May 16th, 2020

May 16th is Wellness Day for Love Your Park at Home!

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May 16th is Wellness Day during Love Your Park @ Home! Here are all the things you can learn, share, and do to celebrate wellness in Philly parks.

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LEARN: How to meditate with Nicole Miller (via Zoom at 11am)

Take a moment to be still, learn about, and practice meditation with local yoga teacher and personal coach, Nicole Taylor of Evolve Philadelphia.

Register for free

SHARE: How do Philly parks help you stay healthy?

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Share how Philly's parks are part of your health & wellness routine, or how Philly's parks help you stay healthy. Tag #loveyourpark.

DO: Stretching exercises with We Walk PHL! 

Stretching is an important part of being active, even for walking. It is best to stretch warm muscles, so stretching after a brief warm-up and/or at the end of the walk is recommended. Learn key stretching exercises from the folks at We Walk PHL and all the ways they’re keeping active.

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Upcoming Love Your Park @ Home Events

Love Your Park Week 2025

May 10th at 12:00am
Philadelphia Parks

This spring, show your favorite neighborhood park some love! Love Your Park Week is a nine-day celebration of Philadelphia's public parks from May 10-18, 2025.

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Concourse Lake

Open Volunteer Workday – Concourse Lake

May 27th at 9:00am
Concourse Lake, Philadelphia, PA 19131

Join Fairmount Park Conservancy staff for a volunteer day at Concourse Lake. Together, we will work on tree care (weeding and mulching), trail cleanup, woody cleanup along the lake edge, and trash removal. All tools, including gloves, will be provided. BACKGROUND Concourse Lake in West Fairmount Park was officially dedicated as a Philadelphia Native Plant Park on June 9, 2012. Since then, a diverse collection of native trees and shrubs has been planted throughout the 14-acre site, enhancing the natural habitat and supporting local biodiversity.

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parkside edge pic

Open Volunteer Workday – Parkside Edge

May 29th at 9:00am
John Welsh Memorial Fountain, Avenue of the Republic, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Join Fairmount Park Conservancy staff for a volunteer day at Parkside Edge. Together, we will work on plant care (weeding and mulching), watering, and trash removal. All tools, including gloves, will be provided.

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