial Park
51st and Pine Streets
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup
Contact Gregorio Pac Cojulun: 215-748-5329

Beck Park & Triangle Park
2nd & Beck Sts./2nd & Christian Sts.
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup and planting
Contact Greg Line: 215-467-0680
E-mail: Gregory.a.line@us.pw.com

 

McPherson Square
Indiana & Kensington Avenues
10 am - 3 pm: Cleanup & painting
Contact Phyllis Martino: 215-739-1600           
E-mail: pmartino@impactservices.org

Campbell Square
Allegheny Avenue and Belgrade Street
9 am - 1 pm: Clean-up and planting
Contact Mickey Flaville: 215-739-5067
E-mail: mickflav@verizon.net

 

Morris Park
66th Street & Sherwood Road
11 am - 2 pm: Trail building
Contact Dan Gasiewski: 215-983-0839
E-mail: MPRA-owner@yahoogroups.com

Capitolo Playground
9th & Federal Streets
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup, planting,

painting, plant sale
Contact Denise Eddis: 215-861-3318
E-mail: Denise.Eddis@ibx.com

 

Muhammed Park
47th Street & Lancaster Avenue
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup & planting
Contact Donna Griffin: 215-477-7747
E-mail: Philaweedandseed@msn.com

Carroll Park
58th Street and Girard Avenue
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup
Contact Doris Gwaltney: 267-847-1721
E-mail: parklady761@verizon.net

 

Nicetown Park
300 block of Germantown Avenue
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup, planting, painting Contact Kerry Wilson: 215-778-2793

E-mail: kwntcdc@aol.com

Cedar Park
49th Street and Baltimore Avenue
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup & planting
Contact Monica Allison: 267-531-4147
E-mail: contact@cedarparkneighbors.org

 

Norris Square
Howard & Diamond Streets             
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup, planting,

tree care, painting
Contact Rafael Feliciano: 267-974-6489

Cianfrani Park
8th & Fitzwater Streets
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup, planting,

tree care, painting
Contact Elaine Ulmer: 215-627-0732
E-mail: cianfranipark@gmail.com

 

Overington Park
Orthodox and Piling Streets
9 am - 1 pm: Cleanup & planting
Contact Diane Kunze: 215-537-5750

E-mail:dkfiberworks@verizon.net

Cliveden Park
Johnson & Musgrave Streets
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup, planting, tree care
Contact Gertrude Burks: 215-843-8154
E-mail: VBurks1928@aol.com

 

Palmer Park
Palmer Street & Frankford Avenue
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup & painting
Contact Carol Smythe: 215-423-7087
E-mail: cesmythe@mindspring.com

Columbus Square
12th & Wharton Streets
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup, planting, tree care
Contact Susan Patrone: 215-467-3011
E-mail: susan.patrone@yahoo.com

 

Paolone Park
800 block of Sears Street
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup & planting
Contact Holly Drauglis: hdrauglis@aol.com

Conshohocken-Windemere Playground
3910 Conshohocken Avenue
9 am - 1 pm: Cleanup & painting                 Contact Michael D. McClary:

215-473-WHCA

E-mail: mcclarym@aol.com

Papa Playground Recreation Center
6839 Lansdowne Avenue
9:30 am - 1 pm: Cleanup, planting, tree care, painting, trail building, children's activities, flea market, fence repair
Contact Luther J. Collins

or Judy Kelly: 215-685-0141
E-mail: Luther_Collins@Pepboys.com

 

Dickinson Square
4th & Tasker Streets
9 am - 3 pm: Cleanup, planting, raffle
Contact Ron Cohen: 215-280-9912
E-mail: roncohen36@gmail.com

 

Powers Park
2987 Almond Street
10 am - 2 pm: Cleanup, planting,

tree care, painting
Contact Francine Rozich: Ferozich@comcast.net

DiSilvestro Playground
15th & Morris Streets
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup, planting,

tree care, plant sale
Contact Andrea Gottschalk: 215-271-8690
E-mail: agottschalk@verizon.net

 

Pretzel Park
Silverwood and Cotton Streets
10 am - 2 pm: Cleanup & painting
Contact Eric Gartenberg

or Garrett Elwood: 215-508-0366
E-mail: g_elwood@hotmail.com

Disston Park
Keystone Street & Longshore Avenue
9 am - noon: Cleanup & planting
Contact Christine Woolslayer: 267-738-9108
E-mail: cwoolslayer@hotmail.com

Pulaski Park
Allegheny Avenue on the Delaware Riverfront
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup, planting, tree care, painting, children's activities
Contact Regina A. Gorzkowski-Rossi:

215-563-6669
E-mail: proartrg@icdc.com

 

Fairhill Square
 4th Street and Lehigh Avenue
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup, tree care, painting Contact Jorge Arauz: 215-421-5811
E-mail: AmigoJorge@aol.com

Reyburn Park
20th Street and Lehigh Avenue
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup, planting, tree care, trail building, children's activities, plant sale
Contact Janet Williams: 267-253-2339

E-mail: janetwilms@juno.com

 

