Wild Philly

“Lushly illustrated, Wild Philly provides tons of background on the wild nature of the Philly region, plus mini-biographies of 101 local plants and animals, 25 field trips in the region to see the best of nature, and four extra-credit trips outside the area.”–Broad Street Review“Wild Philly will help you to discover new things about the animal and plant life throughout the region.”–Broad Street Books“This guidebook by Mike Weilbacher includes the region’s natural history, 101 species to know, and 19 field trips in the city, surrounding suburbs, and South Jersey.”–Philadelphia Inquirer

Mike Weilbacher is the executive director of the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education in Philadelphia, the region s largest and oldest nature center. An environmental educator with 40 years of experience teaching through nature walks, lectures, newspaper essays, theatrical performances, and radio. Since 1988, he has appeared as Mike the All-Natural Science Guy on an award-winning live children s radio show, talking to children about nature and the environment. Mike has been a keynote speaker at state and national education conferences, speaking before groups like the National Science Teachers Association, the Pennsylvania Association for Environmental Educators, the National Association of Interpretation, and the Association of Nature Center Administrators.