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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.

Bird Conservation Conservation Flappy Hour

Flappy Hour: Black Vultures in the Backyard

Kelsey Lingle – January 15, 2021 – Share
Conservation Lunch & Learn Science Watershed

Road Salt and Its Impact on Fresh Water

Evan Hunt – January 12, 2021 – Share
Stewardship

Winter Solstice

Andrew Kirkpatrick – December 21, 2020 – Share
Bird Banding Bird Conservation

Celebrating 11 Years of Bird Banding at Rushton Woods Preserve

Blake Goll – December 16, 2020 – Share
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A New Path Forward – Our Statement on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Communications Team – December 4, 2020 – Share
Uncategorized

Giving Thanks to the Okehocking People

Mike Cranney – November 23, 2020 – Share
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Flappy Hour: Secrets of the Saw-whet Owl

Communications Team – November 13, 2020 – Share
Conservation Land Protection Nature Preserves Trails

Kirkwood Sign Dedication

Erik Hetzel – November 4, 2020 – Share
agroecology Farm

The Old Salt

Fred De Long – October 29, 2020 – Share
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Help Us Meet the Challenge!

Chelsea Heck – October 29, 2020 – Share
Nature Science Watershed

From Tops of Trees to the Base of the Food Chain

Lauren McGrath – October 13, 2020 – Share
Bird Banding Bird Conservation Bird Events Flappy Hour Motus Nature at Night Uncategorized

Nature at Night: Flappy Hour, Using Motus to Track the Flight Path of an Avian Biologist

Communications Team – October 9, 2020 – Share
Farm General Nature Preserves Sustainable Agriculture Trails Uncategorized

Join Us for a Pop-Up Picnic Dinner to Help Kick Off Art on the Trails

Kelsey Lingle – October 8, 2020 – Share
Nature Nature Preserves Stewardship Trails

Trails Workshops (Part 1 & 2)

Communications Team – September 28, 2020 – Share
Nature Stewardship Tree Planting

Mapping the Ashbridge Tree Planting

Evan Hunt – September 23, 2020 – Share
Conservation Land Protection Nature

Legacy of the Land: A History of Land Conservation in Willistown

Communications Team – September 23, 2020 – Share
Nature Nature Preserves Stewardship Trails Volunteers

History of the Trails Team

Communications Team – September 23, 2020 – Share
Conservation Land Protection Uncategorized

Fifteen More Acres Protected Forever!

Communications Team – September 22, 2020 – Share
Bird Banding Bird Conservation Bird ecology

The Wings of Change

Blake Goll – September 19, 2020 – Share
Bird Banding Bird Conservation Bird Events Conservation Motus Nature Owls

Unraveling the Mysteries of Migration with Motus Technology

Kelsey Lingle – September 14, 2020 – Share

Flappy Hour: Black Vultures in the Backyard
Bird Conservation Conservation Flappy Hour

Flappy Hour: Black Vultures in the Backyard

Kelsey Lingle – January 15, 2021
We are excited to welcome Bracken Brown, Biologist-Naturalist at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, to join us and discuss the Black Vulture....
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Road Salt and Its Impact on Fresh Water
Conservation Lunch & Learn Science Watershed

Road Salt and Its Impact on Fresh Water

Evan Hunt – January 12, 2021
As winter quickly approaches so does the threat of salt pollution. Since the 1940s, salt has been the number one...
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Winter Solstice
Stewardship

Winter Solstice

Andrew Kirkpatrick – December 21, 2020
Solar system planets set. The Sun and planets in a row on the universe stars background. Elements of this image...
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Celebrating 11 Years of Bird Banding at Rushton Woods Preserve
Bird Banding Bird Conservation

Celebrating 11 Years of Bird Banding at Rushton Woods Preserve

Blake Goll – December 16, 2020
Established in 2009 with a grant from the Delaware Valley Ornithological Club (DVOC), our banding station has been a huge...
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Bird banding, bird banding data, bird migration
A New Path Forward – Our Statement on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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A New Path Forward – Our Statement on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Communications Team – December 4, 2020
Dear Friends, It has been nearly six months since I wrote to you about the tragic death of George Floyd...
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Giving Thanks to the Okehocking People
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Giving Thanks to the Okehocking People

