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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.

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Philly Naked Bike Ride 2019
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No 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

Ian Turner of East Coast Falcons releases a Harris's hawk on the Ocean City, N.J., boardwalk. The town hires falconers to keep the seagulls at bay during the tourist season. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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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

Veteran Phoenix Eric Witmer picks up newbie Phoenix player Nate Little in celebration after their 21-16 win over the Tampa Bay Cannons at the South Philadelphia SuperSite, June 4th 2021. (Emily Cohen for Billy Penn)
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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

Jeff Leatham’s “Habitat” at the 2021 Flower Show
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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

The Great Beech tree in Philadelphia
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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

A spotted lanternfly at a vineyard in Kutztown, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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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

Businesspeople in suits and dresses go into the Atlantic Ocean as part of opening ceremonies in Ocean City, N.J. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
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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

Elated children at Finley Recreation Center in Philadelphia run through the sprayground on the first day of operation, May 27, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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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

Faith Bradley stands with lifeguard equipment in front of a pool
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Billy Penn

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

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Regional Roundup: 05/24/2021

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

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Cars are lined up on an oceanfront street in Deal
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N.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

The Miller Lite Eagles billboard makes the base of the pop-up 'barrier pool' COURTESY JUSTYN MYERS
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Billy Penn

Philly’s dumpster pool crew cools off with a new trick this summer

Construction barriers + Eagles billboard = pop-up swim spot.

5 years ago

Cicadas loom large over Philly in illustration form
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Billy Penn

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

Katherine Evers, assistant park superintendent, said the work has helped the native seed base return. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Science

‘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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