#bioPGH Blog
A resource of Biophilia: Pittsburgh, #bioPGH is a weekly blog and social media series that aims to encourage both children and adults to reconnect with nature and enjoy what each of our distinctive seasons has to offer. From the best times to plant seasonal flora and enjoy their peak blooms, to astronomical events and creatures to keep an eye and ear out for, Phipps will keep you in the know with what’s going on in our environment!
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Feb 092017#bioPGH Blog: What Happens on the Mon
What happens in the Monongahela River stays in the Monongahela River…and the Ohio River, and the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico
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Feb 022017#bioPGH Blog: Oh Deer, a Coyote!
Let’s uncover a bit more about our secretive canid neighbors, shall we!
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Jan 262017#bioPGH Blog: Winter’s Winterberries
In spite of gray January days, there is a particularly cheery pop of color you might have noticed here and there across Pennsylvania: the bright, vibrant red of winterberries!
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Jan 192017#bioPGH Blog: More Than Just The Night Sky
Are we humans the only ones who have learned to use the night sky? Excitingly enough, we are not!
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Jan 122017#bioPGH Blog: All in a Day’s Ecosystem Service!
How does sledding in the winter time fit into an ecological concept that encompasses everything from our food supply to the global economy? Let's find out!
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Jan 062017#bioPGH Blog: A Seasonal Tradition of Citizen Science
Outside the kitchen window, the sun was rising over the snowy, tree-covered hillsides — streaks of pink light contrasting with the blue-tinted shadows of the early morning. Inside that kitchen in Hampton Township, just north...
