Brandywine Creek Greenway

The Brandywine Creek runs through a highly-desirable area west of Philadelphia, PA and north of the City of Wilmington, DE where development pressures threaten the very landscapes that attract those who go there to live and work.  

Development often cannot be avoided.  Municipalities, however, can choose to make resource protection, land preservation, recreation and alternative transportation the top priorities that shape their communities.  As a partner for the Delaware (New Castle County)  section of this initiative, Delaware Greenways supports Brandywine Conservancy’s efforts on the greenway, by lending our resources and knowledge. Read about the Delaware Expansion of the greenway. 

Possible functions of the BCG, include efforts to: preserve plant and animal habitat; enhance water quality; improve air quality; mitigate flooding; manage economic opportunities; promote recreation; foster outdoor education; provide transportation alternatives; buffer the Brandywine from new development; preserve agricultural lands; protect scenic resources; and preserve historic resources.

Learn more details on the Brandywine Creek Greenway, whose concept is made possible with generous support from the William Penn Foundation and private donors, HERE.