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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 Stewardship Volunteers

Announcing Weekly Preserve Workdays

Jspragins – February 25, 2020 –

Conservation Native Plants Nature Stewardship

Explore Nature at Willistown Conservation Trust’s Preserves

Stewardship Team – February 6, 2020 –

Staff Stewardship

A Farewell and a Welcome

Bonnie Van Alen – February 6, 2020 –

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Creating Your Own Meadow – Step 1: Prepare

Stewardship Team – February 5, 2020 –

Conservation Land Protection Nature Stewardship

Behold the Hackberry!

Stewardship Team – January 29, 2020 –

Conservation Land Protection

The Willistown Conservation Trust Staff and Trustees Mourn a Hero of the Countryside

Jspragins – January 27, 2020 –

Conservation Land Protection

What 40 Years of Conserving Land Looks Like

Erik Hetzel – January 15, 2020 –

Bird Banding Bird Conservation Conservation

Resolve to Be a Better Human for Birds (i.e., Earth)

Blake Goll – January 10, 2020 –

Conservation Rushton Conservation Center Uncategorized

An Artist’s Thoughts on Conserved Land

Communications Team – December 11, 2019 –

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 –

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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 Nature Stewardship Volunteers

Announcing Weekly Preserve Workdays

Jspragins – February 25, 2020 –

We need your help! Willistown Conservation Trust maintains 3 public preserves, soon to be 4! With so much beautiful habitat,...

Conservation Native Plants Nature Stewardship

Explore Nature at Willistown Conservation Trust’s Preserves

Stewardship Team – February 6, 2020 –

Did you know that the Willistown Conservation Trust has three preserves that are open to the public year round? This...

Staff Stewardship

A Farewell and a Welcome

Bonnie Van Alen – February 6, 2020 –

Hello,The recent bittersweet news is that our good friend and colleague, Bill Hartman, has left Willistown Conservation Trust to become...

Uncategorized

Creating Your Own Meadow – Step 1: Prepare

Stewardship Team – February 5, 2020 –

Depending on the size you want, it’s not too late to plan a meadow for your property. Native wildflowers and...

Conservation Land Protection Nature Stewardship

Behold the Hackberry!

Stewardship Team – January 29, 2020 –

The Society of Municipal Arborists recently announced its 2020 Tree of the Year. It’s the Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis). This tree...

Conservation Land Protection

The Willistown Conservation Trust Staff and Trustees Mourn a Hero of the Countryside

Jspragins – January 27, 2020 –

IN MEMORIAM: MRS. J. MAXWELL R. (BETTY) MORAN August 7, 1930 – January 23, 2020 The Willistown countryside lost one...

Conservation Land Protection

What 40 Years of Conserving Land Looks Like

Erik Hetzel – January 15, 2020 –

For over 40 years, the Trust has been protecting land in the Willistown area. As we head into 2020, the...

Bird Banding Bird Conservation Conservation

Resolve to Be a Better Human for Birds (i.e., Earth)

Blake Goll – January 10, 2020 –

This fall, world scientists made a clear and unequivocal declaration in BioScience Magazine that planet Earth is in a climate...

bird decline, climate change, climate emergency, food systems, Native Plants, new years resolution, regenerative farming, sustainability

Conservation Rushton Conservation Center Uncategorized

An Artist’s Thoughts on Conserved Land

Communications Team – December 11, 2019 –

https://youtu.be/LPY6yw4qDyk

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...

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