Outdoors

Free lifeguard training is underway for 16 to 24-year-olds in Philly. Officials want to use the pools as safe havens this summer.

Delaware’s Inland Bays wetlands has faced significant losses. The state’s environmental agency hopes to restore and conserve the watershed by improving land management.

Local scientists are trying to better understand the causes of mercury among fish populations to inform public health and environmental guidance.

He played in his first real tournament since a car wreck 14 months ago left him with horrific leg injuries.

From the long-awaited Delaware River Trail to 24/7 access at the Manayunk Bridge.

Cheltenham residents fear a proposed housing development could increase flooding along Tookany Creek in Montgomery County.

Visitors will be allowed rare nighttime climbs of the Cape May Lighthouse when the moon is at its darkest to view a much more visible star-scape.

Fans flocked to the Phillies’ sold-out season starter at Citizens Bank Park to cheer on the great annual promise of baseball.

At least nine hurricanes are predicted by researchers at Colorado State University. Four of those are expected to be Category 3 or higher.

The lease with the foundation renovating the course doesn’t require the city to help with any money. But officials want to contribute $3 million over two years.

Horticulturists say bloom times are creeping earlier as the climate warms — possibly putting the blossoms at greater risk of frost.

Clean Ocean Action’s annual Beach Sweeps Report says plastic and foam remains the most collected piece of litter across 70 beaches in the Garden State.

As more kayakers, paddleboarders, and swimmers take to the Delaware, the commercial shipping industry pushes back, citing safety issues.

From summer camps to summer jobs, Philadelphia officials say they will return to near pre-pandemic levels of fun activities for kids.

For the second time in 194 years, the Philadelphia Flower Show will be a summertime, outdoor event, without the pandemic restrictions of last year.