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Welcome to the Willistown Conservation Trust Blog

News, ideas, questions, and observations from Willistown Conservation Trust Staff as we use local conservation to make a broad impact.

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Rushton Woods Banding Station – 2024 Year in Review

Lindsey McQuiston – May 16, 2025
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Beavers return to Ashbridge Preserve

Lindsey McQuiston – May 16, 2025
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Transforming a Community

Lindsey McQuiston – May 16, 2025
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Rushton Farm: A Recipe for Change

Lindsey McQuiston – May 16, 2025
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Beauty in the Brambles: A Primer for Seeing Your Wild Shrub Habitat in a New Light

Lindsey McQuiston – May 16, 2025
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WCT Receives “Protect Your Drinking Water” Grant

Lindsey McQuiston – April 23, 2025
Watershed

Freeze-thaw Erosion

Lindsey McQuiston – March 17, 2025
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Two Roads Diverged

Willistown Conservation Trust – February 25, 2025
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Northern Saw-whet Owl 2024 Field Research

Aaron Coolman – February 13, 2025
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Choose Native Plants: Our New Responsibility Made Easy by a Local Techie

Lindsey McQuiston – January 27, 2025
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Busy Beavers Revive Thirsty Landscapes

Watershed Protection Team – December 17, 2024
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The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Awards $1 Million Grant to Protect Open Space

Kate Etherington – November 20, 2024
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Hot, Dry and Salty: The Impact of Droughts on Freshwater Systems

Watershed Protection Team – November 15, 2024
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Willistown Conservation Trust Teams Up With Inveraray HOA to Plant 400 Trees and Shrubs!

Watershed Protection Team – November 11, 2024
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The Story Behind Ohana Farm

Willistown Conservation Trust – November 6, 2024
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Building a Native Plant Nursery

Stewardship Team – November 4, 2024
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Restoring the Land

Communications Team – November 3, 2024
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Mussel Memory: Discoveries of the Darby and Cobbs Creek Community Science Program

Lauren McGrath – November 3, 2024
Bird Conservation Bird ecology

Saving Birds through Coffee

Blake Goll – November 3, 2024
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Gardening for Cleaner Water

Communications Team – November 3, 2024

Rushton Woods Banding Station – 2024 Year in Review
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Rushton Woods Banding Station – 2024 Year in Review

Lindsey McQuiston – May 16, 2025
The Fruits of Our Labors By: Bird Program Staff It’s hard to believe that fifteen years have passed since we...
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Beavers return to Ashbridge Preserve
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Beavers return to Ashbridge Preserve

Lindsey McQuiston – May 16, 2025
By: Watershed Program Staff The first telltale signs of beaver (Castor canadensis) activity at Ashbridge Preserve, found in late October,...
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Transforming a Community
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Transforming a Community

Lindsey McQuiston – May 16, 2025
How WCT is working with a local Homeowners Association to create habitat, improve water quality, and transform open space for...
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Rushton Farm: A Recipe for Change
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Rushton Farm: A Recipe for Change

Lindsey McQuiston – May 16, 2025
By: Molly Clark As the Rushton Farm staff prepares for the farm’s 18th season, it is an opportune time to...
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Beauty in the Brambles: A Primer for Seeing Your Wild Shrub Habitat in a New Light
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Beauty in the Brambles: A Primer for Seeing Your Wild Shrub Habitat in a New Light

Lindsey McQuiston – May 16, 2025
By Blake Goll and Michelle Eshleman As we thaw out after this chilly winter, you are probably itching to get...
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WCT Receives “Protect Your Drinking Water” Grant
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WCT Receives “Protect Your Drinking Water” Grant

Lindsey McQuiston – April 23, 2025
By: Kate Etherington & Lauren McGrath Willistown Conservation Trust (WCT) is thrilled to announce that our Watershed Protection Program has...
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Freeze-thaw Erosion
Watershed

