CitiesAlive 2011, the international green roof conference we’ve been blogging so much about, came and went this past week, and it turned out to be an awesome learning experience for everyone involved. From professional classes that taught conference-goers advanced green roof maintenance techniques to hands-on tours of Philadelphia’s most progressive green roofs and walls, there […]
PHS and the Franklin Institute are teaming up to bring you a walking and biking tour of 18 urban gardens in West Philadelphia—and you’re invited! Beginning in Clark Park and moving westward, the tour will showcase some of West Philly’s most progressive (and beautiful) urban gardens. In anticipation of National Food Day (October 24), the tour […]
In case you haven’t heard, Philadelphia has been chosen from hundreds of cities to host CitiesAlive 2011: the latest and greatest iteration of the only conference in North America devoted to the art and science of green roof technology. CitiesAlive can help people and businesses reduce their emissions, save on energy costs, effectively manage stormwater […]
PHS invites you to Who Will Tell the People? Science and Sustainability in the News. This event, on Thursday May 20 at the Academy of Natural Sciences runs from 6:30 to 8:30 pm (with a preceding reception at 6 pm). This installment of the Urban Sustainability Forum focuses on how the media covers issues of […]
December 13, 2011 by Maddie
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