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CHOP study released about the impact of greenspace on mental health during the pandemic As many people can attest, going outdoors during the COVID-19 pandemic boosted mental health. Our local trail use even increased a whopping 138%. And now a...

Join The Discovery Center for the Philadelphia Fall Bioblitz 2020. Using the free iNaturalist app, join us as we identify plants, animals, and fungi along the trail. Guided Walks at 12:00 pm & 2:00 pm. In compliance with CDC guidelines,...

Keys? Check. Phone? Check. Mask? Check. City says: regardless if you’re biking, running, doing errands, walking, or hanging out in a park – Mask up. The weather’s warmer, everyone’s outside and half of Philadelphia is debating on Next Door whether...

Friends of the Wissahickon (FOW) is celebrating 95 years as stewards of Wissahickon Valley Park with a Super Mega Volunteer Service Day Service day taking place simultaneously at 10 different park entrances. FOW hopes to recruit 500 volunteers – 50...

UC Green will be recycling live holiday trees to mulch Malcolm X Park trees or the mulch can be taken home. Requesting $5-$20 donations. See you there

Join Orchestra 2001 at Race Street Pier for the US premiere of composer/environmentalist John Luther Adams’ “Across the Distance” for many French horns in an outdoor space. FREE and open to the public. Two performances at 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm...

Orchestra 2001 presents this free outdoor concert featuring music by Composer/Conservationist John Luther Adams, made possible by a “New Audiences/New Places” grant from the William Penn Foundation. Bring a folding chair or stroll among the musicians during the performance. Described by...

Philadelphia has a lot of really great parks. From the large (Fairmount) to the smaller (Rittenhouse Square), they all have something special to offer. Highlighted below are four the of best ‘hidden gems’  of parks based on quaintness, urban development, location,...