WILLISTOWN CONSERVATION TRUST

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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.

 

 

 

 

 

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OUR NATURE PRESERVES

Our nature preserves are open to the public 365 days per year, providing natural places that offer peace and respite for all. We will keep them open as long as it is safe to do so. While visiting our preserves, please practice social distancing and wear a mask if you encounter another person who will be closer than six feet … Learn more about our nature preserves.

Upcoming Events

22 April

Spring Migration Bird Banding

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22 April

“Love the Land” Stewardship Volunteer Thursdays

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22 April

“Kiss the Ground” Film Discussion: Why Soil Health Matters

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The Trust's holistic approach to land conservation, with a focus on the connections among land, farm, birds, and water, protects native habitat and provides open space for our earth to heal. Please help the Trust continue to preserve our natural world for all  generations and consider making an impactful donation … Donate Today

CONTACT

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

OUR STORY

Willistown Conservation Trust's mission is to: "preserve and manage the open land, rural character, … read more

WHERE WE WORK

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

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