Insects, forest ecology, creek birds, mammals, and habitat are some of the topics explored using games, crafts, and hands-on activities.
Insects, forest ecology, creek, birds, mammals, and habitat are some of the topics explored using games, crafts, and hands-on activities.
Think you've got the best garden in Norristown?
Find out on an upcoming weekend at the Creek Critters event held at Norristown Farm Park.
Smoking will be banned in public housing as well as in county parks. Drones have been prohibited. Do you agree?
Bikes will be available for rent at several trail-side locations during the 2016 season.
In honor of Earth Day, local students released thousands of ladybugs to improve ecosystem health.
It's that time of year.
Volunteer events, cleanups, celebrations, art shows, and much more is happening around Montgomery County for Earth Day 2016.
Learn the folklore associated with each blossom while exploring some of the loveliest parts of Norristown.
Remove invasive plants, plant native species, contribute to animal restoration projects, make Earth Day art, and much more.
Check out this list of locally stocked waters.
"That is crazy - looks like a giant deer."
"It’s like a treasure hunt on foot."
A children's nature program about rabbits will include a craft, story, and a live rabbit.
How did the area compare with the rest of the county?
An authentic Easter tradition dating back to the Pennsylvania Dutch.
Hiking the trail through Norristown just became a little more interactive.
Over $500,000 in state conservation funding will be specifically focused on the Norristown and Bridgeport area.
Many of these critters live in your own backyard.
Crews are still trying to catch up with yesterday's snowfall.
Submit your best storm photos to be included in the gallery.
UPDATE: Local police are saying that plowing is a "second priority" as Public Works is supporting ambulances stuck in the snow.
"Scats and tracks": channel your inner tracker, right here in the borough.
The county also set aside more than $50,000 in additional funding for farms.
Ways to winterize and weatherproof your home this winter to prepare for cold temperatures with tips from the Center for Disease Control.
Educators will lead an exploration of a park and the Bethayres Swamp and take a look at the wide cross section of bird life.
The Quadrantids are about to peak, and could produce as many as 50 shooting stars per hour. Snow may also be on the way.
Touch an owl feather, examine a skull, and look at what is inside a pellet during the Norristown Farm Park Little Hoots program.
This should be a good one for plenty of reasons.
The beloved animal was only 18 months old.
Learn about reindeer, caribou, elk, local white-tailed deer, and other animals of the north in this holiday-themed event.
Pennsylvania is one of the states where the CDC says the bugs have been found.
Now Norristown trail users can explore even farther on long adventures.
Lessons, stories, crafts, natural history, and games for all ages.
This local critter is quite unfriendly, and residents are being told to "destroy" it.
Murals, sculptures, or banners will be displayed along the unique settings of the county trails
The Thanksgiving event in the borough answers some difficult questions.
Only 38 hunters will be selected for the special privilege. The deadline to apply is coming up.
Mild weather has defined much of the fall of 2015 for Montgomery County.