EAST WHEELING COMMUNITY PARK
OUR WORK
The East Wheeling Community Park (EWCP) project exists to build a safe and accessible natural wild space for use by residents and visitors of the City of Wheeling.
Our chief 2023 priorities include:
Designing a series of terraced retaining walls securing the hillside from further erosion while providing an accessible walking path.
Reducing the expansion of invasive plant life prevalent on the immediate and surrounding land.
Planning and building a system of connected and accessible ground trails that encourage community members to explore the hillside.
This work happens in collaboration with many local and regional community partners including: The Laughlin Chapel, WVU Extension services, The City Of Wheeling, Men of Change, and others.
OUR TIMELINE
2020
Grow Ohio Valley participated in the Healthiest Cities and Counties Challenge committing to developing accessible local food and placemaking environments on Vineyard Hills in East Wheeling under the project name Edible Mountain.
2021-2022
The project began a deep community engagement strategy to highlight and. capture data surrounding neighborhood need, community history, wellness stats, and more.
2023
In the spring of 2023, the East Wheeling Community Park Project was created to utilize data gathered to build a safe and accessible natural wild space for use by residents and visitors of the City of Wheeling atop and around the mountainside.
Meet the Team
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Rosemary Ketchum
Community Park Strategist
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Jason Koegler
Executive Director
Grow Ohio Valley
Get in touch.
If you’re interested in learning more about our project how to get involved feel free to reach out using this form.