We will brew a pot of hot or iced coffee to enjoy as well see what birds are around the grounds.

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Discover perennials that bloom in September, October, and November, and provide a late season nectar source for pollinators.Discover perennials that bloom in September, October, and November, and provide a late season nectar source for pollinators. Keep your gardens buzzing by incorporating these plants into your landscape as the temperatures begin to cool down. Sunset Farmstead is a wholesale plant nursery, sustainably growing landscape ready material that provides food source and habitat to pollinators. Carrie Stanker is a Landscape Architect and co-owner of Sunset Farmstead. She has worked in the landscape industry for 25 years in a variety of roles. Her

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This is a series of nature themed mostly outdoor activities and lessons aimed at elementary school aged children. Topic changes weekly.

Susannah Drake, Principal SasakiGardens in the City: Beauty & Industry - A series of events organized and curated by Marina Della Putta Johnston, Studio DPJ and Barbara Klinkhammer, TJU College of Architecture and the Built Environment"Found Space: Gardens and Public Space as 21st Century Infrastructure"Keynote Speaker: Susannah DrakeIn-person & Virutal Event Susannah C. Drake is a principal at Sasaki. Prior to merging her practice with the firm, she founded DLANDstudio Architecture + Landscape Architecture pllc. Her work has received city, state, and national AIA and ASLA awards. Susannah was awarded the AIA Young Architects Award, Fellowship in the AIA, Fellowship

Go green at Drexel Square with Black Girls with Green Thumbs!

Please join ECA for our annual conversation on advancing a sustainable and equitable energy future for homes and communities.This fall, ECA returns to the in-person conference format. Energize Philly will host utilities, regulators, advocates, community organizations, legislators, innovators, partners, and supporters for conversations on the next year of advancing energy efficiency and equity. For sponsorship information, or to table as a vendor, please contact Chris Petersen at cpetersen@ecasys.org See featured sessions below!Community Action Track:Managing Utility and Energy CostCommunity ServicesEnergy Future Track:Workforce Development Energy Innovation

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Join us at Penn Park Farm to learn more about how we can build a climate-resilient food system.Agriculture is an important (and under-explored) tool in the fight against climate change. We invite you to join us for a tour of the Penn Park Farm, followed by an engaging discussion around the future of food and farming in the wake of the climate crises. Meet at the Greenfield Intercultural Center (3708 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104) at 2pm to walk over to the Penn Park Farm.

Join us at Penn Park Farm to learn more about how we can build a climate-resilient food system.Agriculture is an important (and under-explored) tool in the fight against climate change. We invite you to join us for a tour of the Penn Park Farm, followed by an engaging discussion around the future of food and farming in the wake of the climate crises. Meet at the Greenfield Intercultural Center (3708 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104) at 2pm to walk over to the Penn Park Farm.

Please join us for One Planet, One Penn, a reception to celebrate the Launch of the Environmental Innovations Initiative.Join us to celebrate the Launch of the Environmental Innovations Initiative and the conclusion of Climate Week at Penn.Light refreshments will be served.This event is open to all the University of Pennsylvania community.

PhilWP, Teachers Institute of Philadelphia, and the Penn Museum host their annual conference presented by and for Philadelphia educators.The Celebration of Writing and Literacy is an annual two-day conference presented by and for Philadelphia educators. The focus is teacher research and knowledge.​ This year’s theme, Teaching Environmental Justice, asks how, at a moment when the effects of climate change and environmental contamination are increasing, especially for poor communities and communities of color, educators in all disciplines teach their students the facts they need to take action to renew the earth around them.Featured Speakers:Jerome Shabazz, founder and Executive Director of the

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A hike to spot and hear wildlife at night.Nocturnal Wildlife WalkSaturday October 15 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.We will walk the trails and Forbidden Drive to find owls, bats, flying squirrels, racoons, opossums and other creatures of the night. This program is appropriate for people of any age that can be quiet! Pre-registration is required. FREE

Our once-a-season, bicycle-based field trip exploring Philadelphia's 500 million years of geologic history!Hidden Geology Bike Tour Meet in the garden of the American Philosophical Society, southeast corner of 5th and Chestnut across the street from the Monaco Hotel It's back! Our once-a-season, bicycle-based field trip exploring Philadelphia's 500 million years of geologic history, which is all around us yet rarely seen. We'll start in Old City near Independence Hall, ride to the beautiful and scenic banks of the Schuylkill River, and then on to historic RittenhouseTown on Wissahickon Creek. We'll stop at a number of locations along the way, where

The Naomi Wood Trust and Home Brewed Events present the return of CiderFest in Fairmount Park!

