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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.

Conservation Land Protection

WCT Update: Promising News about Kirkwood Farm

Kate Etherington / April 14, 2022
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Last month, I shared with you that Kirkwood Farm — a 218-acre parcel in the heart...
Read More
Uncategorized

Rushton Woods Banding Station Annual Songbird Banding Report 2021

Bird Conservation Team / April 7, 2022
By Alison Fetterman, Bird Conservation Associate & Northeast Motus Project Manager and Blake Goll, Education Programs Manager In April 2021,...
Read More
Uncategorized

Open Space and Water Quality | Lessons Learned from Three Years of Stream Monitoring

Watershed Protection Team / April 7, 2022
By Anna Willig, Watershed Conservation Associate and Lauren McGrath, Director of Watershed Protection Program Since 2018, the Watershed Protection Program...
Read More
Conservation Land Protection

WCT Update on Rock Hill Farm

Kate Etherington / March 18, 2022
Dear Friends and Neighbors, I am writing to you once again with another important land protection update.  As many of...
Read More
agroecology Farm Interns, Co-Ops Staff

Women in Agriculture: Testimonials from Rushton Farmers

Molly Clark / March 7, 2022
In honor of Women's History Month, we are going to hear from the women farmers -- previous staff, interns, and...
Read More
agroecology Farm

Women in Agriculture: The Future of Sustainable Farming

Molly Clark / March 7, 2022
Women’s history month is an excellent time to draw attention to the significant, yet historically underappreciated, role that women play...
Read More
Native Plants native wildflower meadow Nature Stewardship

Rethinking Lawns: Fighting Climate Change with Native Plants

Monica McQuail / February 28, 2022
By Monica McQuail, Willistown Conservation Trust Communications Specialist Photos by Blake Goll, Willistown Conservation Trust Education Programs Manager With the...
Read More
Conservation Land Protection

WCT Update on Kirkwood Farm

Kate Etherington / February 24, 2022
Dear Friends and Neighbors, For over 25 years, land protection has been the core of Willistown Conservation Trust’s (WCT) mission....
Read More
Bird Banding Bird Conservation

The Rhythm of Winged Creatures

Blake Goll / February 9, 2022
Rushton Farm Bird Banding Station | Annual Year in Review 2021
Read More
Bird banding, Bird Conservation, migration, regenerative farming, songbirds
Science Watershed

The Trust Teams up with Project Plastic at Ashbridge Preserve to Clean Up Microplastics Using Innovative Device: The Plastic Hunter

Monica McQuail / February 1, 2022
Last year we learned that Microplastic Pollution is No Small Problem, after our Watershed Protection Program discovered the dangerous presence...
Read More
Land Protection

The Trust Receives 525K from DCNR for Land Conservation

Monica McQuail / January 4, 2022
We have exciting news to share! The Trust will soon receive two grants from PA DCNR to further land conservation...
Read More
Nature Preserves Science Watershed

Beaver Business

Anna Willig / January 4, 2022
Please Note: The Watershed Protection Team is excited to welcome our newest team member and encourages all visitors to keep...
Read More
Bird Conservation Motus

Bird Conservation Group Receives Funding from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Track Important Migratory Routes along the Northeast

Monica McQuail / December 1, 2021
The ability of scientists to track migrating animals as small as hummingbirds and butterflies along the Atlantic Coast will take...
Read More
Conservation Land Protection

Willistown Conservation Trust and Delchester Group Inc. Partner to Permanently Protect 16 Acres on Grubbs Mill Road

Monica McQuail / November 22, 2021
Of the 16 acres, nine will be added to the Trust’s Kirkwood Preserve Willistown Conservation Trust is pleased to announce...
Read More
Bird Banding Bird Conservation Education

Connecting Students to Bird Conservation

Blake Goll / November 17, 2021
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. 
Read More
AIM Academy, Bird boxes, Bird Conservation, environmental education
Amphibian conservation Nature Science Watershed

