PhotoLounge and Da Vinci Art Alliance have teamed up to host a PhotoWalk, taking place on Saturday, April 30th at 11am. Join us as we find and photograph nature in the urban environment! Participants will need a device that takes pictures (smart phones included!) and a good pair of walking shoes. We will meet at PhotoLounge (130 S. 17th St. Philadelphia, PA) and hike through Rittenhouse Park and Fitler Square, ending at Schuylkill River Park. All levels of photographers are welcome.

City Hike offers participants the opportunity to engage with other photographers, get inspired by the landscape of Philadelphia, and have some fun photographing our favorite city. Use the button bellow to register!

Join Audubon Mid-Atlantic as we participate in the City Nature Challenge. We use iNaturalist to catalogue and find the species that inhabit the Discovery Center. Guests are encouraged to bring their tablets and phones and join our staff in finding as many species as we can. No experience necessary as iNaturalist takes photos and identification is done by crowd sourcing from all over the world. A phone that can connect to internet or WiFi is needed for iNaturalist.

The City Nature Challenge is an international effort for people to find and document plants and wildlife in cities across the globe. It’s a bioblitz-style competition where cities are in a contest against each other to see who can make the most observations of nature, who can find the most species, and who can engage the most people. www.citynaturechallenge.org

We'll be leading hikes - one an hour from 10-1 (four total hikes led by Audubon)
Showcasing what has been found so far (At Registration table with screen
Ask Audubon station (on waterwalk alongside mussel survey)

Discover nature in the city! Join Philadelphia Outward Bound staff for free ziplining and Audubon Mid-Atlantic staff for the a morning bird walk, the City Nature Challenge, and a survey of the freshwater mussels growing in the Strawberry Mansion Reservoir.

Bird Walk with Philly Queer Birders- 8am-10am
Birders of all experience levels are welcome on this guided bird walk around the Strawberry Mansion Reservoir and the grounds of The Discovery Center. Borrow our binoculars or bring your own!

City Nature Challenge - Guided at The Discovery Center: 10am-1pm, Self guided around Philadelphia: April 29th through May 2nd
The City Nature Challenge is an international effort for people to find and document plants and wildlife in cities across the globe. It’s a bioblitz-style competition where cities are in a contest against each other to see who can make the most observations of nature, who can find the most species, and who can engage the most people. www.citynaturechallenge.org

Join us at The Discovery Center to ensure Philadelphia wins the challenge! Audubon staff will lead walks along our trail at 10am, 11am, 12pm and 1pm. We’ll use the app iNaturalist to catalogue and find the species that inhabit The Discovery Center. Guests are encouraged to bring their tablets and phones and join our staff in finding as many species as we can. No experience necessary as iNaturalist takes photos and identification is done by crowd sourcing from all over the world.

Mussel Survey 10am-12pm
Volunteers will be led by Bria Wimberly, one of Audubon Mid-Atlantic’s Environmental Educators in measuring and recording the size of the mussels growing in the water. All materials and gloves will be provided, but come prepared to potentially get a little wet.
This is a family-friendly activity, but those under 12 need a responsible adult with them. Advanced registration is recommended as there is a limited number of spaces available. Please register here.

Ziplining- 10am-4pm
Please note:
The zipline is for ages 12 and above. A parent or guardian must be present to sign the liability waiver for participants under the age of 18. No experience is needed and all safety equipment is provided.
Closed toed shoes are REQUIRED. Participants must be willing to climb about 40 feet on a cargo net to the zipline platform.

Starting Tuesday, April 5th, Wyck’s historic Farm will be hosting Home Farm Club, the large, cohesive, collaboratively-run kitchen garden club. The club will meet every Tuesday (4pm-6pm) and Friday (9am-11am) until November 2022. No prior experience or time commitment required. Children accompanied by a parent or guardian are welcome and invited to attend. Enter through Walnut Lane entrance.

PHS presents a weekly market that showcases the diverse talents of Philly’s makers and small businesses. Art, ceramics, jewelry, skin care, plants, and food will be featured at the market, which will take place in the recently constructed Gateway Garden at Drexel. The Gateway Garden, a collaboration between PHS and Drexel University, is a 10,000 square foot horticultural oasis that serves as a gateway to University City from the east and center of the city. This is a space for students, faculty, and the community at large to gather with one another and spend time surrounded by lush greenery, plants, trees, and flowers.

The Open Kitchen Sculpture Garden is a visionary project that uses a fundamental need such as food as a means to initiate a collective and communal experience. Bring food to share, invite some friends, and make new friends at this upcycled urban oasis!

Learn more about the Garden here: https://billypenn.com/2018/07/31/this-magical-sculpture-garden-in-west-kensington-is-a-colombian-american-artists-dream/

Starting Tuesday, April 5th, Wyck’s historic Farm will be hosting Home Farm Club, the large, cohesive, collaboratively-run kitchen garden club. The club will meet every Tuesday (4pm-6pm) and Friday (9am-11am) until November 2022. No prior experience or time commitment required. Children accompanied by a parent or guardian are welcome and invited to attend. Enter through Walnut Lane entrance.

