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News, ideas, questions, and observations from the Trust’s Staff as we use local conservation to make a broad impact. To filter the blog posts, click on the category label above a post’s title of the topic you are interested in. I.e. “birds”, “native plants”, etc.

Conservation Nature Rushton Conservation Center Stewardship

With the Spotted Lanternfly it’s Always Squash Season

Communications Team – November 14, 2019 –

Conservation Land Protection Nature Watershed

12.7 More Acres Conserved Forever

Communications Team – November 11, 2019 –

Staff Stewardship Uncategorized

Welcome Andrew Kirkpatrick

Willistown Conservation Trust – October 30, 2019 –

Conservation Land Protection Stewardship

Public Notice of Accreditation Renewal

Erik Hetzel – October 25, 2019 –

Bird Banding Bird Conservation Bird ecology Birds migration

Our 1000th Bird – A Look at the Numbers

Bird Conservation Team – October 25, 2019 –

Bird Banding Bird Conservation Farm

Community Supported Avifauna

Blake Goll – October 22, 2019 –

Uncategorized

Volunteers Plant 300 Trees To Improve Ridley Creek Watershed

Lauren McGrath – October 18, 2019 –

Bird Conservation Bird ecology Birds migration

First Birds Nanotagged at Rushton Woods Detected by Chesapeake Bay Motus Tower

Bird Conservation Team – October 14, 2019 –

Conservation Native Plants Nature Stewardship Watershed

Variety is the Essence of Life

Stewardship Team – October 7, 2019 –

Bird Conservation Bird ecology Birds Conservation migration

Using Motus and Rushton to Study the Wood Thrush

Bird Conservation Team – October 2, 2019 –

Bird Banding Bird Conservation Bird ecology Birds Conservation Land Protection Nature

Shocking Report Illustrates the Importance of Land Protection

Bonnie Van Alen – September 20, 2019 –

Conservation Native Plants Nature Stewardship Watershed

Riparian Buffer Planting – Step 3. Preserve

Stewardship Team – September 20, 2019 –

Conservation Native Plants Nature Stewardship Watershed

Riparian Buffer Planting – Step 2. Plant

Stewardship Team – September 18, 2019 –

Conservation Native Plants Stewardship Watershed

Riparian Buffer Planting – Step 1. Prepare

Stewardship Team – September 16, 2019 –

Bird Banding Bird Events migration

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Blake Goll – September 13, 2019 –

Conservation Native Plants Stewardship Watershed

Why Riparian Buffers are So Important & How You Can Help Them

Stewardship Team – September 13, 2019 –

agroecology Farm Volunteers

The Farm Crew

Fred De Long – September 5, 2019 –

Bird Banding Bird Conservation migration

Southbound

Blake Goll – September 2, 2019 –

Bird Banding Bird Conservation Bird ecology Bird Events Birds

Getting the Band Back Together

Bird Conservation Team – August 29, 2019 –

Conservation Land Protection

What is a Conservation Easement?

Erik Hetzel – August 27, 2019 –

Conservation Nature Rushton Conservation Center Stewardship

With the Spotted Lanternfly it’s Always Squash Season

Communications Team – November 14, 2019 –

At our most recent free lunch & learn at the Rushton Conservation Center, Meagan Hopkins-Doerr provided a wealth of useful...

Conservation Land Protection Nature Watershed

12.7 More Acres Conserved Forever

Communications Team – November 11, 2019 –

The map of permanently conserved land in the Willistown area just got a little greener, thanks to Lawrie Harris. Lawrie...

Staff Stewardship Uncategorized

Welcome Andrew Kirkpatrick

Willistown Conservation Trust – October 30, 2019 –

We are thrilled to have Andrew Kirkpatrick join the Willistown Conservation Trust staff as Associate Director of Stewardship, working with...

Conservation Land Protection Stewardship

Public Notice of Accreditation Renewal

Erik Hetzel – October 25, 2019 –

The land trust accreditation program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and...