Join Nakia and Taahirah, owners of Dope Botanicals to learn the basics of herbal tea blending.Are you curious about how to use different herbs, but you don’t quite know where to start?Maybe you want to start blending your own herbal teas but you can’t quite figure out what herbs you should be mixing together. In this interactive workshop, you will learn the basics of herbal tea blending for health and wellness. You will learn how to properly prepare herbal teas that are delicious and steeped in medicinal value. Whether you are an herbal beginner or a tea enthusiast this class

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This is a series of nature themed mostly outdoor activities and lessons aimed at elementary school aged children. Topic changes weekly.

We will brew a pot of hot or iced coffee to enjoy as well see what birds are around the grounds.

Southeastern PA Native plants for your gardenJoin Master Gardener, Debbie Ziegler on Wednesday, October 19th at 10:00am at the Willows Park Preserve in Villanova, PALearn how you can impact the environment in your own backyard. By planting native perennial plants, shrubs and trees and reducing your lawn size you can help strengthen the ecosystem in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Planting native plants provide a food source and habitat for insect and wildlife that live in Pennsylvania. Find out the many reasons that going native can benefit you and the environment.

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In this workshop, we will explore the important role of soil as the foundation of all life while creating a take-home trinket bowl.In this workshop, we will explore the important role of soil as the foundation of all life while creating a take-home trinket bowl made with leaf, flower, and other natural object imprints. We’ll talk about the utilization of clay throughout many cultures and work on a mindfulness exercise while collecting plant materials to press into our clay trinket bowls. We will also discuss the potential cognitive, sensory, physical, emotional and educational benefits of horticultural therapy practices through workshops

There is a mental health crisis on college campuses, which has only become more urgent in light of the lingering and long-term effects of the recent pandemic. As a resource to help ease these concerns, DMAX Foundation launched its interactive series, DMAX Students Speak! At these events, college students share their personal mental health journeys–feelings of stress or anxiety, disappointment or sadness, and isolation or loneliness–and how they have emerged on the other side of their struggles. When students speak freely about their personal stories, storytellers benefit by sharing how they are really doing with others, while listeners realize they

Do you love Wissahickon Valley Park? Would you like to play a direct role in keeping this special place clean and accessible for generations to come? Then join us for a variety of stewardship projects on Thursday mornings! Locations and tasks will vary week to week, and may include trash clean-ups, trail improvements, invasive plant removal, graffiti removal, and general park beautification. No experience is needed. We provide gloves, tools and instruction – you just need to show up! Volunteer service Days are excellent, easy ways to help us take care of Wissahickon Valley Park. Be sure to wear sturdy

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How do you set up your table at craft fairs and markets to maximize sales and branding opportunities?What does it take to have an effective and productive product set up at craft fairs and markets, and for retail store popups? As beautiful and useful as your handmade products may be, if not presented in their best light during selling opportunities, they may not sell as well as they should. We'll discuss with our experts on what pieces they use as part of their vending/tabling setups, special touches they have for customers, and what they deem to be the most effective

This is a series of nature themed mostly outdoor activities and lessons aimed at elementary school aged children. Topic changes weekly.

Come and enjoy refreshments and printmaking!October is Mural Arts Month! The Tacony Lab is celebrating with a Northeast Philly flavored printmaking party! Try out our etching press Make multi color puzzle prints Silk screen on a t-shirt or tote bag Bring your own shirt or use one of ours! Sign up on Eventbrite! Free! Light refreshments! Tacony LAB Class Enrollment and Attendance PolicyThe Tacony LAB’s classes are unique in Philadelphia: we do not charge tuition or any sort of fees for any of our classes. Our classes are popular and often have wait-lists. If you enroll in a class, please commit

Norris Square Neighborhood Project x Sankofa Community Farm at Las Parcelas GardenJoin Norris Square Neighborhood Project and Sankofa Community Farm at Las Parcelas Garden (2248 N Palethorp) on Thursday, October 20th from 4:30pm-7:30pm for a North East x South West Land Stewardship Mixer. This is an opportunity for all Philadelphia's greenspace stewards to connect and build together. During this mixer there’ll be:- Live music- Cooking demonstrations- Seed saving- Plant swaps- Alcholado making- Piqué workshopWe’ll serve light food and refreshments, free of charge, provided by Martha. Please RSVP so we can prepare accordingly. Please note the rain date is Friday, October

