Read

How your drinking water gets treated, from stream to faucet (Green Philly, August 25, 2026)

Pennsylvania Lags Far Behind on Solar. Here’s How It Could Catch Up. (Inside Climate News, August 25, 2026)

Philadelphia should do more to help unhoused people during heat waves, advocates say (WHYY, August 27, 2026)

Will a Data Center Join the Philadelphia Bellwether District’s Mix of Manufacturers and Warehouses? (Inside Climate News, August 31, 2026)

Listen

The Search for Wilderness (WHYY, August 28, 2026)

Do

SEPTA: For the People
Tuesday, September 1 at 6 p.m.
Join cartographer, writer, artist, and lawyer Jake Berman to delve into the what, how, and why of SEPTA’s subway and regional rail lines. This event is part of Philadelphia: For the People, an exhibition that explores Philadelphia’s public infrastructure through the lens of the Declaration of Independence and its affirmation of government that exists to serve the people.

Writers’ Circle: Inkcaps, Moss, & Manuscripts
Wednesday, September 2 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Stroud Preserve (West Chester)
Gather and bring your current projects (be they manuscripts of novels, poetry, or beyond), for a set hour of uninterrupted writing time. Afterward, we will gather in a closing circle, when you are welcome to share excerpts of your work, or use this time to bounce ideas off others.  

Labor Day @ The Lakes
Monday, September 7 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
FDR Park, 1500 Pattison Avenue
Spend Labor Day at the Lakes and discover all we have to offer! Pick up a Park Passport and make your way through a selection of our programs: nature arts & crafts, spraygrounds, market vendor pop-ups, mini nature center, and special guest Smokey Bear.

Plan ahead 

SWWAG Workshop: Intro to Fall Planting
Thursday, September 10 from 4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Eco Social Realism: Historic Mural Walking Tour
Friday, September 11 from 3 – 4:30 p.m.

Second Saturday: Greenland Nursery and Organic Recycling Center Tour
Saturday, September 12 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Birding with Troy Bynum & Yannick Lowery
Saturday, September 12 from 12 – 2 p.m.

Creatures of the Deep
Various times, September 11 – 16