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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.

Land Protection Stewardship

An Intro to Easement Monitoring

Andrew Kirkpatrick / May 30, 2023
By Stewardship Director Andrew Kirkpatrick Every fall, the Stewardship Team heads out to monitor all of our conservation easements. In...
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Nature Preserves Stewardship Trails Tree Planting Volunteers

Rushton Woods Preserve Improvements: A Bioretention Basin, New Trails, and More to Come

Andrew Kirkpatrick / March 27, 2023
By Andrew Kirkpatrick, Director of Stewardship If you’ve recently been out to Rushton Woods Preserve, you likely noticed some new...
Read More
Bird Banding Bird Conservation Bird ecology Motus

Rushton Woods Banding Station Annual Songbird Banding Report 2022

Bird Conservation Team / March 27, 2023
By Alison Fetterman, Bird Conservation Associate and Northeast Motus Project Managerand Blake Goll, Education Programs Manager Hooded Warbler. Photo by...
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General Volunteers

Meet our Corporate Partner: Veritable

Communications Team / March 27, 2023
By Wesley Yamamoto, Veritable Partner With a long-shared history of preserving the natural beauty and fostering a sense of community...
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Volunteers Watershed

Insights from Two Years of Community Science Monitoring in Darby Creek

Anna Willig / March 27, 2023
By Anna Willig, Watershed Conservation Research and Data Specialist This March, the Darby Creek Community Science Monitoring Program (DCCS) —...
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Bird Conservation Native Plants Nature Stewardship

Restoring Rushton’s Shrub-Scrub for the Benefit of the Birds

Mike Cranney / March 27, 2023
By Mike Cranney, Preserve and Facilities Manager For over 13 years, Willistown Conservation Trust’s (WCT) Bird Conservation program has been...
Read More
Bird Conservation Education Farm General Land Protection Staff Stewardship Watershed

Introducing WCT’s Strategic Plan

Communications Team / February 14, 2023
STRATEGIC PLAN | 2023-2025Saving, Studying, and Sharing Land, Water, and Habitat WHERE HAVE WE BEEN? Land conservation efforts have been...
Read More
Nature Preserves Rushton Conservation Center Stewardship Trails

It’s a Wrap for the Campaign for Rushton Woods!

Communications Team / January 31, 2023
Cover Photo by Jennifer Mathes In 2018 Willistown Conservation Trust embarked upon an ambitious $2 million fundraising campaign. Named the...
Read More
Conservation Stewardship

Request for Proposal | Rushton Woods Preserve

Andrew Kirkpatrick / January 25, 2023
Cover Photo by Jennifer Mathes ProjectWillistown Conservation Trust is seeking proposals for the design, permitting, and construction of a bioretention...
Read More
Watershed

Watershed Holiday Gift Guide

Watershed Protection Team / December 20, 2022
Check out some of our favorite watershed-themed gifts by clicking the photos to shop! And don't forget to shop local!...
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Education Watershed

Help Keep our Drinking Water Clean by Reducing Salt Pollution

Anna Willig / December 15, 2022
By WCT Conservation Research and Data Specialist Anna WilligCover Photo by Jennifer Mathes Salt levels, often measured as chloride concentration,...
Read More
Conservation Nature Science Volunteers Watershed

Capturing a Snapshot of Darby Creek

Anna Willig / December 7, 2022
By WCT Conservation Research and Data Specialist Anna Willig  At the beginning of November, the Watershed Protection Program at Willistown...
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Rushton Conservation Center Sustainable Agriculture Volunteers

Market in the Meadow Vegetarian Chili Recipe

Communications Team / December 6, 2022
This recipe comes from What's Gaby Cooking.Cover photo by Jennifer Mathes You all loved our Vegetarian Chili from Market in...
Read More
Bird Banding Bird Conservation Conservation Nature Staff

My Conservation Journey: A Tale of Two Countries

Bird Conservation Team / December 1, 2022
By WCT Bird Conservation Associate Phillys N. GichuruCover Photo by Jennifer Mathes My first memorable conservation experience was when, as...
Read More
Education Science Staff Volunteers Watershed

Fish Shocking

Lauren McGrath / November 29, 2022
On Saturday, October 22, the Watershed Protection Program joined scientists from the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University’s Fisheries...
Read More
Conservation Land Protection Nature Preserves Stewardship Trails

Chester County Commissioners, PA DCNR, Willistown Conservation Trust, and Willistown Township Celebrate 12-Acre Addition to Kirkwood Preserve

