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Daniela Gonzalez
Mar 21, 2022
How Much Are Your Trees Really Worth?
Learn just how much benefit your trees are adding to your property. Everyone knows trees are valuable, but did you know you can actually...

Brenda Vong
Jan 31, 2022
Our Health and Meat Processing Plants
Around 95% of Americans make meat or poultry as part of their balanced diet, and a lot of us buy processed meat at the grocery store....


Brenda Vong
Dec 20, 2021
The Magic of Soil
Soil is the basis of many things. It’s a home to a whole ecosystem hiding from our eyes. Ants and termites, earthworms, beetles, all...


Brenda Vong
Dec 13, 2021
Garden Friends or Foe?
What is that red dot moving on your plant? It’s a ladybug! These leaves have been chewed through! Maybe it was a caterpillar. You hear...


Steve Jones
Nov 22, 2021
Nursery Fall 2021 Highlights
Students from Belmont Charter High School, just around the corner from our nursery, have been helping LandHealth with site development...


Bri Zayas
Aug 30, 2021
Where Do Our Nursery Plants Go?
At our plant nursery, we currently have approximately 1,000 plants. Year-round, we work to make sure that our plants stay healthy and are...


Brenda Vong
Aug 23, 2021
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...

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...
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