Bird Banding Bird Conservation Bird ecology Birds migration

Our 1000th Bird – A Look at the Numbers

Bird Conservation Team – October 25, 2019 –

At Rushton we do as the birds do and follow their seasons. Each season is unique in its own way,...

Bird Banding Bird Conservation Farm

Community Supported Avifauna

Blake Goll – October 22, 2019 –

As this was my first year participating in the Rushton Farm CSA, I noticed some interesting correlations between the harvest...

Bird banding, Black-throated Blue warbler, Community supported agriculture, CSA, fall migration, Scarlet Tanager, Sustainable Agriculture

Uncategorized

Volunteers Plant 300 Trees To Improve Ridley Creek Watershed

Lauren McGrath – October 18, 2019 –

As the sun rose over the meadow that was formerly Ashbridge Lake on October 4, the first of our three...

Bird Conservation Bird ecology Birds migration

First Birds Nanotagged at Rushton Woods Detected by Chesapeake Bay Motus Tower

Bird Conservation Team – October 14, 2019 –

Exciting news! The first birds ever to be fitted with Motus nanotags at Rushton Woods Preserve have been detected by...

Conservation Native Plants Nature Stewardship Watershed

Variety is the Essence of Life

Stewardship Team – October 7, 2019 –

The old saying goes that variety is the spice of life. In nature, variety is the very essence of life....

Bird Conservation Bird ecology Birds Conservation migration

Using Motus and Rushton to Study the Wood Thrush

Bird Conservation Team – October 2, 2019 –

The flutelike song of the wood thrush is emblematic of summer mornings at Rushton Woods Preserve. Unfortunately, both the wood thrush...

Bird Banding Bird Conservation Bird ecology Birds Conservation Land Protection Nature

Shocking Report Illustrates the Importance of Land Protection

Bonnie Van Alen – September 20, 2019 –

Yesterday an alarming study in the journal Science was released, which detailed the dramatic and shocking decline of birds in...

Conservation Native Plants Nature Stewardship Watershed

Riparian Buffer Planting – Step 3. Preserve

Stewardship Team – September 20, 2019 –

The final blog post in our series of 3 is designed to help you plant native trees and shrubs in...

Conservation Native Plants Nature Stewardship Watershed

Riparian Buffer Planting – Step 2. Plant

Stewardship Team – September 18, 2019 –

Welcome to the second in a series of 3 blog posts to help you plant native trees and shrubs in...

Conservation Native Plants Stewardship Watershed

Riparian Buffer Planting – Step 1. Prepare

Stewardship Team – September 16, 2019 –

This is the first in a series of 3 blog posts to help you plant native trees and shrubs in...

Bird Banding Bird Events migration

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Blake Goll – September 13, 2019 –

You smile as the familiar catbird belts out its harsh petition for the sun to rise now. Above you, a...

Bird banding, fall bird migration

Conservation Native Plants Stewardship Watershed

Why Riparian Buffers are So Important & How You Can Help Them

Stewardship Team – September 13, 2019 –

The areas surrounding streams, known as riparian buffers, are critical to the protection and health of these precious water resources....

agroecology Farm Volunteers

The Farm Crew

Fred De Long – September 5, 2019 –

This past week we welcomed back the Haverford Crew Team for their annual workday at Rushton Farm. It was their...

Bird Banding Bird Conservation migration

Southbound

Blake Goll – September 2, 2019 –

They grace us with their stunning tropical colors and songs for just a few months before their restless souls are...

Bird banding, migration, migratory bird, Oriole

Bird Banding Bird Conservation Bird ecology Bird Events Birds

Getting the Band Back Together

Bird Conservation Team – August 29, 2019 –

Fall migration is just around the corner. And that means the banding station at Rushton Woods Preserve will be back...

Conservation Land Protection

What is a Conservation Easement?

Erik Hetzel – August 27, 2019 –

Landowners in the Willistown area are the primary stewards of the natural and historic heritage of our countryside. Fortunately, the...

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