Nature

Butterfly weekend guide

Butterflies, beer and Shakespeare in the park: Your weekend guide to things to do

Center City's largest pollinator garden to bloom in Sister Cities Park

sister cities park garden

EPA settles lawsuits over Chesapeake Bay pollution from Pa.

Furry, feathery 'Skin' exhibit opens at the Academy of Natural Sciences

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How to view the strawberry moon this weekend

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Walk goats and learn about bees at Awbury Arboretum this Sunday

philly goat project

Smartphone use actually increases when people visit city parks, study finds

Smartphone Use Parks

Philadelphia Zoo posts video of two sloth bear cubs born there last month

Zoo Sloth Bears

Planting trees in neighborhoods may help residents live longer, study finds

Tree Canopy Study

Two bald eagle eggs spotted on New Jersey farm's nest cam

Duke Farms Eagle Cam

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Explore Fairmount Park and win prizes during a digital scavenger hunt this winter

Fairmount Park Scavenger Hunt

Rare comet should appear in sky later in January — and it could be visible without a telescope

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)

Start 2023 outdoors with First Day Hikes at state parks in Pennsylvania and South Jersey

First Day Hikes 2023

Schuylkill Center to permanently preserve 24-acre Boy Scout Tract in Roxborough

Schuylkill Center Boy Scout Tract

A 'Blood Moon' eclipse will occur on Election Day for the first time

Blood Moon total lunar eclipse

Bird songs are more than pleasant chirping – the sound boosts mental well-being, scientists say

Birds mental health

A 'Hunter's Moon' will be visible in Philly on Sunday

Extraordinary view of Jupiter to occur Monday as it nears closest point to Earth since 1963

Sunflower farms in Pennsylvania and New Jersey where you can still pick blooms – and beautify your Instagram

Sunflower farms September

Spotted lanternfly population is shrinking in Southeastern Pa., but it's growing elswhere

Spotted Lanternfly

Philly will miss the northern lights this time, but they may be visible in the months to come

Wetland revitalization begins at FDR Park in effort to improve wildlife, plant habitat

FDR Wetland

Sweet dreams, spiders! Some arachnids may sleep similarly to humans, study finds

The first Lyme disease vaccine in 20 years moves closer to reality

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Learn about bats during nighttime nature walk at The Woodlands

The Woodlands Bat Night

Butterfly festivals to celebrate, conserve the newly endangered monarch

Migratory monarch butterflies are now considered an endangered species

Monarch endangered species

July's 'supermoon' is set to be the closest full moon to Earth this year

Heinz Refuge at Tinicum celebrates 50 years as nation's first urban wildlife reserve

Heinz Refuge 50th Anniversary

Endangered butterfly spotted in Delaware for first time since the mid-90s

Delaware Hessels Hairstreak Butterfly

Crescent moon and five planets will be visible in rare alignment Friday morning

planet alignment mercury

Help with firefly conservation this summer by counting the bugs in your backyard

New Jersey state parks, forests and recreation areas are free to enter this summer

NJ Parks

How to see the blood moon this weekend

Philadelphia parks drop in national ranking due to funding cuts caused by COVID-19 pandemic

Parks Ranking

Black bear spotted in Plymouth Meeting leads to safety warning and traps set

Black Bear Plymouth Meeting

Audio exhibit to explore Schuylkill River watershed at Academy of Natural Sciences

Schuylkill River Audio Exhibit

PHS gets 1,550 trees from PECO as power company sets out to replace every tree it cuts down

Trees PHS PECO

The full 'pink moon' will be visible from Philadelphia this weekend

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Cape May Lighthouse to host full moon, stargazing climbs this spring and summer

Northern lights could be visible from Philly tonight, but weather will likely obscure view

New Jersey Pine Barrens' ecology and culture to be explored at Academy of Natural Sciences event

Pine Barrens Project

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