Philadelphia

With the latest addition, the Schuylkill Center is now the largest preserved private property in Philadelphia. The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education has placed 24 acres of pristine green space in Upper Roxborough under a permanent conservation easement. This move...

Registered Block Captains can get a Visa gift card to add plants, paint or clean their streets. Can your block use a little sprucing up? The Streets Department is offering a Block Captain Beautification Grant for up to $500 to...

With a simple flick of the switch, you can help protect birds from the urban environment. Every year, millions of birds migrate through Philadelphia. Unfortunately, many of them collide with buildings and die due to the bright lights that confuse...

You’re invited to celebrate the closing of our community exhibition, Walking the Edge. Philadelphia-based Soapbox Press will lead a workshop on letterpress, a historical relief printing technique where paper is pressed against an inked, raised surface. Curator and community organizer...

The month was way warmer and dryer, as trends of climate change continue to show. Spotting shorts in February is unusual. This past month, you may have noticed way warmer days than normal. Philadelphia was much warmer than normal and much...

Despite the large human population and cityscape, Philadelphia’s urban area is home to a wide variety of critters that have adapted to the city’s hustle and bustle. Join our Wildlife Clinic staff, who see injured and orphaned wildlife everyday, for an...

Join Green Philly for our 3rd annual virtual symposium, “Moving Forward,” focusing on building a sustainable and equitable Philadelphia.  Learn from innovative experts and problem solvers during panels, lightning sessions, and keynotes, meet local organizations to learn about how to...

Artist Katie Hansen breathes new life into old paper while teaching others to make art from the unexpected in her new studio space. It started with piles of paper bound for the landfill.  Mid-pandemic, Katie Hansen’s roommate had returned to...

Temperature trends show an increase in local temps July is the hottest month of the year, and only getting hotter. Over the past 40 years, July has increased by 3.7°F in Philadelphia according to Climate Central. Nationally, July temps have...