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Wissahickon Environmental Center

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Sumac in September: Refreshingly Healing

Autumn doesn’t have to mean that opportunities for harvesting fresh local fruit are over; there are still important berries to be found!...

Maris Harmon

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Metamorphoses is Work (WEC Monarch Diary Part 2)

Inside the chrysalis the caterpillar turns into a sort of genetic soup the consistency of slime, completely re-configuring itself into a but

Maris Harmon

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The Incredibly Ravenous Caterpillars (WEC Monarch Diary Part 1)

As summer nears its end, so comes the time for the great great grandchildren of Mexico-born Monarchs who migrated north to return.