Please join us at the Friends Free Library at Germantown Friends School on September 24th for a lecture by Mike Weilbacher, author of Wild Philly: Explore the Amazing Nature in and Around Philadelphia.

America’s sixth largest city is home to an amazing abundance of surprising wildlife: the peregrine falcon, the fastest animal on earth; the coyote, a recent immigrant to Wild Philly; the beaver, once vanished and now making an astonishing comeback; and more. Meet some of the region’s featured creatures and learn some of the best places you can go to see the full diversity of Philly area wildlife. You'll also learn some of the largest threats to nature, plus great ways you can help heal nature.

The lecture is presented by writer-naturalist Mike Weilbacher, author of Wild Philly: Explore the Amazing Nature in and Around Philadelphia, a book that presents 29 walks you can enjoy to explore the best of nature, arranged by season. Mike travels the region presenting lectures and walks on nature and the environment, everything from climate change in Philadelphia to the extraordinary life cycle of the monarch butterfly. The former host of Earth Talk on WHYY-FM and "Mike the All-Natural Science Guy" on WXPN-FM's Kid's Corner, his programs have reached thousands of people. He'll sell and sign copies of his book after the lecture.

Free refreshments begin and 6:00 PM; lecture begins at 6:30 PM. This event is sponsored by the Friends Free Library at Germantown Friends School, Grumblethorpe, Historic Germantown, Historic RittenhouseTown, Stenton, and Wyck.