A Macroinvertebrate’s Thanksgiving Feast

Anna Willig / November 16, 2021
Each fall, trees provide a veritable Thanksgiving Feast for aquatic macroinvertebrates. They spend the whole spring and summer preparing this...
Read More
Conservation Land Protection Native Plants

A Suburban Nature Lover Seeks Legacy Easement to Protect Her Native Plant Oasis

Blake Goll / October 25, 2021
By Blake Goll, Education Programs Manager and Erik Hetzel, Director of Land Protection Photos by Blake Goll Meandering along the...
Read More
Bird ecology Rushton Nature Keepers Staff Trails Volunteers

A Rushton Nature Keeper “Graduate” Restores Historic Bluebird Trail to Willistown

Blake Goll / October 25, 2021
By Education Programs Manager Blake Goll Photos by Blake Goll Almost ten years ago, a little girl named Siana Christaldi...
Read More
Staff Stewardship Trails Volunteers

Volunteer Spotlight: Eagle Scout Will Hetzel Leads Troop 106 in Building Bog Bridges at Ashbridge Preserve

Andrew Kirkpatrick / October 25, 2021
By Director of Stewardship Andrew Kirkpatrick Photos by Director of Land Protection Erik Hetzel It has been over five years...
Read More
General Land Protection Staff

Honoring Bonnie’s Legacy and Looking to Willistown Conservation Trust’s Future

Monica McQuail / October 5, 2021
Within the ever growing area of Chester County lies a hidden swath of land that sits in stark contrast to...
Read More
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WCT Update: Promising News about Kirkwood Farm
Conservation Land Protection

WCT Update: Promising News about Kirkwood Farm

Kate Etherington / April 14, 2022
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Last month, I shared with you that Kirkwood Farm — a 218-acre parcel in the heart...
Read More
Rushton Woods Banding Station Annual Songbird Banding Report 2021
Uncategorized

Rushton Woods Banding Station Annual Songbird Banding Report 2021

Bird Conservation Team / April 7, 2022
By Alison Fetterman, Bird Conservation Associate & Northeast Motus Project Manager and Blake Goll, Education Programs Manager In April 2021,...
Read More
Open Space and Water Quality | Lessons Learned from Three Years of Stream Monitoring
Uncategorized

Open Space and Water Quality | Lessons Learned from Three Years of Stream Monitoring

Watershed Protection Team / April 7, 2022
By Anna Willig, Watershed Conservation Associate and Lauren McGrath, Director of Watershed Protection Program Since 2018, the Watershed Protection Program...
Read More
WCT Update on Rock Hill Farm
Conservation Land Protection

WCT Update on Rock Hill Farm

Kate Etherington / March 18, 2022
Dear Friends and Neighbors, I am writing to you once again with another important land protection update.  As many of...
Read More
Women in Agriculture: Testimonials from Rushton Farmers
agroecology Farm Interns, Co-Ops Staff

Women in Agriculture: Testimonials from Rushton Farmers

Molly Clark / March 7, 2022
In honor of Women's History Month, we are going to hear from the women farmers -- previous staff, interns, and...
Read More
Women in Agriculture: The Future of Sustainable Farming
agroecology Farm

Women in Agriculture: The Future of Sustainable Farming

Molly Clark / March 7, 2022
Women’s history month is an excellent time to draw attention to the significant, yet historically underappreciated, role that women play...
Read More
Rethinking Lawns: Fighting Climate Change with Native Plants
Native Plants native wildflower meadow Nature Stewardship

Rethinking Lawns: Fighting Climate Change with Native Plants

Monica McQuail / February 28, 2022
By Monica McQuail, Willistown Conservation Trust Communications Specialist Photos by Blake Goll, Willistown Conservation Trust Education Programs Manager With the...
Read More
WCT Update on Kirkwood Farm
Conservation Land Protection