The Everyday Futures Fest Block Party on April 24th, 2022 will host temporary installations, performances and interactive experiences throughout the length of Catharine St. between 7th and 8th. Learn more about the events taking place during the Block Party through the button below!

BYOB and We Bring the Goats and Firepit!

Bring your friends and family and come over to the farm for our monthly Fundraiser!
Tickets get you and your people into an exclusive "lounge" area with our 13 lovely goats where you can share silliness and goat love . Festivities include Goat Art Raffle, Bedtime Goat Walk and a fire pit with S'mores fixin's. A great way to show off your love while supporting Philly Goat Project's mission and programs. More details are at the ticket site.

REGISTER HERE

Schedule
5-5:30 Mingle and photos with the goats and your beverages.
5:30-6, Raffle for original Goat Art Work
6-6:30, Walk with the goats!
6:30-7: Bedtime with the goats and enjoy s'mores at our firepit next to the barn.

21 and Over Only

PGP's fabulous monthly, inclusive, and sensory-friendly space for folx with disabilities and their friends/family!

Reservations are REQUIRED even though this program is FREE so that we can arrange to have 1:1 staffing for your visit. Please email :director@phillygoatproject.org or text 215-460-7725
Because space is limited with ask that you PLEASE do not reserve a spot if you are unable to attend because that might prevent another friend from being able to attend. (THANK YOU!)

We will need to know your special person's accommodation needs and to have a cell phone contact for a responsible person.

**Rain Date is always the next day: Sunday, same time****
Families will need to choose one 30 minute private time slot for their visit.

**Masks and Social Distancing Required**

Philly City Repair Project, Da Vinci Art Alliance, and Open Kitchen Sculpture Garden are partnering together to host an upcoming volunteer day and workshop day at OKSG. Bring your own tools, gloves, and water if you have them. Volunteers without tools are still welcome to join (we will have some to borrow).

Workshops will be led by Handcraft Herbalist Mel Oliver and Philly Micro Greens!

Show the Earth some love at Palumbo park on Catharine St. for the Everyday Futures Fest! We will meet at 10am on Saturday April 23rd with our friends and neighbors at 723 Catharine St.

Join FABSCRAP in our Earth Month SORT-A-THON! It's a sorting event of marathon proportions but, instead of running 26.2 miles alone, we're recruiting all our FAB friends to sort for 12-Hours straight. FABSCRAP will provide meals, entertainment, and special presentations throughout - creating an experience similar to a productive party and fundraiser.

Sign up for as many 1 hour sessions as you like and take home 2 pounds of fabric for every hour you sort!

Join the Bicycle Coalition and Indego for this month’s Featured Group Ride: The Discovery Center Adventure

Ride Overview:
The ride will be a slow-paced bicycle group ride beginning and ending at the 33rd and Diamond Indego Station located in the Strawberry Mansion section of Philadelphia. The ride will be a 2.6-mile loop exploring green spaces in East Fairmount Park, stopping for an information session with a speaker from the Discovery Center, and ending back at the Indego Station.

Every ride is led by a trained staff member of the Bicycle Coalition and all participants are expected to follow the Rules of the Road.

1. This ride will be beginner-friendly and at a leisurely pace

2. Helmets will be provided for Indego riders

3. Must be 14 to ride an Indego Bike

Indego riders should plan to stay with the group for the entire ride.

The event is capped at 10 participants so please register here

Panel/Q&A style discussion around the positive impact development can have on communities when conducted in a collaborative and meaningful way. St. Rita’s Place and The Cascia Center will be the focal point of the discussion, as the project and its mission serve as a prime example of how development can positively impact the surrounding community and its people. The sustainability aspect of the project will be emphasized, along with its community integration and support features, as The Cascia Center serves as a place for refuge and mediation in the community and for those who visit the shrine.

Confirmed Speakers:

• Nancy Bastian, AIA, Partner, Cecil Baker + Partners Architects

• Heather Huot, Director, Catholic Housing & Community Services

• Father Jeremy Hiers, O.S.A, St. Rita of Cascia Shrine

• Moderator: Sam Connors, co-director of DVAA

Starting Tuesday, April 5th, Wyck’s historic Farm will be hosting Home Farm Club, the large, cohesive, collaboratively-run kitchen garden club. The club will meet every Tuesday (4pm-6pm) and Friday (9am-11am) until November 2022. No prior experience or time commitment required. Children accompanied by a parent or guardian are welcome and invited to attend. Enter through Walnut Lane entrance.

In the western world, we strive for our standard of convenient living…so much we’ve created a (literal) deep trench to dig ourselves out of via throwaway culture. Materials are rarely thrown away—they’re just put somewhere else to be dealt with by another community.

Join us for this hybrid panel discussion, including reps from Bennet Compost, Fab Scrap, Bottle Underground, Rabbit Recycling, and The Resource Exchange, centered on systems of material consumption, closing the loop, and what the future of waste culture could look like.

Rec It Philly is a movement, urging Philadelphia City Council and Mayor Kenney to pass a 2023 budget that includes a $8 million increase in the Parks & Rec operations budget.

