Outdoors

The Philly Tree Plan aims to nearly eliminate the difference in temperature between the hottest Philadelphia neighborhoods and the citywide average.

The 25-foot pink flamingo tree is back, thanks to the LumiNature exhibit.

The county awaits a response from the Philadelphia Archdiocese and Maple Glen Development LLC to see if $21M million is “just compensation.”

New hours are at Bartram’s Garden, Cobbs Creek, East and West Fairmount Parks, FDR, Pennypack, and Wissahickon Valley, among others.

Philadelphia has great public rinks for experienced skaters and little penguins just learning. This guide offers details on the best skating rinks in the city.

Logan Square activists succeeded in their efforts to build the newly opened $1 million Winter Street Greenway and Rob Stuart Memorial Dog Park. Here’s how they got it done.

The Philly Expo Center near Valley Forge hosts the debut of Comcast Spectacor’s new winter holiday fair and lights extravaganza.

That brisk, crisp, slightly sharp scent we associate with the fall is the smell of leaves, trees, and plants decaying through the season.

Fall and spring are the best times to plant. Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is providing trees that are 10 to 15 feet tall, for immediate impact.

What you really need to know about the mental health crisis facing kids today. And, what's happening in the trial of Johnny Doc & Councilmember Bobby Henon?

In most states, planting a tree for every resident would be a monumental task, but in Delaware the new tree-planting mission might be more doable.

Efforts to preserve the shorebird faced setbacks from storms, increased beach use, and predators.

Through the Green Acres Program, several projects across the state in cities will receive funding for either improvement or development.

As the park was developed, it became clear that it was “a logical place … to honor that heritage,” a councilman says. It will be dedicated Nov. 6.

Orphan wells are a source of climate warming methane emissions, and have been known to contaminate air, water and soil.