Pennsylvania, a state of diverse geography and geology, is rich in flora. The second edition of The Plants of Pennsylvania identifies the nearly 3,400 species of trees, wildflowers, ferns, grasses, sedges, aquatic plants, and weeds native to or naturalized in the Commonwealth. Retaining the ...
Common name:broad-faced sac spider. The broad-faced sac spider is native to the eastern United States and is an outdoor spider, which may make its way into homes during the fall. They are a solid dark brown to red color with a tan to gray abdomen. Their legs are tan, brown, or ev...
‘pick your own’ berries, apples, pumpkins, try homestead skills: make bread, cheese, ice cream, soap, spinning, felting, canning, seek native and wild plants, watch pollinators at work: bees, butterflies and birds, listen to songbirds, watch eagle, kestrel and hawk soar overhead. At ...
We’d love to see your garden, a particular collection of plants you love, or a wonderful garden you had the chance to visit! To submit, send 5-10 photos togpod@taunton.comalong with some information about the plants in the pictures and where you took the photos. We’d love to hear ...
American Indian or Alaska Native Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Hispanic/Latino and Black or African American are not included in this breakdown due to an enrollment of 0%. 39% economically disadvantaged students at Beaver-Main Elementary School Full-time teachers 8...
The event will feature Linda Eirhart, director of horticulture and senior curator of plants and author of “The Winterthur Garden Guide,” for this exclusive lecture featuring Winterthur’s beloved garden and the design principles and seasonal blooms selected by H. F. du Pont. ...
The biggest change in designation came in 1995. It was then thatPeirces’s Woodswas designed as an art form garden, that brought together the most ornamental characteristics of the eastern deciduous forests. The concept was to use native plants to create a woodland garden as an ...
A natural travel route through northern Pennsylvania for Native Americans, the gorge in 1883 became the route of the Jersey Shore, Pine Creek and Buffalo Railway—later named Pine Creek Railway—that served lumber companies that clear-cut the mountainsides. The last freight passed through in 1988...
ZOOAMERICA in Hershey is an 11-acre walk-through zoo home to animals and living plants native to five regions of North America, featuring over 200 animals, representing 75 species. ZOOAMERICA is open year-round, allowing guests to view and enjoy native wildlife throughout the seasons. The Zoo...
Lewis and Clark also gathered a tremendous amount of valuable knowledge about the continent. They encountered many different Native American tribes and learned about their ways of life. They collected or identified 178 plants and 122 animals previously unknown east of the Mississippi. Some of this ...