Japanese Knotweed Please join us in the battle against invasive Japanese Knotweed!  Our battle plan consists of cutting down the plant at ground level, loading it onto tarps or into a dumpster provided by the Township.  Long sleeves, long pants and work-ready shoes are a MUST.  Water and Kind bars will be provided.

Please join us for our annual Fall planting day!  The fabulous Lower Merion Parks crew will plant trees and shrubs that we have purchased with member donations, while our volunteers weed and plant perennials.  All plantings are designed to enhance park ecology and beauty -- as well as lessen the amount of mud we have […]

Join us for a holiday lunch at Iron Hill Brewery and Restaurant, 60 Greenfield Ave, Ardmore, at 12:00 pm.  Everyone pays their own tab, so you can feel free to order whatever you want, be it a lot or a little.  It's a great chance to get to know your fellow (human) denizens of the […]

SADLY, SANTA PAWS'S ELVES HAVE CANCELED HIS APPEARANCE DUE TO RAIN AND FOG.  THIS EVENT WAS IN SUPPORT OF THE PENNSYLVANIA SPCA.  IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE TO THE PSPCA ANYWAY, GO TO OUR FRIENDS OF WEST MILL CREEK PARK FACEBOOK PAGE FOR THE DONATION LINK.  P.S. PSPCA HAS OBTAINED MATCHING FUNDS FOR ALL […]

Join us for a report on our accomplishments during the past year and plans for the year ahead, followed by a fascinating talk on the ecology of our Park by Master Naturalist and Friends of WMC member Michelle Detwiler.  Light refreshments and a chance to chat with your fellow dog-parkers will conclude the meeting.

We are proud to announce the Kickoff  program (on Zoom) for the Lower Merion/Narberth Pollinator Pathway.  This project is established in over 90 towns throughout New York and Connecticut. Lower Merion and Narberth will be the first towns to join in Pennsylvania, and  West Mill Creek Park is a founding participant! Dog park member and […]

Calling all volunteers for our first work day in a long while!  We will be doing some weeding in the garden area and also cutting down invasive Japanese Knotweed that grows near the stream and elsewhere in the park. If you can bring work gloves and your favorite weeding tool.  (We have extras of both […]

Please join your fellow denizens of West Mill Creek Dog Park  for a FREE pet-friendly walking tour of West Laurel Hill Cemetery. The tour will provide a wonderful overview of West Laurel Hill’s long and colorful history, focusing on stories of its residents and their pets as well as its architectural artistry and its stunning […]

Thanks to your generous donations, we have over 300 plants to get in the ground this year! As usual, Township crews will be helping us with the heavy tree planting starting early in the morning, but we need your help for the perennials and small shrubs. There will be a brief training session at 11:00 […]

The Honor of Your Company Is Requested for our Weeding Day Last Fall, we planted a beautiful new garden in the new beds bordering the parking lot.  We can't let the weeds win now!  Please join us and help control the invaders in this garden and elsewhere in the Park. Our work day will run […]