Events
Please join us for an additional hike at Don Guanella as part of our 40th Anniversary Celebrations on Sunday, September 8th at 9am! This hike will be about 90 minutes / 2 miles. Come spend time with your fellow DCVA members and share precious memories as we ring in the next chapter for the organization.
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DCVA Annual Fall Race
Sunday September 15,
2024
Start time: 11:30 AM, Pre-race meeting: 11:15 AM, On-site Registration
10:30 - 11:15 AM
Ridley Marina
401 Swarthmore Ave.
Ridley Park, PA 19078
Please download, complete and email the registration and waiver forms to admin@dcva.org, or bring on the day of the event:
PLEASE PRE-REGISTER
$25 Pre-Registration Fee/person - register by midnight on Sept. 14th $30 Registration Fee /person - register at the event
Video of the 2023 race (thanks to Glen Green)
Mushroom Walk & Talk with Beth Teigen from Philly Mycology Club
Saturday, September 21st, 10am-12pm
Don Guanella Woods
Come learn about the fungus among us in a guided walk with mushroom enthusiast and educator, Bethany Teigen.
Bethany founded the Philadelphia Mycology Club in 2018 after finding some mushrooms coming up between the Philly cobblestones. Since then, the community of novice and experienced mycologists has grown to thrive in Greater Philadelphia. PMC works with many of the environmental education centers in Philadelphia to provide free and accessible mushroom guidance in an urban setting. The group hosts group hikes, workshops, and trash clean ups year round. Bethany also volunteers for Fungal Diversity Survey, a national non-profit dedicated to documenting and conserving the diverse macrofungi of North America. Her main interests are fungal biodiversity, community building, and environmental justice.
Please join us at our next 40th anniversary celebratory event on Saturday, September 21st from 12:30 - 3pm!
This will be a free outdoor event held at our Folcroft property with a talk from the Lenape Nation of PA on the history of the land, Lenape culture & stewardship going forward, kids activities (including a guided creek walk on the property!), items for sale from the Lenape, light food & beverage and more!