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New research shows widespread “ghost forests” in New Jersey (Green Philly, April 1, 2026)

A Powerful Path to Peace? (The Philadelphia Citizen, April 9, 2026)

West Deptford wildfire burns 160 acres, and smoke still lingers (Cherry Hill Courier-Post, April 12, 2026)
Note: This post originally linked to an article on National Today before learning that this site republishes reported news without citing or compensating the original publisher. (Source: Futurism.)

Related: Forest officials urge caution as wildfire season starts in NJ (New Jersey Monitor, April 8, 2026)

Do

Speculative Fiction as Truth-Telling
Wednesday, April 15 at 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk
Join Kelly Writers House for an evening with speculative fiction writers Alex Smith, Margaret Killjoy, and Elwin Cotman.

 Data Centers – What About Water?
Thursday, April 16 from 12 – 1:30 p.m.
The Delaware River Basin Commission, Susquehanna River Basin Commission and the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin. Webinar.
The webinar will explore how water factors into the rise of data centers, why it matters for our communities and shared resources, and the role of interstate River Basin Commissions.

Community Paddle Boating at FDR Park
Saturday, April 18 from 10 a.m. – noon
FDR Park Boathouse
Join Fairmount Park Conservancy and Independence Seaport Museum for free paddle boating at FDR Park on select dates in the spring, summer, and fall!

Superfund Radio Garden
Saturday, April 18 from 3 – 6 p.m.
RAIR, 7333 Milnor Street
The public is invited to visit a self-guided walking path in the Superfund Radio Garden where textile sculptures printed with plant-based inks on salvaged fabrics mark a series of temporary radio listening stations. The successive transmissions and soft imagery weave together questions and answers, both poetic and factual, about the past and future of a contaminated site.

Native Plant Extravaganza
Sunday, April 19 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Campbell Square, 2535 East Allegheny Ave
​We’ll be talking native plants, planting them up, making some art and signs for the park and even giving plants away for you to take home for free!

Join us

Buried Creek Collective Virtual Information Session
Thursday, April 16, from 12 – 1 p.m.
Thursday, April 30 from 6 – 7 p.m
Join Buried Creek Collective facilitators Sara Davis and Stephanie Feldman on Zoom to learn more about the upcoming Climate Education for Writers program. Get your questions answered about the program schedule, application process, and more.