Mike Cranney – November 23, 2020
With Thanksgiving approaching, it is an appropriate time to reflect upon our connection with the indigenous people who first lived...
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Flappy Hour: Secrets of the Saw-whet Owl
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Flappy Hour: Secrets of the Saw-whet Owl

Communications Team – November 13, 2020
The Trust has been studying the populations of this small migratory owl for the past 10 years as part of...
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Kirkwood Sign Dedication
Conservation Land Protection Nature Preserves Trails

Kirkwood Sign Dedication

Erik Hetzel – November 4, 2020
Fifteen years ago, the 83-acre Kirkwood Preserve was established thanks to a public/private partnership that included Willistown Conservation Trust, Willistown...
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The Old Salt
agroecology Farm

The Old Salt

Fred De Long – October 29, 2020
Noah and I have learned a lot from the “old salts” who entertained us as we grew up. We have...
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Help Us Meet the Challenge!
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Help Us Meet the Challenge!

Chelsea Heck – October 29, 2020
Are you a friend of the Trust but have never donated or have you supported the Trust in the past...
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From Tops of Trees to the Base of the Food Chain
Nature Science Watershed

From Tops of Trees to the Base of the Food Chain

Lauren McGrath – October 13, 2020
There is a chill in the air and the leaves are starting to turn, signaling that fall is here! Have...
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Nature at Night: Flappy Hour, Using Motus to Track the Flight Path of an Avian Biologist
Bird Banding Bird Conservation Bird Events Flappy Hour Motus Nature at Night Uncategorized

Nature at Night: Flappy Hour, Using Motus to Track the Flight Path of an Avian Biologist

Communications Team – October 9, 2020
Meet Shelly Eshleman, our newest Motus team member and bird conservation biologist as she describes her path to working for...
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Join Us for a Pop-Up Picnic Dinner to Help Kick Off Art on the Trails
Farm General Nature Preserves Sustainable Agriculture Trails Uncategorized

Join Us for a Pop-Up Picnic Dinner to Help Kick Off Art on the Trails

Kelsey Lingle – October 8, 2020
A week-long event Art on the Trails: Preserve Gallery Walk with a pop-up picnic dinner on the lawn at the Rushton Conservation...
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Trails Workshops (Part 1 & 2)
Nature Nature Preserves Stewardship Trails

Trails Workshops (Part 1 & 2)

Communications Team – September 28, 2020
Do you love trails? We do! Willistown Conservation Trust is offering virtual trails workshops! Hosted by Andrew Kirkpatrick, Director of...
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Mapping the Ashbridge Tree Planting
Nature Stewardship Tree Planting

Mapping the Ashbridge Tree Planting

Evan Hunt – September 23, 2020
The most important part of a tree planting usually comes after the trees are in the ground.  Recently planted trees...
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Legacy of the Land: A History of Land Conservation in Willistown
Conservation Land Protection Nature

Legacy of the Land: A History of Land Conservation in Willistown

Communications Team – September 23, 2020
Trust’s Executive Director and co-founder Bonnie Van Alen, co-founder Alice Hausmann, and Director of Land Protection Erik Hetzel, discuss the...
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History of the Trails Team
Nature Nature Preserves Stewardship Trails Volunteers

History of the Trails Team

Communications Team – September 23, 2020
Besides its abundance of over 7,500 acres of countryside permanently protected from development, Willistown has long been known for its...
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Fifteen More Acres Protected Forever!
Conservation Land Protection Uncategorized

Fifteen More Acres Protected Forever!

Communications Team – September 22, 2020
The final conservation chapter to the 15-acre Stonehedge Farm at Plumsock and Goshen Roads in Willistown has finally concluded. The...
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The Wings of Change
Bird Banding Bird Conservation Bird ecology

The Wings of Change

Blake Goll – September 19, 2020
Our banding station has been operating for fall migration for the past three weeks, and change is evident...
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Bird banding, Connecticut Warbler, fall migration, land conservation, migration
Unraveling the Mysteries of Migration with Motus Technology
Bird Banding Bird Conservation Bird Events Conservation Motus Nature Owls

Unraveling the Mysteries of Migration with Motus Technology

Kelsey Lingle – September 14, 2020
Since 2017 the Trust’s Bird Conservation Team along with its partners (the Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art, Project...
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22 January
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Community Supper Series: The Whip Tavern To-Go

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23 January

Family Preserve Hike: Winter Bird Count

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27 January

Lunch and Learn: Road Salt and Its Impact on Fresh Water

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