Nature

Fall foliage 2026

When will fall foliage hit peak? Here's the projections for Philly, the Poconos and South Jersey

Annual meteor shower to have 'ideal' viewing conditions Wednesday night

perseid meteor shower 2026

Getting outside despite your 9‑to‑5 job can improve your mental health

Nature Work Day

Philadelphia Zoo's bear exhibit to reopen after $25 million renovation project

Bear exhibit reopening

A rare corpse flower is in bloom at Temple's greenhouse in Ambler

Corpse Flower Temple Ambler

Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art plans $100 million expansion with 325-acre nature preserve

Brandywine Main

Hatching of three eaglets in nest at Kerr Park in Downingtown causes area to be blocked off

Bald Eagles Downingtown 1

Elmwood Park Zoo celebrates birth of female ocelot, an endangered species

Elmwood Zoo ocelot 2

You might be surprised what’s living in Philly. This event asks you to find it

Khumbie, the Philadelphia Zoo's red panda and social media star, dies at 11

Philadelphia Zoo red panda

Runs, bird walks and paddle boating planned for Earth Month in Philly parks

Fairmount Park Conservancy Trolley Trail

Another 250 cherry blossom trees are nearly all planted in Philly, just in time for the annual festival

Cherry blossom trees

Pa. is forming a new group to create 'wildlife corridors' that help protect migrating animals

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Philly's growing season is nearly here. Here's a look at the latest gardening trends

Cut flowers

For botanical artist Tu Bloom, 'mistakes make perfection' in floral arrangements

Grammy flowers

Longwood Gardens' new nighttime display bathes its indoor plants in multicolored lights

garden glow longwood

King of Prussia Mall display offers glimpse of Philadelphia Flower Show

Flower Show KOP Mall

Philadelphia Flower Show to dig into the history of gardening in America

Entrance Garden 2 PHS

Second set of pied tamarin twins born at Philadelphia Zoo this year

Pied Tamarin Babies

Spotted lanternflies may use stinky toxin to keep birds from eating them

Spotted Lanternfly

Cape May County zoo announces birth of baby capybaras — with more on the way

Baby capybaras

Vagrant bird from 'Task' is a rare, but not unheard of, sight in southeastern Pa.

Summer tanager bird

Montgomery, Bucks and Berks counties are approaching 'peak' fall foliage

Fall foliage

Elmwood Park Zoo's two-toed sloth named Beanie has a baby

Baby sloth

Pennsylvania state parks see surge in visitors as federal campgrounds face cuts

state park busy

Mommy, the zoo's nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoise, now has 16 babies

Galapagos tortoise babies

Could yaupon tea be a cost-effective replacement for your morning coffee?

Yaupon tea Philly

A treasure hunt in South Jersey has a hidden prize worth over $3,000

Veil treasure hunt

The Perseid meteor shower – the best of the year – is back. Here's how to see it

Perseid Meteor Shower

A dinosaur that once drew huge crowds to the Academy of Natural Sciences is back on display at the Philly museum

Hadrosaurus Skeleton Philly

While spotted lanternflies are sparse in Philly, an insect expert predicts a resurgence

Philadelphia Zoo adds 14 flamingos to newly renovated habitat, which opens Saturday

flamingo zoo

What should you do if you encounter a coyote in Wissahickon Valley Park?

Coyote sighting Wissahickon

With flashlights and buckets, volunteers 'listen for the hops' to save frogs and toads in Roxborough

Toad Crossing 2

Longwood Gardens' Waterlily Court is back with new plants and other upgrades

Waterlily Court Longwood

Rare trees named for Ben Franklin to be planted at Carpenters' Hall

Carpenters' Hall Franklinia trees

It's the final day that Philly's cherry blossoms are in peak bloom – here are photos from Fairmount Park

Cherry Blossoms Fairmount 4

Adventure Aquarium to open new Kaleidoscope Cove exhibit with 'rare marine life'

adventure aquarium kaleidoscope cove

Philly zoo's Galapagos tortoise, who's about 100, becomes oldest first-time mom of her species

Mommy tortoise hatchlings

Want a free tree? If you live in South Jersey you could get one for Arbor Day

Philly horticulturists offer tips for where, when and how to grow plants from seeds

Spring planting guide

250 new cherry blossom trees to be planted in Philly ahead of city's 2026 semiquincentennial celebrations

Cherry blossoms

Rowan University's dinosaur museum to open March 29 and feature quarry to dig for fossils

Edelman Fossil Museum

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