Why Should You Care About Native Plants?
What are native plants? Native plants are naturally occurring in a region where they originally evolved. These plants are indigenous to...
top of page
URBAN ECOLOGY BLOG
We are always looking for blog ideas and contributions - Got an idea or questions?
Email info@landhealthinstitute.org
Featured Posts
Blog Post Archive
Tags
bridget2067
Feb 27, 2020
Making a difference: Steward led clean-up at Cobbs Creek
We love connecting students to nature. Spending time in nature has a host of benefits, and it leads to life-long change and growth....
Dan Kobza
Feb 24, 2020
LandHealth's Bookshelf: Ecology of Center City Philadelphia, by Kenneth D. Frank
Your average Naturalist has a close relationship to their books. Now, I’m not saying it needs to work that way or works that way for...
Dan Kobza
Feb 10, 2020
This year, I suggest you go fishing
At LandHealth Institute, our mission is to restore connections between nature and people. You are already connected with nature in so...
Dan Kobza
Jan 30, 2020
Stewardship in Action: A Monarch Habitat building school project
Our last post mentioned the plight of the Monarch butterfly, and how Philadelphia, as an urban area, is uniquely positioned to help...
Dan Kobza
Jan 27, 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
Apr 30, 2019
City Nature Challenge at Cobbs Creek
When you spend a lot of time talking to people about spending time outside, you often hear folks say that it'd be better if most people,...
Eliza Nobles
Jul 4, 2018
10 Attractive Plants that Naturally Repel Mosquitos
In the summer, getting outside and enjoying nature is great... until you start getting bug bites. Here are 10 aesthetic plants that can...
Dan Kobza
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...
Eliza Nobles
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...
bottom of page