Trip to the Wissahickon River 7/23/10

Wissahickon

During the Wissahickon walk I learned that it is both natural and construsted. i observed that many people go to this park either to run, walk, or ride there bikes. Also the water there was very nasty looking. It was almost a brownish green. e had gather up some of the water that was there to to test it and to see what was in it. Also we had to walk up and down 100 steps but it didn’t feel like that many. Also during this day it was incredibly hot, and we had to walk. during the walk and accident had occured, witch had caused us to have to leave early.

~Joshua Watts

Wissahickon Park

On July 23 all six groups went to Wissahickon Park. It was so hot that Friday afternoon. I never sweat a lot but when I got to Wissahickon Park, I was very sweaty. The water in the river looked so dirty and polluted. It felt like we were in the woods. We walked around the park for like an hour. We took water and leave samples. Unfortunately, a boy got bit by a pit bull and everyone had to leave. The mentors did a good job by saying everyone had to leave. We went back to the train station and waited for the train for about thirty minutes. I was happy to find out we had to leave because walking around that park was killing me. I do not think I will ever go back.

~Eboney Barnes

Wissahickon

At Wissahickon park we walked down 100 steps, we walked down the path, and while we walked we seen different insects. We collected water samples and leaves, so we could see what was in the water and what type of leaf they were. I didn’t really find anything exciting at the park, except of the big rocks. The changes I would make to the park is to make another path for walking your pets, because it is not safe for animals to walk on the same path as people.

~Shaniyah B.

Wissahickon

Wissahickon was kind of a bad site.While at Wissahickon we seen if the park was constucted or naturally formed.From what we researched wissahickon park was constructed.It is constructed because there is a water pipe that pumps out water to make a little river.Also before you reach the park there is 100 dredging steps you have to walk down.While at the park we took water samples so we can test the water.Before finishing our walk we had to leave early due to a dog bite that left one of our co workers injured.

~Zamir Ayers

Wissahickon park

The wissahickon park is a natural park.It is very interesting. When we were there we saw different bugs and leafs. we saw the water and ow polluted it was. but then we saw a little stream on Lincoln Drive at site 125,where we got the water sample from, that was clean to the point where we could see the rocks through it. We also got a leaf sample from there. It was a nice walk but i would change a few things. i would change the width of the trail so that pedestrians and bikes could go along it without having to move to the side for one or the other could pass. Or just make a bike trail. I would also change the trees that where hanging as if they were just about ready to fall because they are hazardous to the people that are walking the trail.

~Robert Abraham Jr.