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Education Station: How Does a Rain Garden Work?

Join us at Tyler’s Rain Garden Education Station at Lucille’s Garden to see how a rain garden works. We’ll talk about what happens when it rains in a forest and how that’s different from when it rains in your neighborhood. You’ll also hear what happens when our water is polluted, or if there’s too much of it at once, and find out how you can help care for our water and the wildlife that lives there. No registration is necessary, and it’s free with admission. Just stop by any time during the hours of 10 am to 1 pm to

Education Station in the Pollinator Preserve

Stop by our Education Station in the Pollinator Preserve, where we have something for everyone – whether you are a gardener, insect lover, or just like to get close to nature. We love sharing the relationships between plants, insects, and birds with you and even have something for the youngest visitors. No registration is necessary, and it’s free with admission. So just stop by anytime from 10 am to 1 pm. See you there! NO REGISTRATION NECESSARY

Education Station: Tasting in Lucille’s Garden

Stop by our Education Tasting Station in Lucille’s Garden to sample the seasonal bounty from our edible garden! No registration is necessary, and it’s free with admission. Just stop by any time during the hours of 10 am to 1 pm. See you there! NO REGISTRATION NECESSARY

Education Station: Tasting in Lucille’s Garden

Stop by our Education Tasting Station in Lucille’s Garden to sample the seasonal bounty from our edible garden! No registration is necessary, and it’s free with admission. Just stop by any time during the hours of 10 am to 1 pm. See you there! NO REGISTRATION NECESSARY

Education Station: Tasting in Lucille’s Garden

Stop by our Education Tasting Station in Lucille’s Garden to sample the seasonal bounty from our edible garden! No registration is necessary, and it’s free with admission. Just stop by any time during the hours of 10 am to 1 pm. See you there! NO REGISTRATION NECESSARY

Tadpole Transformations 2023

It’s that exciting time of the year again when our ponds fill to the brim with squirming tadpoles! Join Riverbend Environmental Education Center educators for this fascinating annual rite of spring. Learn about the lifecycle of the amphibians that live at our preserve and see the tadpoles in action! This fun event is open to individuals and to families with children of all ages. Guests will walk the preserve and look for tadpoles. Depending on the weather and other natural factors, we may see a lot of tadpoles or none at all, but there will be lots to enjoy at

Education Station in the Pollinator Preserve

FOR ALL AGES Stop by our Education Station in the Pollinator Preserve, where we have something for everyone – whether you are a gardener, insect lover, or just like to get close to nature. We love sharing the relationships between plants, insects, and birds with you and even have something for the youngest visitors. No registration is necessary, and it’s free with admission. So just stop by anytime from 10 am to 1 pm. See you there! NO REGISTRATION NECESSARY

Tasting Station in Lucille’s Garden for National Pollinator Week

Birds, bats, bees, butterflies, beetles, and other small mammals that pollinate plants are responsible for bringing us one out of every three bites of food. Stop by our Pop-up Tasting Station in Lucille’s Garden to learn about pollinators and their role in food production. You can also sample some foods we’re harvesting from the garden! No registration is necessary, and it’s free with admission. Just stop by any time from 10 am to 1 pm. See you there!

Tasting Station in Lucille’s Garden

Stop by our Tasting Station in Lucille’s Garden to sample the seasonal bounty from our edible garden! No registration is necessary, and it’s free with admission. Just stop by any time during the hours of 10 am to 1 pm. See you there!

Tasting Station at Lucille’s Garden

Stop by our Tasting Station at Lucille’s Garden to sample the seasonal bounty from our edible garden! No registration is necessary, and it’s free with admission. Just stop by any time during the hours of 10 am to 1 pm. See you there!

Education Station in the Pollinator Preserve

FOR ALL AGES Stop by our Education Station in the Pollinator Preserve, where we have something for everyone – whether you are a gardener, insect lover, or just like to get close to nature. We love sharing the relationships between plants, insects, and birds with you and even have something for the youngest visitors. No registration is necessary, and it’s free with admission. So just stop by anytime from 10 am to 1 pm. See you there! NO REGISTRATION NECESSARY

Discovery Fest

The Discovery Center 3401 Reservoir Drive, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Join Audubon Mid-Atlantic, Philadelphia Outward Bound School, and community partners in the celebration of the 5th Anniversary of The Discovery Center. Come enjoy scavenger hunts, challenge course elements, community resource tables, goats from the Philly Goat Project, and our freshwater mussel citizen science program. Some activities require advance registration. Admission and activities are free of charge! Don't miss it!

Free

Event Series Night of Lights

Night of Lights

Germantown Avenue

Chestnut Hill Conservancy, the educational center and advocate organization for the appreciation and preservation of the architecture, open space, and history of Chestnut Hill and the surrounding communities, is thrilled to announce that it's much-loved Night of Lights returns to Chestnut Hill on Friday, October 6, for a nine-evening run—this year's event will spotlight Germantown Avenue between Willow Grove Avenue and Bethlehem Pike. Night of Lights will again transform Chestnut Hill's main street into a vibrant nightly streetscape exhibition of local histories and illuminated architecture, projecting archival images from the Conservancy's and other archives through eight storefront windows. Colorful lights

Free
Event Series Night of Lights

Night of Lights

Germantown Avenue

Chestnut Hill Conservancy, the educational center and advocate organization for the appreciation and preservation of the architecture, open space, and history of Chestnut Hill and the surrounding communities, is thrilled to announce that it's much-loved Night of Lights returns to Chestnut Hill on Friday, October 6, for a nine-evening run—this year's event will spotlight Germantown Avenue between Willow Grove Avenue and Bethlehem Pike. Night of Lights will again transform Chestnut Hill's main street into a vibrant nightly streetscape exhibition of local histories and illuminated architecture, projecting archival images from the Conservancy's and other archives through eight storefront windows. Colorful lights

Free

Education Station: Tasting Station in Lucille’s Garden

Stop by our Education Station in Lucille’s Garden to sample the seasonal bounty from our edible garden! No registration is necessary, and it’s free with admission. Just stop by any time during the hours of 10 am to 1 pm. See you there!

