Dan KobzaMar 4, 2018Cold-blooded Harbingers of SpringAlthough as I’m writing this on March 2nd, 2018, when Philadelphia is in the middle of snowy and windy Northeaster that makes it hard to...
Matthew KarnatzJan 24, 2018Carolina Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina) Eggcase (ootheca)If you look around at about 1-4 ft off the ground in brush, you can find mantis egg cases. These eggcases are called "ootheca" in...
Matthew KarnatzJan 17, 2018Shaggy Mane (Coprinus comatu)This four inch mushroom was seen growing at the beginning of December after a rainstorm. This mushroom, called the shaggy mane mushroom,...
bridget2067Sep 8, 2016Towards a Deeper Understanding of Urban Ecology“The city is both an outward form – expressed as spatial pattern – of housing, factories, streets, and parks and an inward pattern of...
Scott QuitelOct 19, 2015Celebrating the Urban Eco FabricI love the wonders arising from urban ecology (the study of the interactions and relationships among living organisms and non-living...