Friends of Wilmington Parks is responsible for the care of the Native Habitat Restoration, whose project site is near the old boathouse at the southwest end of the Swinging Footbridge at Brandywine Park.
Under the purview of the FOWP Programming Committee, the NHR standing committee, led by Phillip Liu, and their volunteers work tirelessly to eradicate invasive plants and steward native flora that attract native fauna to help restore a diverse local ecosystem. In 2023, former FOWP Stewards and longtime project team leaders David Jezyk and Denis O’Sullivan accepted a DNREC Volunteer of the Year Award for Community Action Group on behalf of the team.
2023 regular NHR volunteer schedule (late winter to mid-fall):
- (Generally) 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month (except July)
- 3/18 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
- 4/8, 4/22 9-11 a.m.
- 5/6, 5/20 9-11 a.m.
- 6/3 9-11 a.m.
- 6/17 8:30-10 a.m.
- 7/8, 7/22 8:30-10 a.m.
- 8/5, 8/19 8:30-10 a.m.
- 9/2, 9/16 9-11 a.m.
- 10/14 (planned pollinator garden planting)
- (Generally) last Thursday of each month (except September) 5-6:30 p.m.
- 3/30
- 4/27
- 5/25
- 6/29
- 7/27
- 8/24
- 9/21
Members of the community interested in learning more about the Friends of Wilmington Parks and how to become a member may visit their website.
