By Dr. Maria Wheeler-Dubas, Science Education and Research Outreach Coordinator

With her blend of enthusiasm and stories from the field, Lisa Limeri is a local scientist you won’t want to miss! Be sure to stop by Phipps this Sat., Oct. 15, from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. to meet her in the Tropical Forest...

By Emily Nye, High School Program Coordinator

With October around the corner, we are excited for fall’s brilliant foliage, festivals, pumpkins and of course — The Fairchild Challenge! Phipps Conservatory is inviting area high schools and middle schools to take...

By Carolyn Carlins, Facilitator, Science Education and Research

This past week at Phipps, our Little Sprout campers explored all of their senses through a variety of songs, crafts and, of course, plants! We smelled fragrant flowers, felt the different textures of plants, and listened to the...

By Phipps Conservatory

You know we love pollinators here at Phipps, and we've just taken our dedication to the next level! With the help of apoidea apiary, we installed an observational beehive in the Nature Lab at Phipps that allows kids to...

By Phipps Science Education and Research

On Sat., Aug. 20 from 1:30 – 3:00 p.m., we will be featuring University of Pittsburgh Ph.D. student Emily Braham at our "Meet a Scientist" public program. The Science Communication Fellowship program at...

By Carolyn Carlins, Facilitator, Science Education and Research

This week our Budding Botanists and Mighty Mentors learned how to create beautiful landscapes in the city during our Urban Gardeners summer camp. To begin our week we visited the urban gardens of Phipps (the CSL Landscape, the...