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Jun 12, 2018

Amazing Amelanchier

In our region there is currently a plant in fruit with tasty red or purple berries and with a multitude of common names. The genus of...

Jun 5, 2018

There's a Duck in that Tree

I can still remember the morning last spring. I was watching birds at Woodland Cemetery, searching for migrating songbirds. Then, on...

May 22, 2018

Two Essential Guidelines for Urban Permaculture

Permaculture, a term derived from "permanent agriculture," refers to the design and maintenance of productive ecosystems that support...

May 9, 2018

Why do Urban Ecosystems matter?

You might already know that we rely on the Earth’s ecosystems every day to supply us with clean air, water, food, medicine, climate...

Apr 20, 2018

Nature Lives in Every Neighborhood

Cities are ecosystems of the human habitat, and urban exploration prompts the discovery of this emerging ecosystem. Wherever you find...

Mar 15, 2018

The True Value of Vacant Land

As urban regions continue to develop, making the best of the spaces in-between is a growing necessity. In shifting cities like...

Mar 4, 2018

Cold-blooded Harbingers of Spring

Although as I’m writing this on March 2nd, 2018, when Philadelphia is in the middle of snowy and windy Northeaster that makes it hard to...

Feb 18, 2018

Top 5 Reasons to Grow Native Plants

Over the past few decades, urbanization has transformed natural land into fragmented hardscapes spotted with harmful lawns and ornamental...

Jan 24, 2018

Carolina Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina) Eggcase (ootheca)

If you look around at about 1-4 ft off the ground in brush, you can find mantis egg cases. These eggcases are called "ootheca" in...

Jan 17, 2018

Shaggy Mane (Coprinus comatu)

This four inch mushroom was seen growing at the beginning of December after a rainstorm. This mushroom, called the shaggy mane mushroom,...