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Environmental Effects of the Meat Industry
Humans have been consuming meat for as long as we can remember. Initially, meat consumed raw, and about 200,000 years ago, the first...
Maddie Worth
Jul 27, 2020


Urban Gardens- The Logan Triangle
A New Angle on the Triangle “Give yourselves a hand,” said Sandra Harmon, with great enthusiasm. Sandra is the Data and Outreach...
Scott Quitel
Jul 24, 2020


Ride a bike, it’s good for the planet!
Earlier this month LandHealth Institute moved into shared office space with Neighborhood Bike Works. Why would an organization dedicated...
Dan Kobza
Feb 17, 2020


Logan Triangle
Imagine a vacant lot in Philadelphia. There’s probably some grasses, some weeds, some trash. Maybe there’s a tree. Maybe there’s illegal...
Jackson Quitel and Dan Kobza
Feb 7, 2020


Milkweed and Monarchs, and Philly butterfly habitat
Even though most people can’t identify any butterflies, I’d be willing to bet that of those who can identify a butterfly, most of them...
Dan Kobza
Jan 27, 2020

Sprouting Possibilities: Cultivating hope with Creative Solutions
My project partner, Moya, and I began Sprouting Possibilities with the understanding that collaboration is necessary for any successful...
laura c carlson
Jul 17, 2017
Sprouting Possibilities: Beginnings
Our last Urban Arboreta blog post described Sprouting Possibilities: a collaboration between artist laura c carlson and landscape...
bridget2067
Jul 5, 2017


Sprouting Possibilities at 49th and Parkside
Sprouting Possibilities is a response by an artist and landscape architect team to the shifting environmental conditions and the impact...
bridget2067
Jun 1, 2017
Urban Arboreta Shares Knight Cities Challenge Experience at PennPraxis Panel
On September 20th, 2016, the Urban Arboreta team, represented by Deenah Loeb, had the opportunity to participate in a panel of other...
bridget2067
Oct 17, 2016
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