Nature and Poetry
Sep
19
6:30 PM18:30

Nature and Poetry

Join us on Saturday, July 11 and Saturday September 19 for our next Nature and Poetry events of 2026! Open Mic sign ups start at 6:30pm and are on a first come first serve basis. We will start the evening with a yoga session hosted by the amazing @yogijawn and we will end the Night with a Movement Workshop hosted by @wholesomeofficial. This is a free event with live music, free refreshments and gifts - hosted by Amani! Staff from Audubon Mid-Atlantic is also available to talk about the history of the site and provide a brief tour of the conservation efforts taking place in this natural site.

These events will incorporate a fundraiser for Hope and Cope. Hope and Cope was founded by Pastor Lola Blount and co-founded by Mrs. Mary Anne Cole eight years ago. Though originally starting as a grief counseling session, we now serve the senior community through music, art, poetry, free gifts and creative expression. We host Hope and Cope events every first Sunday of the month at the Terrace of Chestnut Hill. Donations will go towards funding our monthly events! We hope you can join us! 

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Fall Nature Journaling: Seed Saving
Sep
26
10:00 AM10:00

Fall Nature Journaling: Seed Saving

Celebrate the Fall Equinox at the Discovery Center on Saturday, September 26 at 10 am by using your nature journals to identify, explore, and sketch the native perennial flowers that provide food and habitat to countless insects, birds, and other wildlife here at the Discovery Center. Turn your observations into action to support healthy habitats by saving and storing their seeds for future planting. No artistic experience is required.

Journals will be provided, but participants are encouraged to bring their own. 

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Fall Foliage Fest
Oct
24
10:00 AM10:00

Fall Foliage Fest

As the leaves at the Discovery Center reach their peak fall colors, join Audubon Mid-Atlantic and PA Master Watershed Stewards to appreciate all of the food, shelter, and resources these trees provide to countless people, birds, insects, and other wildlife.

Using interactive games and tools to investigate the dazzling leaves, participants will identify the most common trees on site, and further increase habitat health by planting a new tree along our nature trail.

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Daylight After Dark: Artists and Writers Showcase on Climate Change
Nov
20
6:00 PM18:00

Daylight After Dark: Artists and Writers Showcase on Climate Change

To daylight a creek or stream is to open it back up--to unbury what was once buried, and make it visible again.

You are invited to join Philadelphia artists and writers for a night of readings, exhibits, and performances that make our city's climate realities visible and envision better climate futures. Sponsored by the Discovery Center, Audubon Mid-Atlantic, Blue Stoop, and Buried Creek Collective, a new initiative to educate writers about our changing environment and foster creative climate resilience.

Please join us for food and hot beverages as we toast to the conclusion of Buried Creek Collective's inaugural Climate Change for Writers Program.

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To learn more, reach out to buriedcreekcollective@gmail.com

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Nighthawk Watch
Aug
27
7:00 PM19:00

Nighthawk Watch

As the sky over Strawberry Mansion shifts from gold to dusky blue, something incredible starts to happen overhead — hundreds, sometimes thousands, of Common Nighthawks streaming south on one of the most electric flights of the birding calendar.

Join us for our first Nighthawk Watch of the season! Grab a blanket, bring your binoculars (or borrow a pair of ours), and settle in as we scan the darkening sky together. These sleek, erratic fliers — with their distinctive white wing bars and buzzy calls — put on a show that even lifelong birders never get tired of.

New to birding? Perfect. This is one of the easiest, most awe-inspiring ways to fall in love with fall migration. No experience needed — just curiosity and a willingness to look up.

This watch is brought to you in partnership with BirdPhilly, an initiative of the Delaware Valley Ornithological Club focused on getting Philadelphia-area residents out and interacting with nature through free, expertly guided birding trips around the city. Come meet some of the friendliest, most knowledgeable birders in the region — and maybe find your new favorite way to spend an evening outside.

Bring a chair, a snack, and someone you love. Let's watch the sky come alive.

Free and open to the public. Family-friendly.

This watch will be led by Sean Bradley. Sean Bradley is a naturalist, nature educator, and natural land steward from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has worked for a few conservation organizations, including the Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust, Philadelphia Parks and Recreation, and the Philadelphia Zoo. An avid birder, Sean leads bird walks for the Delaware Valley Ornithological Club’s (DVOC) BirdPhilly initiative and serves as on board of its Conservation Committee. He is particularly interested in educating people about the importance of protecting urban green spaces and the diversity of organisms that call these spaces home. He has also participated in a few avian breeding and wintering surveys, including the Pennsylvania Bird Atlas, the Philadelphia Breeding Bird Census, and the DVOC’s Philadelphia Mid-Winter Bird Census. Additionally, he earned his bachelor’s degree in Biology and Environmental Science from La Salle University. 

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BirdPhilly Morning Bird Walk!
Aug
22
8:00 AM08:00

BirdPhilly Morning Bird Walk!

Please join us for a bird walk led by our friends at BirdPhilly. We should get great looks at our local birds and maybe encounter an early migrant warbler or two. We will meet at the parking lot. If needed, you can park on the other side of the road at the disc golf course. We will walk around 1.5 miles on an unpaved path on mostly flat terrain. Dress for weather. 

No binoculars? No worries! Binoculars are available for loaning at Discovery Center’s lobby. Birding backpacks with binoculars and field guides are also on loan at all Philly Free Library branches.

For questions, please reach out to birdphillywalks@gmail.com.

The event is free and open to everyone! Trip Leader: Holger Pflicke, assisted by Damien from Audubon Mid Atlantic.

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