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Category: Philadelphia Natural Places

There are many natural places in the CIty of Philadelphia and the surrounding Delaware Valley. These posts focus on things to do in Philadelphia and places to go.

The enhanced pool
May 11January 28 Donna L. Long

Field Trip: Jenkintown Creek and a Not Quite Vernal Pool

Hawk Mountain - overlooking the mountains on the Piedmont Plateau
May 24May 3 Donna L. Long

The Piedmont Plateau: The Gently Rolling Hills of Philadelphia

Atop Philadelphia's City Hall looking east - a broad flat coastal plain
May 17December 14 Donna L. Long

Philadelphia’s Coastal Plain

mammals_wolf
February 7January 2 Donna L. Long

Photos from the Lakota Wolf Preserve

Tufted Titmouse in the underbrush at Tinicum NWR in Philadelphia
January 19January 2 Donna L. Long

A Wetland Walk at Tinicum NWR

October 5August 26 Donna L. Long

Hawk Migration Watch at Fort Washington State Park

wagner free institute sign
August 17January 2 Donna L. Long

Wagner Free Institute of Science

Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly
July 22June 24 Donna L. Long

The Butterfly House at Tyler Arboretum

Philly's Center City Skyline at night
May 27February 28 Donna L. Long

A Spring Night by the Schuylkill

Migrating Monarch butterfly at Cape may State Park
October 20September 29 Donna L. Long

Migrating Monarch at Cape May Point State Park

October 19November 30 Donna L. Long

Hawk Migration at Cape May Point State Park

August 19February 15 Donna L. Long

Best Time to Visit Philly

Marsh, Silver Lake Nature Center
August 2January 2 Donna L. Long

Silver Lake Nature Center

Tacony Creek tributary
June 27January 2 Donna L. Long

Shady Morning Walk

June 18 Donna L. Long

Houston Meadow

places - forest
May 24February 10 Donna L. Long

Wissahickon Valley Park

Skunk Cabbage
March 28December 14 Donna L. Long

Crosswicks Audubon Sanctuary

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A Seasonal Gardener's Handbook, Revised edition by Donna L. Long.
A Seasonal Gardener's Handbook, Revised edition by Donna L. Long.

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Penstemon barbatus native utah to Mexico. Photo: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported

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