News, ideas, questions, and observations from Willistown Conservation Trust Staff as we use local conservation to make a broad impact.
Water, water everywhere and lots and lots to drink
WaEvery so often, a visitor or volunteer at the farm will ask if the water from our well is “safe”...
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Choose to refuse single-use coffee cups
Plastic and paper coffee cups are not recyclable in most locations. Even ‘compostable’ cups are rarely composted as they require...
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Meet Henry’s Garden
In 2012 Henry’s Garden was established in memory of Henry Jordan whose commitment to addressing issues of poverty and access...
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BYOB – Bring your own BAG
The average family accumulates about 60 plastic bags in only four trips to the grocery store. The majority of these...
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New Trees Breathe New Life into Ailing Streamside Meadow
In the haze of a steamy May morning, a team of volunteers, students, and Trust staff met in the dewy,...
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Back to School: Banding a purple martin colony
About a 15-minute drive from Willistown Conservation Trust are the Glen Mills Schools (GMS). While this private institution is closed...
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Welcome to the Rushton Conservation Center
Here at Willistown Conservation Trust, we take our commitment to protecting the land very seriously. Over the past fifteen years,...
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Meet our Watershed Protection Program co-ops!
Each summer, Willistown Conservation Trust hosts students who are pursuing degrees related to the conservation work we do here. We...
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Refill Your Water Bottle
Human reliance on commercially bottled water is one of the single largest contributors to plastic pollution. At Willistown Conservation Trust,...
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