WILLISTOWN CONSERVATION TRUST

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
GIVE
  • About
    • HOW WE WORK
    • WHERE WE WORK
    • DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT
    • OUR STAFF AND TRUSTEES
    • OUR NATURE PRESERVES
    • JOBS & INTERNSHIPS
    • FAQs
  • LATEST
    • BLOG
    • PUBLICATIONS
    • IN THE NEWS
    • PHOTOS
  • PROGRAMS
    • BIRD CONSERVATION
    • COMMUNITY FARM
    • EDUCATION
    • LAND PROTECTION
    • STEWARDSHIP
      • TRAILS
    • WATERSHED PROTECTION
  • EVENTS
    • EVENT CALENDAR
    • BARNS & BBQ
    • RUN-A-MUCK
    • WILDFLOWER WEEK
    • PLASTIC FREE JULY
    • RUSHTON NATURE KEEPERS (RNK)
  • Support
    • SPONSOR THE TRUST
      • CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
    • JOIN THE SYCAMORE SOCIETY
    • LEGACY SOCIETY & PLANNED GIVING
    • CAMPAIGN FOR RUSHTON WOODS PRESERVE
    • WAYS TO GIVE
    • VOLUNTEER
    • OUR SUPPORTERS
  • Rushton Conservation Center

Become a Bird Lover

Birds need your help. Here is what you can do.

  • The average adult needs 15 coffee trees per year. By choosing where your coffee comes from and how it is grown, you can help protect our birds that overwinter in the tropics. Buy shade grown coffee, which supports a diversity of habitat needed by songbirds that overwinter in the tropics like our beloved Baltimore Oriole.
  • Cats have been determined to be the number one cause of bird population decline. They kill 2.6 billion birds each year in the U.S.!  We could save billions of birds by keeping cats inside. Keep cats indoors!
  • Industrial-scale conventional agriculture is toxic to birds. Many chemicals that are used to coat seeds remain with the plant for its entire life and persist in the environment, despite what the chemical companies say. Eat a plant-rich diet and support healthy food systems, including farms that employ regenerative agriculture that support habitat and build biodiversity.
  • 9 in 10 seabirds have been found with plastic in their stomachs because they mistake it for food. By reducing plastic use, we can help our oceans and the creatures that inhabit them.
  • There are over 48 million acres of lawn in the U.S? By changing how we view these spaces our lawns can actually contribute to bird conservation in a big way. Convert some of your lawn to habitat. Native plants are a beautiful alternative.
  • Avoid pesticides—insects are an essential part of the food web, and birds depend upon them for food.

Read more about Why Birds Matter and Simple Actions you can take to help birds from our friends at 3 Billion Birds.

 

 

 

 

 

cedar-waxwing-1

OUR NATURE PRESERVES

Our nature preserves are open to the public 365 days per year from sunrise to sunset, providing natural places that offer peace and respite for all. Willistown Conservation Trust owns and manages three nature preserves in the Willistown area - Ashbridge, Kirkwood and Rushton Woods Preserve. We maintain these lands for the … Learn more about our nature preserves.

Upcoming Events

02 February

Winter Stewardship Volunteer Days | Contact us to Join!

View Detail
09 February

Winter Stewardship Volunteer Days | Contact us to Join!

View Detail
10 February
Rushton Conservation Center

Rejuvenate at Rushton Wellness Retreat

915 Delchester Road, Newtown Square, PA

View Detail
No event found!
Load More

DONATE TODAY!

Invest in Nature! ENGAGE CONNECT SPONSOR LEAVE A LEGACY   If you would like to make a gift of securities, such as stocks, bonds, or mutual fund shares, please contact us at 610-353-2562 for instructions. For more … Donate Today

CONTACT

925 Providence Road
Newtown Square, PA 19073
(610) 353-2562
land@wctrust.org

WHERE WE WORK

The work of the Willistown Conservation Trust is concentrated on 28,000 acres of Willistown Township … read more

JOIN OUR MAILING LIST

FAQs

Copyright © 2023 · WCTRUST.ORG