fdr planting 2025

FDR Park Community Planting

1500 Pattison Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19148
November 3rd
9:00am – 12:00pm

Join Fairmount Park for a volunteer workday at FDR Park Meadow Lake on Tuesday, November 3rd from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM. The area around the lagoon was recently cleared of invasive species, and we need your help planting more native trees & shrubs. We will be planting a combination of native trees that will be established over the winter and provide benefits to the wildlife around the lake.

This volunteer event is open to all ages and people of all abilities. Anyone interested is welcome to participate.

Volunteers will be able to select their project, including:

  • Planting & watering
  • Tree protector installations
  • Trash cleanup

FDR Park is a 348-acre estuary park located in South Philadelphia that serves local neighbors and regional visitors with a variety of active recreational features and unique ecological assets. This work around the Pattison Lagoon is part of the FDR Park Plan – Philly’s largest, most public-facing investment in climate resilience that builds better, more diverse access for everyone in the city. Learn more here.

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GETTING THERE/PARKING: Use the entrance near Pattison Ave and S. Broad St. Follow the road and turn right towards the Anna C Verna parking lots. You will be able to see our FPC green tent when you arrive.

  • We will meet in the main parking lot between the boathouse and the American Swedish Historical Museum. Plenty of free parking is available in the park. 
  • The park is easily accessible by the SEPTA Orange/Broad Street subway line, as well as Bus 17. 
  • We recommend using the 20th Street bike lane to access the park via bicycle.