We’re getting into this business without even paying attention to what it’s really going to mean for the future of the planet and for our communities,” says Karen Feridun, co-founder of the Better ...

Special pre-release screening of the first episode of Barcos de Esperanza Be among the first to experience this powerful new series that follows the inspiring mission of Mercy Ships, a floating ...

In June 2023, I followed my friend Josh Ferguson from Keystone Permaculture past old, arching oaks and tall tulip poplars along a path in Carpenter’s Woods in Wissahickon Valley Park in search of a ...

Fifty minutes before the first pitch at a Friday night Phillies game in early June, the line at Greens and Grains already wrapped around and down the concourse at Citizens Bank Park. Looking on, Kevin ...

There are a lot of materials in our lives — from fabric to furniture to fire extinguishers — that can find continued usefulness outside of the waste stream. That’s the idea behind resourcePhilly ...

In 2023, Cheltenham-based artist Rebecca Schultz completed a yearslong art project, “Mapping Our Watershed,” by stitching together tree bark rubbings, monotypes, soil-water watercolors, leaf prints, ...

I parked my bike at nine in the morning on a heat-dome summer day and walked down the path into the University of Pennsylvania’s James G. Kaskey Memorial Park (better known as the BioPond). Under the ...

On an April morning, Nick Macelko was scouring the Assunpink Creek in Lawrence Township, New Jersey. It was a successful search. He found an acuminate crayfish (Cambarus acuminatus) on the creek ...

The name Edible Alphabet might conjure images of sugary breakfast cereal or playful pasta shapes. That’s not what has drawn more than 1,000 adult learners to this innovative series of free, fun ...

In June 2023, I followed my friend Josh past old, arching oaks and tall tulip poplars along a path in Carpenter’s Woods in Wissahickon Valley Park in search of a rare and intriguing pair of trees he ...

Uber-urban South Philadelphia might seem an unlikely place to find the next generation of naturalists, environmentalists and outdoor aficionados. But over the past four years, Adam Forbes, founder and ...

It’s a balmy day in late August, but the Mycopolitan Mushrooms grow room feels more like a forest floor in mid- October. A thick mist sprays from the ceiling, casting a glowy haze across shelves ...