A budget increase funds:

• Expansion of pilot program staffing plan to the entire city

• $1 million more for operations to handle sustained increase in park visits

• $1 million to respond to increased storm damage and extended parks season caused by climate change

• Launch of Urban Agriculture Plan

• Launch of Philly Tree Plan, including increases in tree removal and pruning

• Equity in sports partnership with Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative

• Hiring an Inclusion Services Director

• Technology upgrades

• A new Kensington operations crew

Funding PPR at this level will support the essential services of Parks & Rec and make progress towards: Making sites safe, clean and ready to use in every neighborhood, increasing recreation, programming, and increasing tree canopy.

Join them at the North Apron of City Hall on the 21st at 4:30pm for a rally to speak up!

PHS presents a weekly market that showcases the diverse talents of Philly’s makers and small businesses. Art, ceramics, jewelry, skin care, plants, and food will be featured at the market, which will take place in the recently constructed Gateway Garden at Drexel. The Gateway Garden, a collaboration between PHS and Drexel University, is a 10,000 square foot horticultural oasis that serves as a gateway to University City from the east and center of the city. This is a space for students, faculty, and the community at large to gather with one another and spend time surrounded by lush greenery, plants, trees, and flowers.

$20* Registration Required
https://experience.morrisarboretum.org/Info.aspx?EventID=22

African American gardeners have contributed to the gardening paradigm, the beautification movement, and American history for centuries. This year marks the 90th Anniversary of the Negro Garden Club of Virginia, which was a pivotal moment for African American gardeners and their efforts to organize. In this one day, two-hour virtual symposium we celebrate and reflect on how that work impacts our communities today.

We invite you to join the conversation and to learn about the influence, relevancy, and significance that African Americans have added to the gardening movement. A panel of leaders, horticulturists, historians, garden writers and advocates will speak to the contributions of Ethel Early Clark, one of four founding members of the Negro Garden Club of Virginia, and other African American gardeners who sparked the movement of establishing Black Garden Clubs throughout the United States of America. Panelists will illuminate their contributions to the field of horticulture, stories, and how gardening has supported their activism, social justice efforts, and civic engagement.

Panelists include descendant of the storied Virginia garden club, the Honorable Lillian Harris Ransom; Garden director and curator of the Anne Spencer House & Garden Museum, Shaun Spencer-Hester; horticulturist and landscape designer Wambui Ippolito; author and garden visionary, Teresa Speight; garden professional Guina Hammond; and public garden leader Abra Lee. The full bios for our panelists are shared below.

*By registering for and attending this virtual program, you are supporting Black voices. A recording of the conference is included with each registration. A portion of the registration cost will go directly to the operations of the Anne Spencer House & Garden Museum.

Have you ever wanted to know a stranger's proudest moment or biggest regret? Do you ever wish to understand how their experiences have shaped them into who they are today just as your experience has molded you? Join a Seen Heard Connected (SHC) artist, Mickayel Thurin, as she interviews a member of our Philadelphia community. Capture not only their story, but also their likeness, as you join in a group portrait drawing session from life.

SHC is a nonprofit organization that seeks to bring awareness and financial assistance to marginalized people by giving them a platform to tell their stories through art, while at the same time helping society to become more compassionate and caring.

Starting Tuesday, April 5th, Wyck’s historic Farm will be hosting Home Farm Club, the large, cohesive, collaboratively-run kitchen garden club. The club will meet every Tuesday (4pm-6pm) and Friday (9am-11am) until November 2022. No prior experience or time commitment required. Children accompanied by a parent or guardian are welcome and invited to attend. Enter through Walnut Lane entrance.

Philly City Repair Project is hosting an upcoming volunteer day at London Legacy Garden. The Garden is located at 7025 Upland St and we will be there from 11:30 am - 2:30 pm! Bring your own tools, gloves, and water if you have them. Volunteers without tools etc are still welcome to join.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art will team up with the People's Paper Co-op (PPC) for an event called "Community Spotlight: Art and Advocacy." On Saturday, April 16, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., members of the public can join the PPC for a pop-up exhibit and interactive art workshop to raise awareness for the annual Mama's Day Bail Out campaign in collaboration with the Philadelphia Community Bail Fund.

The PPC is an art and activism project focused on women in reentry based at The Village of Arts and Humanities in North Philadelphia. The event is free with museum admission.

Philly City Repair Project is hosting an upcoming volunteer day at Tioga Hope Park and Garden. The Garden is located at 2200 N Tioga St and we will be there from 11am - 2pm! Bring your own tools, gloves, and water if you have them. Volunteers without tools etc are still welcome to join.

Get moving and grooving at The Discovery Center. Join Health Partner Plans for a Zumba class and Philadelphia Outward Bound for their first public zipline event of the year!
Ziplining happens throughout the day and onsite registration is first come, first served.
Zumba with Health Partner Plans is at 2pm and beginners are welcome!

Please note:
1) The zipline is for ages 12 through adult. A parent or guardian must be present to sign the liability waiver for participants under the age of 18.
2) No experience needed. Helmets & harnesses provided.
3) Closed toed shoes are REQUIRED. Participants must be willing to climb about 40 feet on a cargo net. 4) The zipline is 200ft across.