Why Bird Watchers Flock to Cape May and Philly: ‘We are migration central.’
This week, thousands of birding enthusiasts - a.k.a. birders - will flock to the annual…
PEW Grantee, marking first anniversary, has expanded environmental education and outdoor experiential learning…
GROW Magazine: Discover Our Region’s Hidden Pockets of Green
Follow a gently sloping path up an embankment off Reservoir Drive and walk through the new building...
In 1970, the City of Philadelphia closed off the East Park Reservoir at edge of the Strawberry Mansion...
Philadelphia’s glittery, and ever-expanding skyline, is a thing of beauty - at least to the human eye. If you’re a...
Mommynearest.com: An Inside Look at Fairmoun't Park’s New Discovery Center
New to East Fairmount Park is The Discovery Center, a 14,000-square-foot education and conservation...
MetroKids: Philadelphia’s Newest park is Open for Bird Watching, Hiking
Philadelphia’s newest park and recreation site, The Discovery Center, is now open in East Fairmount Park...
You know, if I was going to write a throwback Nancy Drew novel, I’d probably title it something like...
Philadelphia Business Journal: East Fairmount’s $18.5M Discovery Center opens to the public
City Council President Darrell Clarke may not be able to take a speed boat around the 37-acre lake...
Audubon: The Discovery Center in Philadelphia Has Opened Its Gates
The Discovery Center, a nature-focused educational facility managed jointly by Audubon Pennsylvania...
PlanPhilly.com: Hidden habitat reclaimed as Discovery Center opens in Fairmount Park
Look at a map of Strawberry Mansion and X marks no spot. But there it is - a large, oddly shaped...
KYW News Radio: The Discovery Center opens in Fairmount Park
There’s a brand new attraction in Fairmount Park that is sure to please nature lovers. Friday marked the...
PlanPhilly.com: Building for Discovery
The Discovery Center, which opened at Strawberry Mansion Reservoir in East Fairmount Park on...
For the past 25 years, Philadelphia’s largest man-made lake lay hidden in the woods, surrounded by...
iHeartRadio: Insight Part One The Discovery Center in Strawberry Mansion
Lorraine Ballard Morrill speaks with representatives from Strawberry Mansion CDC, Philadelphia Outward...
Audubon: Highlighting Nature and History in a Storied Philadelphia Landmark
Going north through Philadelphia, railroads and rivers act as man-made and natural neighborhood...
BillyPenn: The $18 million Discovery Center in Fairmount Park is ready to welcome visitors
Think of it as a Four Seasons Hotel for birds. And for the first time in 50 years, people can visit too...
Audubon: Birding in the City of Brotherly Love
The American Birding Association recognizes Audubon's Keith Russell for putting Philadelphia on the birding map...
PhillyMag.com: 50 Acres of East Fairmount Park to Reopen to Public After Years of Being Fenced Off
The land comes complete with a giant 37-acre lake, trails and lots of migratory birds...
Patch.com: 'Secrete Lake,' Massive New Park to Open in Philadelphia
The "hidden gem" of parkland is somehow hidden from view within the city...
Philly Voice: Fairmount Park opens 50 acres of land kept behind gates for 45 years
Closed by the Water Department decades ago, the East Park Reservoir and surround land has been reopened...
After 45 year of inaccessibility, the East Fairmount Park Reservoir is poised to open again to the public...
CBS Philly: Plans For New Education Center at Site of Abandoned Reservoir in Fairmount Park
An abandoned reservoir in Fairmount Park, inaccessible to the public for decades, will be the new site of an...
Plan Philly: East Park's Hidden Lake Habitat, A Site for Discovery
Walk up a drive paved with soft blue bricks, through a chain link fence, and up a hill tucked into East Fairmount...
Hidden City Philadelphia: A Winter's Walk Around East Park Reservoir
Keith Russell shouldn't be out in this weather. The temperature at East Park Reservoir is a prickly 29 degrees...
The East Park Reservoir provides home for birds, and in 2018, a nature center...
In compliance with the Open Space Protection ordinance, the Parks and Recreation Commission has received...