#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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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...
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Dec 292016#bioPGH Blog: A Winter’s Tale of Opposites: Urban Heat Islands
Have you ever noticed how it's often warmer in a city than even just a few miles outside of it? Why is that? Let’s explore!
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Dec 222016#bioPGH Blog: Drowsy December: Hibernation, Acorns and Bears, Oh My!
When the temperatures drop, some of us might want to curl up under a warm pile of blankets and hibernate like one of Western Pennsylvania’s black bears until spring! But true bear hibernation might not be the long...
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Dec 162016#bioPGH Blog: Year-round Feathered Friends
Most of us can recite the conventional wisdom that birds fly south in the winter without even thinking about it, but we also know that, really, not all birds do. Why do some birds stay put here in Pittsburgh while others migrate...
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Dec 082016#bioPGH Blog: Lake Turnover
You know the saying, “what goes up must come down?” Well, in an unusual way, it applies to our local lakes. Let's find out what that means and try some cool activities at home!...