Fairview Park
4400 block of Dexter Street
9 am - 2 pm: Cleanup, planting,

tree care, painting
Contact Lisa Jenkins: 215-487-7237
E-mail: lisjenk@hotmail.com

 

Ridgway Park
13th and Carpenter Streets
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup, planting, painting, children's activities, plant sale

Contact Theresa M. Williams: 215-685-1848
E-mail: Theresa.M.Williams@phila.gov

Fernhill Park
Morris Street & Abbottsford Avenue
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup, planting, yoga for gardeners, horseshoe game demonstration Contact Mel Owings: 215-844-8314

Royal Gardens in Morris Park
68th Street & Lansdowne Avenue
10 am - 2 pm: Cleanup, tree care, painting, trail building, children's activities

Contact Nicole Chandler: 215-473-1885

E-mail: fawziyyahmuhammad9@verizon.net

 

Fisher Park
5th & W. Spencer Street     
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup & gardening
Contact Laurel Sweeney: 215-738-8407
E-mail: sweeney.laurel@gmail.com

 

Schuylkill River Park
Taney & Pine Streets
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup, planting, tree care

Contact Sally Frazza: 215-735-1231
E-mail: s.frazza@verizon.net

Fitler Square
23rd and Pine Streets
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup, planting,

pruning bushes
Contact Pat Henningsen: croskey.too@verizon.net

 

Shevshenko Park
Broad Street & Somerville Avenue
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup
Contact Carolyn Kennedy: 215-886-8030       
E-mail: cklpm@aol.com

Gilbert Stuart Park
Germantown Avenue & Ashmead Place
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup
Contact Delores Merrick: 215-849-7629
E-mail: deemerrick@worldnet.att.net

 

Shot Tower Playground
100 block of Carpenter Street
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup
Contact Scott Abramson: 215-260-5514
E-mail: sabramson@hrblock.com

Girard Park
21st and Shunk Streets
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup & planting
Contact Paul Gambone: 215-868-6295
E-mail: pgama@allstate.com

Smith Playground Recreation Center
24th Street & Snyder Avenue
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup, planting, tree care, painting, children's activities
Contact Mustafa Bradpher: 215-467-2497

E-mail: Mbradpher@yahoo.com

 

Gold Star Park
Wharton Street between 6th & 7th Sts.
10:30 am - 1 pm: Cleanup & planting
Contact Heather Raylinksy: 267-679-4195
E-mail: raylinsky@spg3.com

 

Starr Garden Playground
600 Lombard Street
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup, planting, painting
Contact Beth Perkowski: 215-686-1782
E-mail: starrgarden@comcast.net

Gorgas Park
Ridge Avenue and Hermitage Street
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup, planting, tree care Contact Karen J. Sears: 267-738-4497
E-mail: kjs154@yahoo.com

 

Stinger Square
32nd & Reed Streets
10 am - 2 pm: Cleanup, planting, tree care, painting, children's activities
Contact Irene Russell: 215-334-9092
E-mail: stingersquare@yahoo.com

 

Guerin Recreation Center
16th & Jackson Streets
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup, planting, tree care Contact Nancy Colon-Anderson: 215-467-2689 E-mail: gueringroup@gmail.com

 

Vernon Park
5700 block of Germantown Avenue
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup & planting
Contact Sue Finch: 215-844-5007
E-mail: SueMFinch@aol.com

Howard Street Park
Reed Street between Front & Howard Sts.
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup & planting
Contact Ren Tyler: 215-463-2882
E-mail: rentyler@hotmail.com

 

Wharton Square
23rd & Wharton Streets
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup & planting
Contact Trudy Gay: 215-685-1888

Jefferson Square
3rd Street and Washington Avenue
9 am - noon: Cleanup
Contact Mike Toklish: 215-592-3459246-6850

E-mail: Mtoklish@rohmhaas.com

Winchester Recreation Center
2332 N. 15th Street
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup, planting, painting, children's activities, plant sale, flea market
Contact Karan Rogers: 215-514-4135
E-mail: akaribiz7@talkamerica.net

 

Jerome Brown
22nd & Ontario Streets
10 am - 2 pm: Cleanup & gardening
Contact Allison Gardner: 267-278-4112

Wissinoming Park
Frankford Avenue between

Comly Frankford Avenues
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup & planting
Contact Pete Tweed: 215-289-9970 

 

Juniata Park
J and Cayuga Streets
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup, planting, tree care, painting, children's activities
Contact Patty McCole: 215-685-1224
E-mail: juniatapark@yahoo.com

 

Ned Wolf Park
McCallum & Ellett Street
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup
Contact Ronda Throne-Murray: 215-848-4222
E-mail: rondazmail@verizon.net
Kemble Park
17th Street & Chew Avenue
10 am - 1 pm: Cleanup
Contact Louis S. Broadus: 215-927-0691

Womrath Park
Kensington and Frankford Avenues
9 am - noon: Cleanup, tree care, painting Contact Janet Bernstein: 215-301-6445

E-mail: jamberstone@aol.com

 

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