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How America’s Best Idea – National Parks – Came to Fruition with Dennis Drabelle

The Athenaeum of Philadelphia 219 S. 6th St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Dennis Drabelle discusses his new book, The Power of Scenery: Frederick Law Olmsted and the Origin of National Parks, with Shaun Eyring Manager, Cultural Resources Division National Park Service. About the Book: Wallace Stegner called national parks “the best idea we...

$15

Spring Wildflower Walk

Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education 8480 Hagy's Mill Road, Philadelphia, PA, United States

If “the earth laughs in flowers,” as wrote Emerson, then this walk will leave you guffawing as we visit stands of trout lily, trillium, shooting star, Virginia bluebells, cohosh, and more. In an annual tradition, Executive Director Mike Weilbacher takes...

$10 – $20

Spring Fungi Hike with the Philadelphia Mycology Club

Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education 8480 Hagy's Mill Road, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Morels, chicken of the woods, and oyster mushrooms–with the temperate weather and rainy days of spring, the forest starts to come alive with different varieties of fungi. Hike along our Ravine Loop as we learn how to identify common fungi...

Free

POP Spring Open House & Plant Sale

POP Learning Orchard at The Woodlands 4000 Woodland Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Join POP for a spring open house and plant sale at the POP Learning Orchard at the Woodlands! Come visit the demonstration orchard and see what's growing, and pick up some perennial plants for your garden from POP's expanded nursery....

Slow Wine Private Tasting

Karamoor Estate Vineyard & Winery ~ By Appointment Only 6118 Butler Pike, Blue Bell, PA, United States

Private Wine Tasting with Slow Food Philadelphia and Karamoor Estate WinesIt is time to drink some wine and learn about our local gem, Karamoor Estates Vineyard in Blue Bell, PA. We will enjoy an exclusive tasting hosted at the vineyard...

Ride of Silence

The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia invites the Philadelphia region’s cycling community to join us for the 7 mile Ride of Silence this year on Wednesday, May 18th. This is a slow paced group ride, for all experienced level cyclists. We will gather at...

Free

SEAMAAC: Message to the Future

American Swedish Historical Museum 1900 Pattison Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

SEAMAAC: Message to the Future Thursday, May 19th, 2022 6pm - 9pm American Swedish Historical Museum at FDR Park SEAMAAC has been a leading organization in providing education, social, and health services to individuals and families in the Philadelphia area...

$100

Philly Talks Trash

May Program -- Incineration: Why Philly Needs to Stop Sending Our Trash to Chester May 19th 6:30 – 8:00 pm Chester, Pennsylvania has long been known as one of the nation's worst cases of environmental racism. This small city just...

free

Bike to Work or Wherever Day

Penn Museum Penn Museum, 3260 South St, Philadelphia, PA

The Bicycle Coalition has led the movement to make the event f.k.a. National Bike to Work Day a bigger and broader celebration. We (along with our friends in DC, Pittsburgh and elsewhere around the country) have renamed this day because...

Free
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