News, ideas, questions, and observations from Willistown Conservation Trust Staff as we use local conservation to make a broad impact.
WCT Update: Promising News about Kirkwood Farm
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Last month, I shared with you that Kirkwood Farm — a 218-acre parcel in the heart...
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Rushton Woods Banding Station Annual Songbird Banding Report 2021
By Alison Fetterman, Bird Conservation Associate & Northeast Motus Project Manager and Blake Goll, Education Programs Manager In April 2021,...
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Open Space and Water Quality | Lessons Learned from Three Years of Stream Monitoring
By Anna Willig, Watershed Conservation Associate and Lauren McGrath, Director of Watershed Protection Program Since 2018, the Watershed Protection Program...
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WCT Update on Rock Hill Farm
Dear Friends and Neighbors, I am writing to you once again with another important land protection update. As many of...
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Women in Agriculture: Testimonials from Rushton Farmers
In honor of Women's History Month, we are going to hear from the women farmers -- previous staff, interns, and...
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Women in Agriculture: The Future of Sustainable Farming
Women’s history month is an excellent time to draw attention to the significant, yet historically underappreciated, role that women play...
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Rethinking Lawns: Fighting Climate Change with Native Plants
By Monica McQuail, Willistown Conservation Trust Communications Specialist Photos by Blake Goll, Willistown Conservation Trust Education Programs Manager With the...
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WCT Update on Kirkwood Farm
Dear Friends and Neighbors, For over 25 years, land protection has been the core of Willistown Conservation Trust’s (WCT) mission....
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The Rhythm of Winged Creatures
Rushton Farm Bird Banding Station | Annual Year in Review 2021
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The Trust Teams up with Project Plastic at Ashbridge Preserve to Clean Up Microplastics Using Innovative Device: The Plastic Hunter
Last year we learned that Microplastic Pollution is No Small Problem, after our Watershed Protection Program discovered the dangerous presence...
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The Trust Receives 525K from DCNR for Land Conservation
We have exciting news to share! The Trust will soon receive two grants from PA DCNR to further land conservation...
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Beaver Business
Please Note: The Watershed Protection Team is excited to welcome our newest team member and encourages all visitors to keep...
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Bird Conservation Group Receives Funding from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Track Important Migratory Routes along the Northeast
The ability of scientists to track migrating animals as small as hummingbirds and butterflies along the Atlantic Coast will take...
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Willistown Conservation Trust and Delchester Group Inc. Partner to Permanently Protect 16 Acres on Grubbs Mill Road
Of the 16 acres, nine will be added to the Trust’s Kirkwood Preserve Willistown Conservation Trust is pleased to announce...
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Connecting Students to Bird Conservation
I had the fortune to connect with a group of such educators who dedicated time during the pandemic to exploring ways we could help them and their students connect with the natural world.
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A Macroinvertebrate’s Thanksgiving Feast
Each fall, trees provide a veritable Thanksgiving Feast for aquatic macroinvertebrates. They spend the whole spring and summer preparing this...
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A Suburban Nature Lover Seeks Legacy Easement to Protect Her Native Plant Oasis
By Blake Goll, Education Programs Manager and Erik Hetzel, Director of Land Protection Photos by Blake Goll Meandering along the...
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A Rushton Nature Keeper “Graduate” Restores Historic Bluebird Trail to Willistown
By Education Programs Manager Blake Goll Photos by Blake Goll Almost ten years ago, a little girl named Siana Christaldi...
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Volunteer Spotlight: Eagle Scout Will Hetzel Leads Troop 106 in Building Bog Bridges at Ashbridge Preserve
By Director of Stewardship Andrew Kirkpatrick Photos by Director of Land Protection Erik Hetzel It has been over five years...
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Honoring Bonnie’s Legacy and Looking to Willistown Conservation Trust’s Future
Within the ever growing area of Chester County lies a hidden swath of land that sits in stark contrast to...
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