The first #wildflower of #spring is.... Skunk Cabbage?! Blooming now in a marshy spot near you: wait 'til you hear who it's trying to attract. My Schuylkill Center column in this wk's Roxborough Review bit.ly/2MLlMKg

It's a landmark day for #FirstNations people, as Deb Haaland's #nomination for US Department of the Interior secretary advances to full #Senate. Am hoping Senator Pat Toomey votes yes on this historic nomination. politi.co/385l5mD via POLITICO

Big news: Amazon, Microsoft, FedEx, Walmart, even General Motors (!) agree to be #carbon neutral by 2040 to combat #climatechange bit.ly/2OCgilu

Tree planted by our neighbors at the Upper #Roxborough Reservoir honors fallen Officer Tab Ali, a victim of #COVID19 bit.ly/3cqCwzh via MontgomeryNews Schuylkill Center

Natural Selections: Sarah West, trail ambassador with @FOWissahickon & longtime Schuylkill Center member, says the #Wissahickon rocks! There's stories in this stones. bit.ly/2NizdSb via MontgomeryNews

Yes! Deb Haaland confirmed as 1st #NativeAmerican US Department of the Interior Secretary, and 1st #INDIGENOUS cabinet secretary ever. Sadly, Sen. Pat Toomey voted no. n.pr/30UgDTv

Fascinating story from NPR and Morning Edition: When exactly does the #Anthropocene, the Age of Humans, begin? Can you believe it might be 1952!?n.pr/3bUOW3v

News flash nature lovers: Neighbors want #beaver visiting Penn Treaty Park to stick around. Thanks to our friends Pennsylvania Game Commission for passing this on. bit.ly/38SkwwL via KYW Newsradio - NOW ON 103.9 FM!

#Philadelphia skyline will go mostly dark at night starting April 1 in Lights Out #Philly an effort to save birds bit.ly/3vCeZUH via The Philadelphia Inquirer and Frank Kummer. Thanks to our friends @AudubonPA, Academy of Natural Sciences, and others for leading this effort

We Schuylkill Center know this: the benefits of #environmental #education for toddlers bit.ly/3tvHm5i

Natural Selections: The real #MarchMadness is happening #outdoors in #nature! Get outside!! bit.ly/3lLgM5E. My Schuylkill Center column via MontgomeryNews

New #climatechange data from our friends at Climate Central: over the last 50 yrs, PHL's growing season has increased by more than a month...

Natural Selections: Join Schuylkill Center in planting an #EarthDay tree bit.ly/2QRGDxr via MontgomeryNews

Philly skyline will go mostly dark at night starting April 1 in an effort to save birds inquirer.com/science/climat… via The Philadelphia Inquirer

Tomorrow is #OpeningDay for our Philadelphia Phillies! While I can't wait Aaron Nola's first pitch, here's a reminder from our friends Climate Central about how baseball season is literally heating up...

This week! The REAL #Flower Show in our forests: trout lily and white trillium bit.ly/3fFG4Rp via MontgomeryNews Schuylkill Center

Join us TONIGHT at 7pm for our next Thursday Night L!VE, when religious leaders from diverse faiths gather to discuss and dissect the role of religion in the environment—and take your questions. ow.ly/vGta50Eji8k

I ran into Mike Weilbacher, who said The longer action on climate is delayed, the worse the cost becomes “The earth is talking pretty loudly this summer. Record wildfires, record hurricanes… What else are you waiting for?” he said. The challenge is it’s going to happen more often.”

Protected Too Late, Dammit: U.S. Officials Report More Than 20 Extinctions, including #IvoryBilledWoodpecker. nytimes.com/2021/09/28/cli…

Tonight at 7pm, join members of the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania and Mike Weilbacher for a free, online conversation about the region's indigenous people and their historic relationship to Lenapehoking. Register here: schuylkillcenter.org/blog/event/the…