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Four Weeks with the LandHealth Institute – Protecting Nature in Philadelphia

From 22 July to 16 August 2022, I spent nearly four weeks working with the LandHealth Institute, an environmental non-profit based in...

Sounds of Nature

One of my favorite things about nature is how easily you can immerse yourself in it. While a lot of attention is paid to how visually...

Pest Management is a Sexy Topic

As you all probably know, our mission at LandHealth is to Put Nature Back. We try to integrate this mission into everything we do,...

PILOTs and Philadelphia's Green Spaces

What are PILOTs? PILOT stands for Payments In Lieu Of Taxes. They are payments made by non-profits to compensate the government for some...

The Schuylkill River Trail

As summer approaches around the corner with warmer weather and with many plants starting to bloom, it is a great time to explore various...

Philadelphia's Buried Streams

Much of Pennsylvania is webbed with creeks. This state is wet–it’s home to six major watersheds. Yet Philadelphia, despite being...

How Much Are Your Trees Really Worth?

Learn just how much benefit your trees are adding to your property. Everyone knows trees are valuable, but did you know you can actually...

Welcome Home...Invasive Species?!

A Rose-Ringed Parakeet Image by Annette Meyer from Pixabay If you ever traveled, you know that most places if not all are strict with...

Should We BEE Concerned with Honey Bees?

Image by Pexels from Pixabay We talked about native bees of North America in a past blog post. What about Honey Bees? They’re [Western...

Our Health and Meat Processing Plants

Around 95% of Americans make meat or poultry as part of their balanced diet, and a lot of us buy processed meat at the grocery store....