Friends of Wharton Square Park win Pa. State award for native plant garden
Wharton Square Park Friends Group is the sole Philly winner of the 2024 Governor’s Awards For Environmental Excellence. The group is holding a celebratory event on Thursday, May 16.
“I’m very happy to raise the overall awareness of the actions that can be taken to help our environment, especially when they are very much within a community’s hands.”Emotionally, Gregerman recalled a moment with a community member who was shocked to hear that his local park had won a state award.““The beauty of the award is that is volunteer led.”
Board President Nakia Carr is proud of the award, but feels the community aspect deserves more emphasis. “I’ve always had a close connection when it came to nature,” said Tayza Hill, one of the volunteers who got involved through, a reading group catered towards kids three to six years old. “Moving to the city, especially being in Southwest Philly, there’s not as much greenery. Plants that are natural to the Pennsylvania landscape make me even more prideful of my neighborhood park and its beauty.”
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