By Phipps Science Education and Research

Biophilia: Pittsburgh August Meeting The Aug. 6 Biophilia: Pittsburgh meeting will feature Robert S. Mulvihill, the National Aviary’s ornithologist, who will introduce the discussion topic, "Getting Up Close and Scientific...

By Lorren Kezmoh, Outreach Coordinator, Phipps Science Education and Research

From tending garden beds and arranging exhibit displays to whipping up their own unique culinary creations and learning about local and global environmental issues, our high school interns were kept...

By Phipps Conservatory

Let tomato season begin! This week at Farmers at Phipps from 2:30 – 6:30 p.m., Blackberry Meadows Farm is bringing a limited amount of sun gold cherry tomatoes. Blackberry Meadows is an 85-acre farm in Natrona...

By Lorren Kezmoh, Outreach Coordinator, Phipps Science Education and Research

Bring Science to the Public at Phipps! Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is seeking graduate students and other professionals in all science fields to participate in our Science Communication Fellowship program, a new...

By Erica Jackson, Intern, Phipps Science Education and Research

Summer Camp Recap - is our weekly seasonal segment featuring our summer camp programs. This is the place for camp parents to find pictures of their campers in action and see all the fun things we did all week. It’s also a...

By Matthew Quenaudon, Phipps Integrated Pest Management Specialist

Knowing and recognizing insects is an important step to expand gardening expertise.  Correctly identifying an insect help the gardener to decide if it is a good bug or a bad bug.  The majority of insects found are not...