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• Fall Watershed Wide Clean-Up

  • Start
    Saturday, September 12, 2020
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    9:00 AM (EDT)
  • End
    Monday, November 30, 2020
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    12:30 PM (EST)

  
  

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• Philadelphia's Hidden Streams with Adam Levine

  • When
    Wednesday, September 30, 2020
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    12:00 PM - 12:45 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Zoom Webinar

  Philadelphia's Hidden Streams with Adam Levine

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  After doing historical research for the Philadelphia Water Department and others for more than 20 years, Adam Levine has become the local expert on the history of Philadelphia's rivers, streams, and drainage systems. Join us for a webinar with Adam about the hidden streams of Philadelphia as we explore urban sewers, urban watersheds, and the unfortunate intersection between the two, with a special emphasis on the Cobbs and Darby Creek sections of Philadelphia. To see more of what Adam is up to, visit his website, www.phillyh2o.org. 

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• Young Naturalist Lunch & Learn w/ Author Kevin Kurtz

  • When
    Wednesday, October 07, 2020
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    12:00 PM - 12:45 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Zoom Webinar

  Young Naturalist Lunch & Learn with Author Kevin Kurtz

  

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  Come along with us on a journey through the aquatic habitat of a forested wetland. Meet birds and bobcats, along with the beavers and beetles that call the soggy forest home with author Kevin Kurtz as we explore his book A Day in a Forested Wetland. Grab your lunch and learn with us!

  Kevin Kurtz writes nonfiction children's books about science and nature. During his career he has worked in a marine biology lab, a marine biology research ship, a marine geology research ship, an aquarium, a bird of prey center, and a science museum. He draws on these experiences with each of his books. You can learn more about him and his books at http://www.kevkurtz.com.

  
  

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• Young Naturlist Lunch & Learn w/ Author Shennen Bersani

  • When
    Wednesday, October 21, 2020
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    12:00 PM - 12:45 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Zoom Webinar

  Young Naturalist Lunch & Learn with Author Shennen Bersani

  

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  Join us with author & illustrator Shennen Bersani to share her book Achoo! Why Pollen Counts about a young bear who does not like pollen—he’s allergic! Achoo! When his friends gather to tell him why they need pollen, Baby Bear learns that pollen is good for the forest and provides food for many animals, including him! Shennen will read from the book and answer your questions. Grab your lunch and learn with us!

  While Shennen Bersani is an award-winning children's book illustrator, Achoo! Why Pollen Counts is her debut picture book as an author. Her art delivers a unique blend of realism, heartfelt emotion, love of nature, and life lessons for children of all ages. She has illustrated Salamander Season; Sea Slime: It's Eeuwy, Gooey and Under the Sea; The Shape Family Babies; Animal Partners; Shark Baby; Home in the Cave; The Glaciers are Melting!; and Astro: The Steller Sea Lion for Arbordale. Shennen has also illustrated a number of best-selling books, including, Snakes: Long, Longer, Longest; Sharks: Big, Bigger, Biggest; Ocean Counting: Odd Numbers; and Icky Bug Shapes. Shennen lives near Boston. Visit her website at http://www.shennen.com

  
  

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• Young Naturalist Lunch & Learn with Author Susan Edwards Richmond

  • When
    Wednesday, November 11, 2020
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    12:00 PM - 12:45 PM (EST)
  • Location
    Zoom webinar

  Young Naturalist Lunch & Learn with Author Susan Edwards Richmond

  

  Join us as Susan Edwards Richmond shares her book Bird Count with us! This is a story about a girl named Ava learning how to be a citizen scientist in The National Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count, introducing bird watching with simple explanations of techniques and clear descriptions of bird habitats. Grab your lunch and learn with us!

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  Susan Edwards Richmond teaches preschool on a farm and wildlife sanctuary in eastern Massachusetts. She earned her M.A. in Creative Writing from the University of California, Davis, and is the author of five collections of nature-based poetry for adults. She is happiest exploring natural habitats with her husband and two daughters, and learns the native birds wherever she travels. You can learn more about Susan at http://www.susanedwardsrichmond.com/

  
  

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