Read

Microplastics are everywhere in Pennsylvania’s water – but the tide may be turning (The Conversation, June 16, 2026)

Aging infrastructure, extreme weather, and pollution: Why drinking water is under pressure (Green Philly, June 17, 2026)

Philadelphia had its 3rd-warmest spring on record. A hotter-than-normal summer could be coming (WHYY, June 18, 2026)

In 2025, 27,229 acres burned during N.J.’s wildfire season. Climate change is making them harder to contain (WHYY, June 20, 2026)

How Climate Change is Making Your Life More Expensive (Time, June 11, 2026)

Do

Trailblazer Happy Hour @ Cherry Street Pier
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Learn about the 100+ mile adventure of circumnavigating the entire city perimeter while enjoying the beer garden at Cherry Street Pier. BYO-scissors: if you’d like to help us cut some rolls of stickers to help blaze the trail, we’ll send you home with a free 10-pack of them!

Salonish: Rewilding Philadelphia
Tuesday, June 23 at 6 p.m.
Athenaeum, 219 S. 6th Street
The team behind Rewilding Philadelphia is hosting a science fair, ArtPhilly style. Join gardening and horticultural organizations from across the city at their “booths” to learn about community greening initiatives. Part of ArtPhilly’s What Now: 2026.

Reimagined Materials: Creative Reuse for the Teaching Artist
Tuesday, June 23 from 6:30 – 8 p.m.
Bartol Foundation. Virtual.
Through storytelling, idea sharing, and hands-on artmaking, this workshop invites teaching artists from all disciplines to explore sustainable approaches they can bring into the classroom, community spaces, and their own creative practice.

From our Forefathers: Climate Crisis through Museum Tours
Friday, June 26 from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Sunday, June 28 from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. at the Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S Christopher Columbus Blvd
Aislinn Pentecost-Farren introduces participants to a selection of discoveries behind iconic 20th century inventions. Part of ArtPhilly’s What Now: 2026.

Philly Fairy Festival
Saturday, June 27 from noon – 4 p.m.
The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, 8480 Hagy’s Mill Road
Join woodland friends at the Schuylkill Center for a day of art, play, and exploration.

Plantie Mame’s Plant Swap and Positivity-Pot Party at Barnes Arboretum
Saturday, June 27 from 1 – 4 p.m.
Arboretum of the Barnes Foundation, 300 N Latchs Lane
Plantie Mame — the Diva of Dirt herself — invites you to a vibrant, community-rooted afternoon celebrating growth, connection, and joy among the trees and other fabulous flora of the Barnes Arboretum. This free, family-friendly event blends the magic of houseplants with the power of a growth mindset, all wrapped in the playful, welcoming spirit of Pride Month.

de/composition: Native Trees, Sonic Roots
Saturday, June 27 at 8 p.m.
Bennet Compost, 5650 Rising Sun Ave
The preeminent Philadelphia DJ, Composer, Producer, Sound Designer and Music Experimentalist June Lopez will perform de/compostion: Native Trees, Sonic Roots, a set of genre-defying music and experimental soundscapes based on the inspiration of found sounds in Tookany/Tacony-Frankford (TTF) Watershed and Tacony Creek Park.

Plan ahead 

Free Museum Day & Collections Tour
Tuesday, June 30 from 3 – 4 p.m.

Water-Focused Movie Night: Reclaiming the Rain + discussion
Tuesday, June 30 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Moth Night at Norris Square Park
Monday, July 6 at 8 p.m.