Outdoors
How to create a certified wildlife habitat using native plants in your backyard
'Morning Edition' host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Dianne Moore, a health coach who created a certified wildlife habitat with native species.
5 years ago
Listen 5:15No shirts, pants, or undies needed on Philly bike ride — just a mask
Organizers of the annual Philly Naked Bike Ride say this year’s event will take place Aug. 28 and will require masks, based on the city's earlier coronavirus restrictions.
5 years ago
Birds of prey protect beachgoers from seagulls in Ocean City, N.J. for fourth year
Hawks, falcons, and an owl are being used to keep seagulls away from humans on the Ocean City, N.J. boardwalk for the fourth year.
5 years ago
Ultimate frisbee shines in South Philly as Phoenix beat Tampa Bay in home opener
The professional AUDL team now plays across from the sports complex.
5 years ago
The first outdoor Philadelphia Flower Show kicks off Saturday at FDR Park
The Philadelphia Flower Show is the oldest and largest indoor show in the world, dating back to 1829. Due to COVID, this is its first year outside.
5 years ago
A certified ‘champion,’ Philly’s Great Beech is dying, over 150 years after it was planted
Philadelphia’s champion tree, The Great Beech, measured above 100 feet tall, making it the tallest of its kind in the United States. It’s slowly dying.
5 years ago
Pa. using insecticide on invasive spotted lanternflies
Pennsylvania has started spraying insecticide on spotted lanternflies, a new strategy that state officials are using in an attempt to slow the spread of the invasive pest.
5 years ago
Jersey Shore towns prepare for hopeful influx of tourists
Jersey shore towns are busier this year than last with hopes it will be a recovery summer season.
5 years ago
It’s officially sprayground season in Philly
All 91 of the city’s spraygrounds are now ready and waiting to provide sweet relief from the heat.
5 years ago
Public pools can’t open without them: Philly’s new lifeguards could be the saviors of summer
“Pool season opens when we have enough guards,” said Parks & Rec Commissioner Kathryn Ott Lovell.
5 years ago
On this week's Regional Roundup: Olympian swimmer Kelsi Worrell Dahlia, summer jobs for youth, and pollen problems in the area.
Air Date: May 24, 2021
Listen 0:00N.J. beaches paid for by all, but parking keeps outsiders away
New Jersey says it is taking a hard look at Deal's proposed residents-only parking law near the beach, which was recently widened at taxpayer expense.
5 years ago
Philly’s dumpster pool crew cools off with a new trick this summer
Construction barriers + Eagles billboard = pop-up swim spot.
5 years ago
Are the cicadas coming to Philly or not? What to know about Brood X
As if the spotted lanternfly invasion weren't bad enough.
5 years ago
‘I kill plants so others may thrive’: Removing invasive species one painstaking patch at a time
A crew of dedicated volunteers removes wineberry and other invasive plants that choke out native species and harm the ecosystem in White Clay Creek State Park.
5 years ago
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