Discover The Power of Pollinators at Free Awbury Arboretum Event

More than 80 percent of the world’s flowering plants require a pollinator to reproduce. If we lost just the plants that bees pollinate, we’d risk losing all of the animals that eat those plants, creating a domino effect on the food chain. In fact, a world without bees could struggle to sustain the global human population!Pollinators

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Summer Adventures to Write Home About

Going to camp can help turn the lazy days of summer into stimulating experiences filled with learning and adventure. Not only do these programs present a wonderful chance for kids to try something new, they also implement skills and foster friendships that will last a lifetime.For many kids, camp is one of the first times

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Taking the worry out of an outside affair

Photo by Alison Dunn Spin the Weather Vane by Emily Kovach We’ve all seen the photos on social media: the couple standing atop a grassy hill, backlit with golden-hour sunlight, slightly windswept and flush with love. To be sure, an outdoor wedding can be a romantic scene… if everything goes exactly according to plan. The

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Environment: Good Stewards Make Good Neighbors

by Sierra Turner & Grid staff The health of our environment directly impacts the health of our people and our economy. These are just some of the great organizations working across the region to ensure that we’re protecting some of our most valuable assets: healthy air, clean water and neighborhood access to nature. Lend a green thumb

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Let it Grow

Awbury Arboretum’s unlikely stewards let nature—and discovery—run wild

Awbury staff from left to right: Denis Lucey, Karen Flick, Heather Zimmerman and Chris van de Velde.Philadelphians are familiar with the sounds of city life: the laughter of kids walking home from school, bus engines and car horns on the busy streets, music flowing from rowhome windows.

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