Nature

Carroll - Walking in Rittenhouse Square

A weekly total of two hours spent in nature promotes optimal health and wellness – study

Historic Salem Oak Tree falls after 600 years in South Jersey

Salem Oak Tree

PHOTOS: Grand opening of the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove

Dillon - John James Audubon Center

Photo shows 'fire rainbow' at Avalon beach over holiday weekend

avalon jersey shore sunset

Photographer captures breathtaking 'spokes rainbow' in Bucks County

Rainbow Diefenderfer

Why some doctors are prescribing a day in the park or a walk on the beach for good health

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Pennsylvania Game Commission considering closing dangerous state park trail

Glen Onoko Falls

Philly’s best shot at a springtime 'Phillyhenge' sunset photo happens this weekend

Phillyhenge sunset philadelphia

A dose of nature is all the medicine you need when feeling stressed

Stock_Carroll - Wissahickon Valley Park Hiking

The giant stick sculptures return to Morris Arboretum

Stick sculptures

Northern Lights: How they might be visible in Pennsylvania this weekend

northern lights pennsylvania

Snail venom boasts potentially blood-sugar balancing qualities to treat Type 1 diabetes, study suggests

snail unsplash

How one South Jersey woman brings monarch butterflies to life (and how you can, too)

Monarch Butterfly

Get your daily exercise by joining winter walking tour through Morris Arboretum

Winter Greenery Tour at Morris Arboretum

Photographer captures rare, supernumerary rainbow over Jersey Shore

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Raising green babies: Teaching our children to love and respect the environment

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Here's why you might be seeing more fireflies than usual this year in the Delaware Valley

Fireflies

Pennsylvania sunset photo creates spooky illusion of alien invasion

Pennsylvania State Memorial

South Jersey hit by 'microearthquake' on Thursday morning

South Jersey microearthquake

Invasive plant found in Pennsylvania could cause blistering, blindness

Giant Hogweed

For first time in 125 years, woman appointed Pennsylvania's state forester

Ellen Shultzabarger

Researchers studying skin disease 'epidemic' among Pennsylvania black bears

Bear with Mange

Penn State says it's too risky for outdoors club to go outdoors

Trees

Philadelphians can register for a free yard tree

Trees

Pennsylvania police department charges Mother Nature with public drunkeness

Carroll - Snow accumulates on Market Street

Will Smith, Darren Aronofsky team up for new NatGeo series 'One Strange Rock'

WATCH: Longwood Gardens Main Garden Fountain transforms in time-lapse video of its renovations

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Hike a nature trail illuminated by jack-o'-lanterns

Be on the lookout for deer in the roadways, suburban fam

Map: Here are the best times to view fall foliage across Pennsylvania

A fall foliage train ride is a unique way to see the season's colors

10 spots to view picturesque fall foliage near Philly

Lehigh Valley fall foliage

WATCH: Waterspout filmed touching down off South Jersey coast

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WATCH: Livestream catches South Jersey teens tossing trash into osprey nest

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Make plans to celebrate cherry blossom season in Philly

Pennsylvania county to open sprawling new 411-acre public park

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Waste hours of your day watching the Pennsylvania bald eagle cam

Report: Investigation into spontaneous massive N.J. blackbird die-off around Thanksgiving

Groundbreaking book inspires bus tour of the Pinelands

Carroll - John McPhee Book and The Pine Barrens

Gallery: Into the Pine Barrens

Carroll - John McPhee Book and The Pine Barrens

Morris Arboretum to host plein air paint night

Paint Night

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