Abby Weiss

Cresheim Valley Apartments tenants and their neighbors are cultivating a new — and greener — chapter in the Mt. Airy building’s history. West Mt. Airy Neighbors, Cresheim Village Neighbors and the building’s current manager CPM MGMT are conducting several... See more

Friends of the Wissahickon has launched its Streambank Resiliency and Flood Study, an effort to address longtime trail issues in the park and the increasing risk of flooding due to climate change. Researchers will assess sites vulnerable to erosion and fl... See more

In the year before its 200th anniversary, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society will award Philadelphia gardeners for their skills in a new challenge. The organization will host its first-ever Citywide Gardening Challenge, an initiative that will honor u... See more

More than 100 people gathered at Pastorius Park last Thursday to celebrate a significant milestone in the park’s history. The ceremony hosted by Friends of Pastorius Park marked the launch of the Paul W. Meyer Northeast Woods Restoration Project, an ecolo... See more

Local volunteers are banding together to help achieve what’s known as “tree equity” in Northwest Philadelphia, meaning that streets and neighborhoods with fewer trees are targeted for more planting. This year, several chapters of the Pennsylvania Horticul... See more