What's in a Healthy River Ecosystem?
What factors determine the health of a river or creek? Do you know if your home has a healthy river ecosystem? There are more to look at...
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Taisia Osipova
Aug 16, 2021
Heat From Asphalt and How to Reduce It
When walking around Philadelphia during the summer, it is easy to notice how hot it is outside, not just from the sun itself, but also...
Bri Zayas
Aug 9, 2021
Switching the Narrative: Who is Responsible for Stopping Climate Change?
In New York City, 1977, business was booming for fossil fuel companies. Leading scientist James Black held a meeting with Exxon...
Kiara Buker
Aug 3, 2021
Waste in Our Waters
Earlier this summer, ProFESS Northeast Philly Watershed Stewards explored Pennypack on the Delaware and came across some washed up trash...
Robert Dukes
Jul 26, 2021
Abandoned Lot Revitalization at the LandHealth Nursery
On the corner of 49th and Parkside Ave, just outside of the gates of the LandHealth Native Plant Nursery, sits an abandoned lot. 50 years...
Brielle McQuiston
Jul 19, 2021
Watershed Citizenship: Exploring my Backyard Watershed
One of my last memories with my dad involves a small tadpole. There is a pond, hidden from the bustle of suburbia through a winding...
Claire DuBois
Jul 12, 2021
Native Plant Species & Ecosystem Health
Most people know that native plant species are critical in preserving the health of ecosystems. But it is not often that we stop to think...
Brenda Vong
Jul 5, 2021
Companion Planting
Avid home gardeners and agriculturalists have probably used or heard about companion planting (or companion gardening) to optimize their...
Kiara Buker
Jun 29, 2021
Whitby Meadows Project
Earlier this spring, LandHealth Institute partnered with Audubon Mid-Atlantic to complete a land revitalization project at Whitby Meadows...
Taisia Osipova
Jun 28, 2021
Environmental Effects of Cryptocurrencies and NFT’s
Digital currencies, especially Bitcoin, have been a hot topic in many fields, but there is still a lot of confusion on what exactly their...
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