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Experience the glowing wonders of our forest through a multi-sensory nighttime event. Director of Environmental Art and certified yoga teacher Kristina Murray will offer a grounding meditation in opening the senses. Artist and stargazer Ana Vizcarra Rankin will then lead...

Explore the frosty forest and learn about our native species’ winter habits with our educators. The ways they adapt to thrive in the winter is one of the most impressive aspects of our ecosystem. Immerse yourself in some wilderness knowledge...

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...

The new winter season begins at 4:47 p.m. on December 21. But what exactly happens at that moment? On a lively walk through a winter forest, Mike Weilbacher explains the science of the season, like why “solstice” translates as “sun...

June is Great Outdoors Month. This local org is building community outdoors. After hitting the trails in Colorado during a 2017 vacation, Brandi Nicole’s life completely changed. Over the next two years, she worked full-time while completing a dual Master’s...

After a magical four days in Glacier National Park, the only way back to the train station was via passenger van with a Chris. Chris was in his 80s and had lived all over the world, including Alaska, Tennesee and...

I’ve mentioned how I’m working with the Fairmount Park Conservancy for a little, and one of the job perks includes helping out with hikes & yoga. On Halloween, I took a hike led by Brad Maule in the Wissahickon, right in the...

Over the past few weeks I was very fortunate to enjoy a blissful vacation in Hawaii. I fell in love with surfing, the unbelievably fresh local food and the incredible landscape. The combination of the crystal aquamarine ocean and the huge, expansive mountains was in a word, gorgeous. We visited Maui, Kauai, and Waikiki - and enjoyed a bit of a different experience on each island. I was so excited to take advantage of the terrain in our first stop, Maui, I immediately booked a hike through the rain forest. Equipped with backpacks filled with water, lunch and bug spray our friendly tour guide led us to wilderness. I anticipated it would be interesting but I had no idea that we'd learn so much. Here's some of the learning and findings from our Hawaiian rain forest experience...