Jean Shin speaks to her artistic practice and inspiration and the complex relationship to our surroundings conceptualized in Freshwater.About the artist:Known for her large-scale installations and public sculptures, artist Jean Shin transforms accumulations of discarded objects into powerful monuments that interrogate our complex relationship between material consumption, collective identity and community engagement. Often working cooperatively within a community or region, Shin amasses vast collections of an everyday object or material—Mountain Dew soda bottles, mobile phones, 35mm slides—while researching its history of use, circulation and environmental impact. Distinguished by this labor-intensive and participatory process, Shin’s poetic yet epic creations become catalysts

An opportunity for Philadelphia’s holistic healers to gather, share wisdom, and transform through interactive community healing sessions.

Be inspired by local heroes. Support sustainability in Philly. Attend the SustaInPHL Awards, an annual celebration for sustainability visionaries to unsung heroes making a difference in Philadelphia. Sample local fare and drinks. Hear inspirational stories from Philly changemakers. See the winners announced live on stage and receive reclaimed wooden awards. More exciting details to be announced soon! Please note the dress code for this event is Cocktail Attire recommended.

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FABSCRAP needs your help to save designer textiles from landfills! It's easy to learn, fun to do, and a safe way to help out.FABSCRAP Philly needs your help to save designer textiles from landfill! Volunteers will sort through fabric samples and swatches, separating fabric from paper headers and folding large, usable fabric to be saved for reuse.FABSCRAP Philly is committed to keeping our volunteers, community, and team safe:Masks are required to enter the FABSCRAP warehouse.Volunteer stations are spaced at least 6 feet apartCleaning and sanitizing of volunteer stations and frequently touched surfaces will take place between all volunteer sessionsThe FABSCRAP

Discover Barred Owls including how they live and their traits with Rob BierregaardBarred Owls are non-migratory, primarily nocturnal, forest-dwelling birds of prey with a strong predilection for old-growth forests, rarely nesting far from some source of water—streams, ponds, or swamps. In eastern North America, their range extends through moist forests from Florida north to the Gaspe Peninsula Beginning late in the 19th century and through the early 20th, the species extended its range west. They are now established in parts of Oregon, Washington, most of British Columbia, and southern Alaska and the Northwest Territories, where they pose in some areas

Come join Willistown Township and the Chester Ridley Crum Watersheds Association to mingle and learn more about Okehocking Preserve.Bring your family and on-leash furry friends to join Willistown Township and CRC as we walk, talk, and enjoy some tasty refreshments!

Meeting at Historic Rittenhouse Town Lincoln Drive is the only main road that runs right next to the creek within Wissahickon Valley Park, and one that few have had the opportunity to walk on.  This Saturday, we’re partnering with Philadelphia Parks and Recreation to close Lincoln Drive from Johnson Street to Ridge Avenue for a large-scale clean-up along this heavily traveled (and often heavily littered) road. Come help us keep this section of the creek clean and beautiful! No experience is needed. We provide gloves, tools and instruction – you just need to show up! Volunteer service Days are excellent,

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Learn about leaves with a nature walk and art project!The Art and Science of Leaves (Ages 6+) Saturday, October 22, 1:30 – 3:00 pm Presented by Amy Mawby and Bonnie Witmer, Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens Join us for fall fun at Jenkins! Head outdoors for a nature walk to explore the season. Discover the science behind why leaves turn color and go on a leaf hunt to look at shapes, textures and autumn splendor. Bring your outdoor inspiration indoors with a fall color sun catcher art project. You won’t be-leaf what you’ll create! Suitable for ages 6 and up. Children

Your registration is your application to attend this event. Only approved applicants will be invited to attend the roundtable event.

