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Make a smart investment The end of the year is a great time to reflect upon the organizations in your...

While the sun is still below the horizon, the Eastern Meadowlark’s lilting song floats over the field, seeooaa seeadoo, slowly...

Fresh out of college, my first venture into the ‘real world’ has likely looked different than that of plenty of...

A new 90-acre nature preserve at Kirkwood Farm While the price to acquire the land was high, all agreed resoundingly...

Diatoms are a single celled algae which form the foundation of stream ecosystems; they provide oxygen through photosynthesis, and act...

In October 2023 longtime resident and Willistown Conservation Trust (WCT) supporter Beverly Hattersley generously granted a conservation easement on her...

Willistown Conservation Trust’s (WCT) Kirkwood Preserve boasts a rich tapestry of wide-open meadows, a meandering creek, wooded slopes, and riparian...

As we look back on the summer, we are so proud of the independent projects that Sarah and Sally have...

Earlier this year, the Trust received the exciting news that we had received a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of...

By Daelin Brown, PolyGone SystemsThere are somewhere between 83 and 358 trillion plastic particles floating around the world in our...

By Sarah Barker Terrariums are a fun and easy way to engage with the environment. It only takes one afternoon...

By Pam Kosty Most of us know: plastic, especially single-use plastic, is a big problem in our world today. And...

Internships are an integral part of Willistown Conservation Trust’s (WCT) work. Each year, hardworking students join our team and bring...

By Watershed Protection Program Co-op Sarah Barker Deep in the sleepy haze of a deciduous forest dawn, between bowing black...

By Watershed Protection Program Co-op Sally Ehlers The northern snakehead (Channa argus) is a type of fish that is originally...

The land trusts will promote land management practices that benefit the Bobolink, Eastern Meadowlark, and Grasshopper Sparrow Eastern Meadowlark captured...

By Watershed Protection Program Co-op Sally Ehlers Have you ever heard of the New Zealand mudsnail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum)? These tiny...

By Watershed Protection Program Co-op Sarah Barker Biofilms are all around us! Often thought of as pests in any environment...

By Watershed Conservation Research and Data Specialist Anna Willig Aquatic macroinvertebrates — animals without a backbone that are visible to...

By Watershed Conservation Research and Data Specialist Anna Willig One of the most basic, yet most critical, aspects of stream...