Read

A group of park-loving volunteers keeps Cobbs Creek beautiful (Grid, March 2026)

Awakening Giants: How Pennsylvania’s Trees Prepare for Spring (Peace Valley Nature Center, March 15, 2025)

What to know about Bill Gates’ nuclear science company planned for the former South Philadelphia refinery site (WHYY. March 18, 2026)

Six data center campuses are planned for just one Pa. borough. Residents are fighting back. (March 19, 2026)

Do

Revolutionary Medicine: Workshop on Medicinal Plants in Benjamin Rush’s Time
Saturday, March 28 from 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Byberry Friends Meeting, 3001 Byberry Road
In Dr. Benjamin Rush’s day, being an effective physican meant knowing the medicinal properties of plants and how to prepare them. Learn about Rush’s role as a leading physician in early America, then learn how to grow and prepare medicinal plans he may have used.

Drink the Delaware
Saturday, March 28 from 4 – 9 p.m.
Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd.
Join the Science History Institute at Drink the Delaware and explore the science and history of tea! Learn about the drugs in your cuppa, how tea leaves are processed, and how material culture developed alongside the drink’s popularity.

Circles & Circularity: A Zero Waste Event
Sunday, March 29 from 3 – 6 p.m.
Come celebrate Circles & Circularity with local wine, innovative cocktails, upcycled food, and a curated selection of makers, mongers and artisans who practice what we’re preaching in the manufacturing of their wares.

Engage

Get a street tree: Applications for a free street tree (to be planted by PHS Tree Tenders) close on April 1).

The Nature Record Public Engagement Event
Tuesday, March 24 from 6 – 8 p.m.
The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, 8480 Hagy’s Mill Road
The Nature Record is the first comprehensive, independent, evidence-based assessment of how nature is doing in the United States and how changes in nature are shaping our lives, communities, and economy. This free, public event will help shape the Assessment, and will include information sharing, Q&A sessions, and collaborative round table discussions.