Montgomery County, PA drive thru event to drop off Household Hazardous Waste. (NO TVs, electronics, or appliances will be accepted.)• Montgomery County events are following state guidelines and public health restrictions.• If you need your gas can or container returned, please tape a note to it stating that you want to keep it.• You must stay in your car while in the event site.• You may arrive any time within your registered appointment window.• Please print out your ticket if possible or write your name and appointment time on a piece of paper. • If you cannot attend the event,

Would you like to be part of keeping Wissahickon Valley Park beautiful and sustainable? Then join long-time steward of the Wissahickon and the FOW Volunteer of the Year (2019), David Bower, on a variety of stewardship projects at Thomas Mansion! At this very special part of The Wissahickon Valley, we’ll be sustaining recent FOW plantings of native trees, shrubs, and wildflowers, and we’ll be caring for some of the beautiful and historic gardens that have been cared for by generations of other volunteers. We’ll also remove invasive vegetation and windfall tree limbs, and we’ll occasionally do some maintenance on nearby trails.

Meet at Mt. Airy Avenue Trailhead Join Anne in sharing the sites, sounds, and feeling of exploring nature in the Wissahickon. This short hike for kids 3-6 years old will include some fun group activities and sharing, guided observations, perhaps a song or story, and the joy of being outside in the fresh air together! Terrain may be rocky so strollers are discouraged and dogs are not permitted. We will keep our time to 60-90 minutes. Distance: 1 Mile Level: Moderate (some inclines and declines, uneven surfaces) Audience: All ages Registration is required for all hikes so that participants can

Meet at the Upper Bells Mill Parking Lot (Roxborough side) Join us as we take a 2 hour hike , visiting spots throughout the Wissahickon Valley Park that point to the history of the Wissahickon Creek and the creation of the park to protect the water, examples of the power of water in shaping and reshaping the park, and efforts to restore and preserve the watershed. Dogs on leash permitted. Distance: 3 miles Difficulty: Moderate Registration is required for all hikes so that participants can be informed of weather or other emergency cancellations.  If you or anyone in your household are

Meet at the Kiosk at Forbidden Drive and Northwestern Ave. Ready to explore Andorra’s forest, meadow, and hillside trails? Apart from being beautiful with a diverse set of landscapes, it is a convenient location to access via car or bus. From our meeting spot near the Cedars House, we will walk up the hill to the Wissahickon Environmental Center, and on through both forest and meadow. Along the way we will encounter remnants of the old nursery, a 400 year old tree, a food forest, and a frog pond. We will loop around to our starting point for those who

Join Unruly Patchouli in this leather painting workshop where they will teach you how to prime, paint, and finish your own custom leather!Join Peyton “Unruly” Patchouli to learn how they hand paint leather! Peyton will take you through the process of prepping, painting, and properly sealing your own painted designs onto upcycled leather items. Peyton will share their specialized textile painting techniques and methods for creating beautiful long lasting pieces utilizing accessible craft materials. With this workshop you’ll create a personalized hand painted leather sample alongside their demonstration. Please be sure to bring all supplies needed with you! Unless otherwise

Environmental Justice means more than clean air and water, it includes breaking down all social determinants that affect our communities.Note: This is a Zero Waste event! You are encouraged to Bring Your Own Everything: cup/plate/utensils/cloth napkin! We all have a part to play to make it to zero waste so you can do your part and BYOE. You can also bring your own takeout container and use it as a plate. We had a large amount of leftover food and beverage at last month's event. Covanta's trash incinerator is Chester's biggest stationary source of industrial air pollution. Our mission is

Do you love Wissahickon Valley Park? Would you like to play a direct role in keeping this special place clean and accessible for generations to come? Then join us for a variety of stewardship projects on Tuesday mornings! Locations and tasks will vary week to week, and may include trash clean-ups, trail improvements, invasive plant removal, graffiti removal, and general park beautification. No experience is needed. We provide gloves, tools and instruction – you just need to show up! Volunteer service Days are excellent, easy ways to help us take care of Wissahickon Valley Park. Be sure to wear sturdy

Schedule your FREE Drop off of your working and/or Non-Working TV's & Tech for FREE recycling through Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County.

This is a series of nature themed mostly outdoor activities and lessons aimed at elementary school aged children. Topic changes weekly.

Would you like to be part of keeping Wissahickon Valley Park beautiful and sustainable? Then join long-time steward of the Wissahickon and the FOW Volunteer of the Year (2019), David Bower, on a variety of stewardship projects on Wednesday mornings! Locations and tasks will vary week to week, and may include trash clean-ups, trail improvements, invasive plant removal, graffiti removal, and general park beautification. David’s many years of experience in the Wissahickon means you’ll learn a lot about the valley while also making a positive impact on it. No experience is needed. We provide gloves, tools and instruction – you