Monica McQuail / November 2, 2022
Photo from L to R: Julie Graham (WCT), Drew Gilchrist (PA DCNR), Judy Thomas (Chester County Parks & Preservation), Jeanne...
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Staff

Your Voice is Valued! Help us Complete Our DEI Audit so Our Organization can Improve its Practices

Communications Team / October 31, 2022
Cover Photo by Jennifer Mathes In 2020 Willistown Conservation Trust made a renewed commitment to its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion...
Read More
Conservation Education Land Protection

2022 Lenape Sojourn

Lauren McGrath / September 29, 2022
By Watershed Protection Program Director Lauren McGrath; Photos by Kate Etherington On August 16, 2022, Executive Director Kate Etherington and...
Read More
Education Science Watershed

State of Our Streams Report Chapter 4: Alkalinity and Hardness

Watershed Protection Team / August 24, 2022
By Anna Willig and Lauren McGrath | Willistown Conservation Trust Watershed Protection Program Cover Photo by Jennifer Mathes Since 2018, the...
Read More
Education Science Watershed

State of Our Streams Report Chapter 3: Specific Conductivity, Chloride, and Nutrients

CommIntern / August 17, 2022
By Anna Willig and Lauren McGrath | Willistown Conservation Trust Watershed Protection Program Cover Photo by Jennifer Mathes Since 2018, the...
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An Intro to Easement Monitoring
Land Protection Stewardship

An Intro to Easement Monitoring

Andrew Kirkpatrick / May 30, 2023
By Stewardship Director Andrew Kirkpatrick Every fall, the Stewardship Team heads out to monitor all of our conservation easements. In...
Read More
Rushton Woods Preserve Improvements: A Bioretention Basin, New Trails, and More to Come
Nature Preserves Stewardship Trails Tree Planting Volunteers

Rushton Woods Preserve Improvements: A Bioretention Basin, New Trails, and More to Come

Andrew Kirkpatrick / March 27, 2023
By Andrew Kirkpatrick, Director of Stewardship If you’ve recently been out to Rushton Woods Preserve, you likely noticed some new...
Read More
Rushton Woods Banding Station Annual Songbird Banding Report 2022
Bird Banding Bird Conservation Bird ecology Motus

Rushton Woods Banding Station Annual Songbird Banding Report 2022

Bird Conservation Team / March 27, 2023
By Alison Fetterman, Bird Conservation Associate and Northeast Motus Project Managerand Blake Goll, Education Programs Manager Hooded Warbler. Photo by...
Read More
Meet our Corporate Partner: Veritable
General Volunteers

Meet our Corporate Partner: Veritable

Communications Team / March 27, 2023
By Wesley Yamamoto, Veritable Partner With a long-shared history of preserving the natural beauty and fostering a sense of community...
Read More
Insights from Two Years of Community Science Monitoring in Darby Creek
Volunteers Watershed

Insights from Two Years of Community Science Monitoring in Darby Creek

Anna Willig / March 27, 2023
By Anna Willig, Watershed Conservation Research and Data Specialist This March, the Darby Creek Community Science Monitoring Program (DCCS) —...
Read More
Restoring Rushton’s Shrub-Scrub for the Benefit of the Birds
Bird Conservation Native Plants Nature Stewardship

Restoring Rushton’s Shrub-Scrub for the Benefit of the Birds

Mike Cranney / March 27, 2023
By Mike Cranney, Preserve and Facilities Manager For over 13 years, Willistown Conservation Trust’s (WCT) Bird Conservation program has been...
Read More
Introducing WCT’s Strategic Plan
Bird Conservation Education Farm General Land Protection Staff Stewardship Watershed

Introducing WCT’s Strategic Plan

Communications Team / February 14, 2023
STRATEGIC PLAN | 2023-2025Saving, Studying, and Sharing Land, Water, and Habitat WHERE HAVE WE BEEN? Land conservation efforts have been...
Read More
It’s a Wrap for the Campaign for Rushton Woods!
Nature Preserves Rushton Conservation Center Stewardship Trails

It’s a Wrap for the Campaign for Rushton Woods!

