In our region there is currently a plant in fruit with tasty red or purple berries and with a multitude of common names. The genus of...

I can still remember the morning last spring. I was watching birds at Woodland Cemetery, searching for migrating songbirds. Then, on...

Permaculture, a term derived from "permanent agriculture," refers to the design and maintenance of productive ecosystems that support...

You might already know that we rely on the Earth’s ecosystems every day to supply us with clean air, water, food, medicine, climate...

Cities are ecosystems of the human habitat, and urban exploration prompts the discovery of this emerging ecosystem. Wherever you find...

As urban regions continue to develop, making the best of the spaces in-between is a growing necessity. In shifting cities like...

Although as I’m writing this on March 2nd, 2018, when Philadelphia is in the middle of snowy and windy Northeaster that makes it hard to...

Over the past few decades, urbanization has transformed natural land into fragmented hardscapes spotted with harmful lawns and ornamental...

If you look around at about 1-4 ft off the ground in brush, you can find mantis egg cases. These eggcases are called "ootheca" in...

This four inch mushroom was seen growing at the beginning of December after a rainstorm. This mushroom, called the shaggy mane mushroom,...