Freeze-thaw Erosion

Lindsey McQuiston – March 17, 2025
By: Sarah Barker Rivers and streams are very dynamic, changing physically and chemically with every passing minute. Erosion, the process...
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Two Roads Diverged
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Two Roads Diverged

Willistown Conservation Trust – February 25, 2025
How a mother of three switched from her career in finance to founding a popular compost pickup service. By: Gwenn...
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Northern Saw-whet Owl 2024 Field Research
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Northern Saw-whet Owl 2024 Field Research

Aaron Coolman – February 13, 2025
By: Aaron Coolman Photos courtesy of Brock and Sherri Fenton I have spent much time over the last twelve months...
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Choose Native Plants: Our New Responsibility Made Easy by a Local Techie
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Choose Native Plants: Our New Responsibility Made Easy by a Local Techie

Lindsey McQuiston – January 27, 2025
By Blake Goll, Education Programs Manager at Willistown Conservation Trust Hummingbird clearwing moth on wild bergamot. Photo by Aaron Coolman...
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Busy Beavers Revive Thirsty Landscapes
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Busy Beavers Revive Thirsty Landscapes

Watershed Protection Team – December 17, 2024
How the American Beaver Mitigates Drought Impact By: Sarah Barker As we near the end of what is shaping up...
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The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Awards $1 Million Grant to Protect Open Space
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The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Awards $1 Million Grant to Protect Open Space

Kate Etherington – November 20, 2024
Willistown Conservation Trust to Establish Kestrel Hill Preserve By: Kate Etherington, President and Executive Director Willistown Conservation Trust (WCT) is...
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Hot, Dry and Salty: The Impact of Droughts on Freshwater Systems
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Hot, Dry and Salty: The Impact of Droughts on Freshwater Systems

Watershed Protection Team – November 15, 2024
By: Lauren McGrath, Director of Watershed Protection Program For the Watershed Program, it has felt like the September that never...
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Willistown Conservation Trust Teams Up With Inveraray HOA to Plant 400 Trees and Shrubs!
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Willistown Conservation Trust Teams Up With Inveraray HOA to Plant 400 Trees and Shrubs!

Watershed Protection Team – November 11, 2024
By: Lauren McGrath, Director of Watershed Protection Program From October 17 through October 20, 400 trees were planted in the...
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The Story Behind Ohana Farm
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The Story Behind Ohana Farm

Willistown Conservation Trust – November 6, 2024
By: Eliza Gowen, Community Farm Outreach Coordinator Those of you who’ve attended certain WCT events this Fall may have noticed...
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Building a Native Plant Nursery
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Building a Native Plant Nursery

Stewardship Team – November 4, 2024
By: John Holback, Stewardship Manager One of our recent initiatives at Willistown Conservation Trust was the establishment of a small...
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Restoring the Land
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Restoring the Land

Communications Team – November 3, 2024
By John Holback, Stewardship Manager In early 2024, Willistown Conservation Trust purchased a 90-acre parcel of land between Plumsock Road...
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Mussel Memory: Discoveries of the Darby and Cobbs Creek Community Science Program
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Mussel Memory: Discoveries of the Darby and Cobbs Creek Community Science Program

Lauren McGrath – November 3, 2024
By Lauren McGrath, Director of the Watershed Protection Program, and Susan Lea, Darby and Cobbs Creek Community Science Volunteer In...
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Saving Birds through Coffee
Bird Conservation Bird ecology

Saving Birds through Coffee

Blake Goll – November 3, 2024
WCT’s Growing Bird Friendly® Coffee Coalition Bird populations in the U.S. and Canada have declined by 29% — almost 3...
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Gardening for Cleaner Water
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Gardening for Cleaner Water

Communications Team – November 3, 2024
Chanticleer Joins the Darby and Cobbs Creek Community Science Program The Darby and Cobbs Creek Community Science Program (DCCCS) is...
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