Outdoors

"The decision was made to humanely euthanize the dolphins to prevent further suffering," the Marine Mammal Stranding Center said.

WHYY News photographer Kimberly Paynter captured some of the most scenic spring moments in Philly. Here’s what she found.

Visitors from all over the world traveled alongside the Schuylkill River trail to connect with nature and its importance.

Officials with Rebuild Philadelphia point to a brighter future ahead during the reopening of Glavin Playground in Port Richmond Thursday.

From the sands of the Jersey Shore to the islands of Indonesia, strands of coconut husk are being incorporated into shoreline protection projects.

Climate change threatens to “drown” Delaware’s salt marshes. New funds from the National Wildlife Foundation will use a novel method to restore them.

The treaty will create a new body to manage ocean life conservation and establish marine protected areas in ocean regions outside national boundary waters.

After two years in FDR Park, the exhibition is back at the Convention Center with a new spark.

Snow showers are likely during the early afternoon on Saturday.

The region’s warmer-than-usual winter, with an abundance of “growing degree” days, has led to plantlife being three weeks ahead of schedule.

The city wants to eliminate disparities in tree coverage between neighborhoods.

Oceanographer Carlos Moffat and his graduate students have just spent 45 days at sea — to better understand ocean warming and melting ice in Antarctica.

The four-hour celebration aims to raise awareness and money to support research into neurofibromatosis and childhood tumors.

“It looks like things are trending … a good solid two weeks early,” one expert said.

More than eight million people visited a Delaware park in 2022, a new state record. It’s the eighth year in a row the park attendance record has been set.