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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...
Brenda Vong
Aug 23, 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...
Taisia Osipova
Aug 16, 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...
Bri Zayas
Aug 9, 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...
Kiara Buker
Aug 3, 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...
Robert Dukes
Jul 26, 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...
Brielle McQuiston
Jul 19, 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...
Claire DuBois
Jul 12, 2021


Companion Planting
Avid home gardeners and agriculturalists have probably used or heard about companion planting (or companion gardening) to optimize their...
Brenda Vong
Jul 5, 2021


Whitby Meadows Project
Earlier this spring, LandHealth Institute partnered with Audubon Mid-Atlantic to complete a land revitalization project at Whitby Meadows...
Kiara Buker
Jun 29, 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...
Taisia Osipova
Jun 28, 2021
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