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Book Talk and Signing—Nature Next Door: Cities and Trees in the American Northeast
The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, 8480 Hagys Mill Rd, Philadelphia, PA | Get Directions »
FREE
Join us for a book signing with local author Ellen Stroud. Pennsylvania, like much of the northeastern U.S., has more trees and forest today than a century ago. Stroud’s new book, Nature Next Door, argues that the growth of cities actually helped restore our forests. Learn how Philadelphians’ quest for clean drinking water and a healthy city life helped rebuild Penn’s Woods. It’s a story of hope, in which—with proper foresight and management—cities and wild places can flourish together.
Event Details
| Where | The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education 8480 Hagys Mill Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19128 |
| Next on | This event is over. |
| Time | 7:00 pm |
| Who to bring | College Students, Moms, Dads, Singles, Seniors |
| Website | http://www.schuylkillcenter.org |
| Phone | 215-482-7300 x110 |
| SCEE@Schuylkillcenter.org | |
| Price | $0 |
More About The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education is an "urban environmental education center." It exists to promote the preservation of the environment and focuses on four distinct areas, "environmental education, wildlife rehabilitation, land restoration and environmental art."
The center is composed of a main building that houses interactive exhibits, a gift and book shop, an art gallery and meeting rooms. Also located on the property is an amphitheater and picnic pavilion.
More than three miles of hiking trails wind through the property and are open daily for individuals to explore the surrounding nature. Educational programs are held throughout the year for students, teachers, kids and adults.
Other events here
- Beyond the Surface: Environmental Art in Action Fri, May 31, 9:00 am–6:00 pm
- Opening of Stacey Levy's "Rain Garden" Fri, May 31, 6:00 pm–7:00 pm
- Annual Nesting Bird Census Sat, Jun 1, 7:30 am–11:00 am
- Saturdays @ SCEE Weekly on Saturdays, 10:30 am–11:30 am
- Saturdays @ SCEE Weekly on Saturdays, 10:30 am–11:30 am
- Restoration Volunteer Workdays June 15, 2013 / July 20, 2013 / August 17, 2013, 10:00 am–12:00 pm
- Early Summer Native Plant Sale Sat, Jun 22, 9:00 am–2:00 pm
- Great American Backyard Campout Sat, Jun 22, 3:00 pm–11:30 am
- Saturday Wellness Walks June 29, 2013 / July 27, 2013 / August 31, 2013, 2:00 pm–3:00 pm
- Monarchs, Swallowtails & More: An Annual Count Tue, Jul 9, 1:00 pm–2:30 pm
