For 40 years land conservation has been a primary focus of our mission resulting in more than 7,500 … read more
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COMING SOON: Kestrel Hill Preserve
A new 90-acre nature preserve at Kirkwood Farm While the price to acquire the land was high, all … Continue Reading
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Willistown Conservation Trust and Natural Lands Receive $25,000 from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to Reverse the Decline of Grassland Birds in Chester County
The land trusts will promote land management practices that benefit the Bobolink, Eastern … Continue Reading
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Willistown Conservation Trust to Establish a Public Preserve on Recently Sold Kirkwood Farm Property
A conservation outcome for Kirkwood Farm has been guaranteed, thanks to Willistown Conservation … Continue Reading
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A Love Letter to the American River Otter
By: Lauren McGrath American river otters (Lontra canadensis) are a highly sensitive and beautiful … Continue Reading
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Testing the Waters (Literally!) of a Water Chemistry Career
By: Lauren Carroll Hello and happy Creek Week! My name is Lauren Carroll, and I am a senior at … Continue Reading
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Reading the Riparian Zones: What Trees Reveal About Watersheds
By: DeJenae Smith If you want insight on the health of a body of water, having a laboratory or … Continue Reading
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Secrets of a Photosynthetic Powerhouse: Diatoms in Detail
As a continuation of our previous blog post all about the wonderful world of microalgae, this piece … Continue Reading