It’s a longer than usual post today: this week, so many groups around Philadelphia are celebrating Earth Day with cleanups, activities, and other events. We may not be able to do everything on this list, but we can all definitely do something amazing.

Read

Goats, salamanders and ziplines: Your guide to free Earth Week events in Philly (WHYY, April 15, 2026)

As Tech Groups Predict Huge Pennsylvania Data-Center Growth, Critics Say Some Bills Would Reduce Local Control (Inside Climate News, April 16, 2026)

Related: This Data Center Proposal Tracker aggregates public records, company announcements, and local news to help users visualize the scale and location of planned data center projects.

Environmental Organizations File to Intervene Opposing Proposed ICE Detention Centers in Berks & Schuylkill Counties [.pdf] (Delaware Riverkeeper Network, April 17, 2026; find DRN press archives here.)

Stewards of Philly’s vacant lots are organizing against developers to secure long-tended land (Philadelphia Inquirer, April 20, 2026)

Do

Greening the Urban Landscape
Wednesday, April 22 from 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Science History Institute. Webinar.
How has access to green space in urban areas in the Philadelphia region evolved over time? What has the relationship between the city and the natural environment been in contrast to today?

Hotter, Wetter, Weirder: Climate Change in Philadelphia w/ Mike Weilbacher
Wednesday, April 22 at 6 p.m.
Barnes & Noble Philadelphia, 1708 Chestnut Street
This Earth Day, join Mike Weilbacher, author of Wild Philly: Explore the Amazing Nature in and Around Philadelphia, for a talk on climate change in Philadelphia.

BiodiversiTEASE: an Earth Day Cabaret
Wednesday, April 22 from 8 – 10:30 p.m.
Star|Bolt, 1936 Front Street
Skype a Scientist & HoneyReno productions presents a night of education, entertainment, & community connections for the love of the planet

Eli Clare + Ellen Samuels Book Chat
Thursday, April 23 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. ET (4 – 5:30 p.m. PT)
Disability Cultural Center. Webinar.
Eli’s new book, “Unfurl: Survival, Sorrows, and Dreaming,” is a queer disabled love song to trees and beavers, tremors and dreams. Ellen’s new poetry collection, “Your Body Should Be a Part of the World,” is a meditation on chronic illness, survival, and community that moves between the intimate space of the sickroom and the messy persistence of nature.

Watershed Ecology & Climate Resilience
Saturday, April 25 from 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
High School Park, Montgomery Ave & High School Rd.
The Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership is partnering with local artist Rebecca Schultz for a multi-part educational program using arts and community science to learn about our watershed! 

Naturepalooza!
Saturday, April 25 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, 8480 Hagy’s Mill Road
Celebrate Earth Day with the Schuylkill Center at Naturepalooza! One of the longest running Earth Day celebrations in Philadelphia is back and better than ever.

City Nature Challenge at The Woodlands
Saturday, April 25 from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
The Woodlands, 4000 Woodland Ave
Participants will use the app iNaturalist to explore the biodiversity of The Woodlands (an incredible green space located in West Philadelphia) all while participating in community science! Community science data collected through iNaturalist observations is key to help monitor urban biodiversity health.

Birds of a Feather: Art & Nature Festival at Tacony Creek Park
Saturday, April 25 from 12 – 4 p.m.
Whitaker Gateway, Whitaker Avenue & E Loudon Street,
Happening on Circuit Trails Day and Earth Day weekend, this exciting event—imagined by local artist Jay “Art God” Correano in collaboration with TTF Watershed Partnership—brings together live mural painting, local artists, and hands-on activities for all ages.

57th Annual Wissahickon Creek Clean Up
Saturday, April 25, all day (self-guided)
All volunteers choose a pre-assigned section of the Wissahickon Creek, its tributaries, or a section of trail. Please note that this is a self-guided volunteer outing and you will join other volunteers in cleaning your section.

Join us

Buried Creek Collective Virtual Information Session
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.