Communications Team / January 31, 2023
Cover Photo by Jennifer Mathes In 2018 Willistown Conservation Trust embarked upon an ambitious $2 million fundraising campaign. Named the...
Read More
Request for Proposal | Rushton Woods Preserve
Conservation Stewardship

Request for Proposal | Rushton Woods Preserve

Andrew Kirkpatrick / January 25, 2023
Cover Photo by Jennifer Mathes ProjectWillistown Conservation Trust is seeking proposals for the design, permitting, and construction of a bioretention...
Read More
Watershed Holiday Gift Guide
Watershed

Watershed Holiday Gift Guide

Watershed Protection Team / December 20, 2022
Check out some of our favorite watershed-themed gifts by clicking the photos to shop! And don't forget to shop local!...
Read More
Help Keep our Drinking Water Clean by Reducing Salt Pollution
Education Watershed

Help Keep our Drinking Water Clean by Reducing Salt Pollution

Anna Willig / December 15, 2022
By WCT Conservation Research and Data Specialist Anna WilligCover Photo by Jennifer Mathes Salt levels, often measured as chloride concentration,...
Read More
Capturing a Snapshot of Darby Creek
Conservation Nature Science Volunteers Watershed

Capturing a Snapshot of Darby Creek

Anna Willig / December 7, 2022
By WCT Conservation Research and Data Specialist Anna Willig  At the beginning of November, the Watershed Protection Program at Willistown...
Read More
Market in the Meadow Vegetarian Chili Recipe
Rushton Conservation Center Sustainable Agriculture Volunteers

Market in the Meadow Vegetarian Chili Recipe

Communications Team / December 6, 2022
This recipe comes from What's Gaby Cooking.Cover photo by Jennifer Mathes You all loved our Vegetarian Chili from Market in...
Read More
My Conservation Journey: A Tale of Two Countries
Bird Banding Bird Conservation Conservation Nature Staff

My Conservation Journey: A Tale of Two Countries

Bird Conservation Team / December 1, 2022
By WCT Bird Conservation Associate Phillys N. GichuruCover Photo by Jennifer Mathes My first memorable conservation experience was when, as...
Read More
Fish Shocking
Education Science Staff Volunteers Watershed

Fish Shocking

Lauren McGrath / November 29, 2022
On Saturday, October 22, the Watershed Protection Program joined scientists from the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University’s Fisheries...
Read More
Chester County Commissioners, PA DCNR, Willistown Conservation Trust, and Willistown Township Celebrate 12-Acre Addition to Kirkwood Preserve
Conservation Land Protection Nature Preserves Stewardship Trails

Chester County Commissioners, PA DCNR, Willistown Conservation Trust, and Willistown Township Celebrate 12-Acre Addition to Kirkwood Preserve

Monica McQuail / November 2, 2022
Photo from L to R: Julie Graham (WCT), Drew Gilchrist (PA DCNR), Judy Thomas (Chester County Parks & Preservation), Jeanne...
Read More
Your Voice is Valued! Help us Complete Our DEI Audit so Our Organization can Improve its Practices
Staff

Your Voice is Valued! Help us Complete Our DEI Audit so Our Organization can Improve its Practices

Communications Team / October 31, 2022
Cover Photo by Jennifer Mathes In 2020 Willistown Conservation Trust made a renewed commitment to its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion...
Read More
2022 Lenape Sojourn
Conservation Education Land Protection

2022 Lenape Sojourn

Lauren McGrath / September 29, 2022
By Watershed Protection Program Director Lauren McGrath; Photos by Kate Etherington On August 16, 2022, Executive Director Kate Etherington and...
Read More
State of Our Streams Report Chapter 4: Alkalinity and Hardness
Education Science Watershed

State of Our Streams Report Chapter 4: Alkalinity and Hardness

Watershed Protection Team / August 24, 2022
By Anna Willig and Lauren McGrath | Willistown Conservation Trust Watershed Protection Program Cover Photo by Jennifer Mathes Since 2018, the...
Read More
State of Our Streams Report Chapter 3: Specific Conductivity, Chloride, and Nutrients
Education Science Watershed

State of Our Streams Report Chapter 3: Specific Conductivity, Chloride, and Nutrients

CommIntern / August 17, 2022
By Anna Willig and Lauren McGrath | Willistown Conservation Trust Watershed Protection Program Cover Photo by Jennifer Mathes Since 2018, the...
Read More
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OUR NATURE PRESERVES

Our nature preserves are open to the public 365 days per year from sunrise to sunset, providing natural places that offer peace and respite for all. Willistown Conservation Trust owns and manages three nature preserves in the Willistown area - Ashbridge, Kirkwood and Rushton Woods Preserve. We maintain these lands for the … Learn more about our nature preserves.

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Rushton Farm

“Just Show Up” Volunteer Wednesday at Rushton Farm

911 Delchester Rd, Newtown Square, PA

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Stewardship Volunteer Thursday

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03 June

Barns & BBQ Presented by Pinemar and Warren Claytor Architects

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