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Testing Soil for Lead in West Philly Vacant Lots

May 18, 2023 Academy Editor Biodiversity, Environmental Science, People

The Academy joined forces with local organization and university to create a clearer picture of potential contaminants in our city’s empty spaces

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Academy Guide to Local Bird-watching Spots

April 1, 2023 Academy Editor Birding, Environmental Science, People

Discover new and fascinating local bird populations or spot astounding migrators that fly through the tri-state regions, simply by visiting one of these amazing nearby parks, preserves, refuges or gardens.   

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Spotting Spring On Philly’s Nature Scene

March 21, 2023 Academy Editor Environmental Science, Sustainability

Spring is here and as the days lengthen, more and more characters will take their place on nature’s stage all around the city.

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Embrace Winter and Explore Philly’s Nature

February 8, 2023 Academy Editor Birding

Bundle up, there’s still a lot to take in outside. Here are some ideas to get you started.  

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raccoon in the dark

Get Outdoors with Philly’s Nature!

November 15, 2022 Academy Editor Birding, Botany, Environmental Science, Photoblog

Salamanders, lichens, raccoons, birds — autumn is the perfect time to join many of our non-human neighbors in enjoying the outdoors.

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Drinking Water and Disease: The strange partners that shaped Philadelphia

April 14, 2022 Academy Editor Environmental Science, Featured, Library, People

Part 1: Fairmount Water Works, the right answer for the wrong problem 

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Getting Creative in the Field

April 13, 2022 Academy Editor Environmental Science, People

A BEES student finds a fun way to engage the community in science with stickers

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Blue recycle bins on Germantown PA street

Recycling 2021

January 6, 2021 MikeServedio Featured, Sustainability

Tips for recycling, updated for 2021.

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Earth Day in COVID-19 Times

April 15, 2020 Carolyn Belardo Environmental Science, Featured

It’s about our relationship with Earth’s natural systems

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Spring Bird Migration – Find Five Colorful Birds Arriving in Philadelphia Now

May 6, 2019 MikeServedio Education, Featured, Ornithology

A look at five colorful birds arriving in Philadelphia this spring.

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Looking for a unique and educational way to celebr Looking for a unique and educational way to celebrate your child's birthday this fall? Look no further, we have availability! 🦕🔬🎉⁠
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🎂 Our theme birthday party packages are designed to make your child's special day effortless. ⁠
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Visit the link in bio to explore available themes and save 10% when you throw a party before December 17!
Join us on Saturday, September 30 from 2-4 p.m. fo Join us on Saturday, September 30 from 2-4 p.m. for an inspiring writing workshop with the talented poet Sojourner Ahebee! @daughteroftheyam⁠
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🦅 "Between Hawk & Buzzard: A Writing Workshop in Black Flight" will delve into the significance of birds and bird imagery in African American culture during the 19th century, touching on themes of freedom songs, prayers, idioms, and abolitionist speeches.⁠
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✍️ Flying is freedom, and for formerly enslaved people like Sojourner Truth, the process of learning how to fly again in the afterlife of slavery required an intentional process of repossessing one's value and sense of self outside the confines of the slave economy. We'll discuss Truth's life and legacy, engage in generative writing prompts, and create our own "commonplace books" inspired by the 1800s practice of assembling visual and written materials.⁠
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Space is very limited - register via the link in bio! ⁠
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Poet and audio storyteller, Sojourner Ahebee (she/her) archives moments of intimacy between Black women. She writes about insecurity of historical archives and insecurity as a feeling that connects us to our most powerful desires. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic, NPR, The Academy of American Poets, MSNBC and on your grandmother’s radio. A recipient of the MacDowell Colony creative writing fellowship, her debut poetry chapbook, "Reporting from the Belly of the Night," was released in 2017.
🍂🍁🍂 Fall is officially here! These are Am 🍂🍁🍂 Fall is officially here! These are Amazon leaffish 🐟️ which mimic fallen leaves. The fish and leaves were collected together at night in the rio Araguari basin, Amapá, Brazil. Amazon leaffish barely move and are as easy to pluck from the water by hand as a floating leaf! ⁠
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AND please enjoy this haiku from Academy Ichthyologist Mark Sabaj:⁠
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Intentions disguised⁠
As fallen leaves in water⁠
Escape attention⁠
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Image credit: Mark Sabaj
We're just two weeks away from Members' Night, our We're just two weeks away from Members' Night, our favorite night of the year! Join us on Friday, October 6 as we lift the curtain and explore behind the scenes of the Academy. Interact with staff, scientists and researchers as they present hands-on activities across the museum. ⁠
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🌮 Burrito Feliz food truck @burritofelizphilly will be serving up authentic Mexican food for purchase.⁠
🍺 21+? Check out the Dino Drafts Beer Garden for a refreshing beverage.⁠
🛍️ Members’ Night Academy Shop specials ⁠
🧪BYOS (Bring Your Own Soil!) for live testing by the Environmental Biogeochemisty Section of the Patrick Center⁠
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Get all the details via the link in bio! Not a member? You can join today and get an invite.
Get 🎟️ at the link in our bio! Skin: Living Get 🎟️ at the link in our bio! 
Skin: Living Armor, Evolving Identity was created by the California Academy of Sciences and modified for travel and distributed by the Science Museum of Minnesota. The exhibit is generously supported by Susan and Nicholas Pritzker and Family.
🔊 Announcing Dinos After Dark Halloween edition 🔊 Announcing Dinos After Dark Halloween edition! 🌙🦖🎃⁠
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Join us on October 27 from 4 to 9 p.m. for a spine-tingling evening in the museum. Don your very favorite frighteningly fun getup and join us at 7 p.m. for a fabulous, all-ages-appropriate Dino Hall costume contest. Kids — and adults, too — can go trick-or-treating at stations throughout the museum. Pay-what-you-wish admission (suggested donation $10). ⁠
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Come one, come all and let’s make this Halloween an unforgettable night - tap the link in bio to get your tickets!
🎃 Join us for "Not-So-Spooky Night in the Museu 🎃 Join us for "Not-So-Spooky Night in the Museum" on October 21! Sleep next to dinosaurs, enjoy live animal shows, experiments, and a Halloween Dance-Off under our T.rex.  Don't miss this spooktacular opportunity for family fun and adventure at the museum! Visit the link in bio to get your tickets now and let the Halloween festivities begin! 🕷️🌕
We are thrilled to announce that we have received We are thrilled to announce that we have received funding from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage (@PewCenterArts) in support of our upcoming exhibition, "The Botany of Nations: Re-collecting the Lewis and Clark Herbarium With Indigenous Perspectives." The project forefronts the voices of Native Nations traditional knowledge keepers who have inhabited and sustainably stewarded the lands that Lewis & Clark traversed and contributed richly to the scientific knowledge advanced by the expedition. Stay tuned!
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Visit the link in bio to learn more about the The Pew Center grants. ⁠
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Image: Camassia quamash (Camas Root) are native to present day Northwestern United States and Canada and blossom in the late spring and early fall. Credit: Thayne Tuason
The Academy's Patrick Center for Environmental Res The Academy's Patrick Center for Environmental Research has teamed up with the partners of the Delaware River Watershed Initiative to dive deep into water quality research in the Delaware River Basin. 🌊💧⁠
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🎓 On our newest blog post, meet Kayla Aughenbaugh, a recent Drexel University graduate, and discover her fascinating biogeochemistry work at the Patrick Center. Visit the link in bio!
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