Peter Wentz Farmstead’s Harvest Festival

Peter Wentz Farmstead 2030 Shearer Road, Lansdale, PA, United States

November 4th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Harvest Festival For a colonial farm family like the Wentzes, the fall harvest was the most important time of the year. Join us as we prepare for the cold 18th century winter during our Harvest Festival! Watch demonstrations of traditional farming practices like cider pressing, corn shelling, and cultivating a field. Visit our group of talented craftspeople from basket makers to tape weavers to woodworkers and more. Step into the shoes of a colonial farmer with a variety of hands-on activities. Featuring a special magic show from The Colonial Conjurer. It’s fall

Free

Stormwater Runoff: Management and Regulation

Online/Virtual

Join Climate Action PA and Speaker Brent Walls of the Potomac Riverkeeper Network to discuss the detrimental effects of nonpoint source pollution; particularly stormwater runoff, and how it is affecting the city of Philadelphia and its surrounding regions. The Philadelphia Water Department launched a 25-year initiative in 2011 titled Green City, Clean Waters; this program had the goals of reducing overall stormwater pollution as well as improving city wastewater capacity and quality of treatment centers. We will be diving into this initiative as well as how the requirements are enforced by organizations and agencies. Throughout this event, we will learn

Free

Philadelphia Maker Faire

Cherry Street Pier 121 North Christopher Columbus Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Maker Faire is a gathering of fascinating, curious people who enjoy learning and who love sharing what they can do. From engineers to artists to scientists to crafters, Maker Faire is a venue for these "makers" to show hobbies, experiments, projects.

$6 – $24

Green Burial: Sustainability After Life

Laurel Hill West, Belmont Avenue, Bala Cynwyd, PA, USA 225 Belmont Avenue, Bala Cynwyd, PA, United States

Have you considered sustainability after life? Join us to explore an eco-friendly alternative to traditional burial. Hear from Emily Maroni, the Friends of Green Burial PA; Laurel Hill's senior horticulturist, Gregg Tepper; and Tom Cavanaugh, Laurel Hill; to learn about sustainable burial practices and how the green burial areas are nurtured as local habitats, benefiting ecosystems and the community. Tour Bala Green's native plants and take home one for your own garden! for an enlightening panel discussion and guided tour, where experts will discuss sustainable burial practices and how these sites can benefit local ecosystems and the community. Schedule of

$10 – $15

Education Station in the Pollinator Preserve

Stop by our Education Station in the Pollinator Preserve, where we have something for everyone – whether you are a gardener, insect lover, or just like to get close to nature. We love sharing the relationships between plants, insects, and birds with you and even have something for the youngest visitors. No registration is necessary, and it’s free with admission. So just stop by anytime from 10 am to 1 pm. See you there! NO REGISTRATION NECESSARY

Pollinator Party: Lectures and Educational Fair at Pennypacker Mills

pennypacker mills 5 Haldeman Rd, Schwenksville, United States

In celebration of National Pollinator Week, the Friends of Pennypacker Mills are partnering with the Master Gardeners of Montgomery County, a beekeeper, and an arborist to honor and educate the public about these ecologically vital insects and wildlife. Register to attend any of a variety of lectures on topics ranging from caterpillar appreciation and helping honeybees to gardening for native bees and other pollinators. Sign up to attend one of the tree identification walks! You and your family will enjoy a variety of educational booths and children’s activities. Over a dozen Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer questions

Free

Free Craft Fair and Textile Family Day

American Swedish Historical Museum 1900 Pattison Ave, Philadeplhia, PA, United States

Join us for a free Craft Fair and Family Day at the American Swedish Historical Museum! Inspired by the textiles of the Swedish Folk Weavings exhibition, vendors will demonstrate and sell their handcrafts of all kinds in our craft fair held in our outdoor tent. Light lunch fare, snacks, and baked goods will also be available for purchase. Bring your family and try out different textile crafts like stitching and weaving through fun activities in our galleries and check out brand new craft kits available in the Museum Shop! If your family has never visited the American Swedish Historical Museum

Free

Education Station: Tasting Station in Lucille’s Garden

Stop by our Education Station: Tasting Station in Lucille’s Garden to sample the seasonal bounty from our edible garden! No registration is necessary and it’s free with admission. Just stop by any time during the hours of 11 am to 2 pm. See you there!

TLC Annual Conference: Creating a Sustainable Digital Equity Movement

Howard Gittis Student Center – Temple University 1755 N 13th St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Technology Learning Collaborative’s 2024 Annual Conference on October 10th at Temple University's Howard Gittis Student Center! This full-day event, coinciding with National Digital Inclusion Week, will bring together organizations, community leaders, and individuals dedicated to advancing digital equity. Attendees will connect, learn through keynote speeches, breakout sessions, and networking opportunities—all focused on driving digital equity solutions and sharing best practices. Sponsored by Comcast, Verizon, and Temple - this year’s event theme is ‘Creating a Sustainable Digital Equity Movement’, challenging us to strategize for long-term sustainability as we prepare for historic federal funding for digital equity initiatives. For those in social

Free – $30