Outdoors

Muddy water from pipeline construction flows at a rapid rate into West Valley Creek in Exton. DEP says no permit violations have occurred.

Philadelphia, consider it your springtime mission to scrape these bugs out of existence.

Medical experts agree that it’s wisest to keep group gatherings outside. Good news: Pennsylvania’s park programming and party permits are open.

Residential groups and local businesses are using their influence to limit one band’s outdoor music performances in Rittenhouse Park.

The traveling beer garden is starting its season in Fairmount Park’s sakura groves.

On this week's Regional Roundup: NJ school reopening, news literacy, and Spotted Lanternflies.

State officials hope to avoid parks getting “overrun” with crowds, as some did last year after reopening.

Millions of people headed outside for recreation during the pandemic. Now, those companies hope to lock in their newly expanded markets.

A Clean Air Council attorney maintains the lawyer for developer H&K Group is coaching the quarry project manager through his witness testimony.

Officials plan to finish testing by the end of March and say they will propose regulations this year that would set health limits for some of the chemicals.

Up to 1,000 residents will be able to receive a free tree to plant on their property thanks to TreePhilly, a Philadelphia Parks & Recreation program.

The distinctive white head and white tail have been spotted near the Schuylkill. The city’s two rivers provide a great habitat, experts say.

Scientists estimate between 365 million and one billion birds are killed by collisions with buildings or other outdoor structures in the U.S. every year.

As the skies brighten and the air warms, MLK Drive welcomes cyclists, runners, and walkers back to a car-free place to move.

Caretakers are now working to balance the rodents’ destructive chew with the environmental benefits of their dams.