WCT Update on Kirkwood Farm

Kate Etherington / February 24, 2022
Dear Friends and Neighbors, For over 25 years, land protection has been the core of Willistown Conservation Trust’s (WCT) mission....
Read More
The Rhythm of Winged Creatures
Bird Banding Bird Conservation

The Rhythm of Winged Creatures

Blake Goll / February 9, 2022
Rushton Farm Bird Banding Station | Annual Year in Review 2021
Read More
Bird banding, Bird Conservation, migration, regenerative farming, songbirds
The Trust Teams up with Project Plastic at Ashbridge Preserve to Clean Up Microplastics Using Innovative Device: The Plastic Hunter
Science Watershed

The Trust Teams up with Project Plastic at Ashbridge Preserve to Clean Up Microplastics Using Innovative Device: The Plastic Hunter

Monica McQuail / February 1, 2022
Last year we learned that Microplastic Pollution is No Small Problem, after our Watershed Protection Program discovered the dangerous presence...
Read More
The Trust Receives 525K from DCNR for Land Conservation
Land Protection

The Trust Receives 525K from DCNR for Land Conservation

Monica McQuail / January 4, 2022
We have exciting news to share! The Trust will soon receive two grants from PA DCNR to further land conservation...
Read More
Beaver Business
Nature Preserves Science Watershed

Beaver Business

Anna Willig / January 4, 2022
Please Note: The Watershed Protection Team is excited to welcome our newest team member and encourages all visitors to keep...
Read More
Bird Conservation Group Receives Funding from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Track Important Migratory Routes along the Northeast
Bird Conservation Motus

Bird Conservation Group Receives Funding from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Track Important Migratory Routes along the Northeast

Monica McQuail / December 1, 2021
The ability of scientists to track migrating animals as small as hummingbirds and butterflies along the Atlantic Coast will take...
Read More
Willistown Conservation Trust and Delchester Group Inc. Partner to Permanently Protect 16 Acres on Grubbs Mill Road
Conservation Land Protection

Willistown Conservation Trust and Delchester Group Inc. Partner to Permanently Protect 16 Acres on Grubbs Mill Road

Monica McQuail / November 22, 2021
Of the 16 acres, nine will be added to the Trust’s Kirkwood Preserve Willistown Conservation Trust is pleased to announce...
Read More
Connecting Students to Bird Conservation
Bird Banding Bird Conservation Education

Connecting Students to Bird Conservation

Blake Goll / November 17, 2021
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. 
Read More
AIM Academy, Bird boxes, Bird Conservation, environmental education
A Macroinvertebrate’s Thanksgiving Feast
Amphibian conservation Nature Science Watershed

A Macroinvertebrate’s Thanksgiving Feast

Anna Willig / November 16, 2021
Each fall, trees provide a veritable Thanksgiving Feast for aquatic macroinvertebrates. They spend the whole spring and summer preparing this...
Read More
A Suburban Nature Lover Seeks Legacy Easement to Protect Her Native Plant Oasis
Conservation Land Protection Native Plants

A Suburban Nature Lover Seeks Legacy Easement to Protect Her Native Plant Oasis

Blake Goll / October 25, 2021
By Blake Goll, Education Programs Manager and Erik Hetzel, Director of Land Protection Photos by Blake Goll Meandering along the...
Read More
A Rushton Nature Keeper “Graduate” Restores Historic Bluebird Trail to Willistown
Bird ecology Rushton Nature Keepers Staff Trails Volunteers

A Rushton Nature Keeper “Graduate” Restores Historic Bluebird Trail to Willistown

Blake Goll / October 25, 2021
By Education Programs Manager Blake Goll Photos by Blake Goll Almost ten years ago, a little girl named Siana Christaldi...
Read More
Volunteer Spotlight: Eagle Scout Will Hetzel Leads Troop 106 in Building Bog Bridges at Ashbridge Preserve
Staff Stewardship Trails Volunteers

Volunteer Spotlight: Eagle Scout Will Hetzel Leads Troop 106 in Building Bog Bridges at Ashbridge Preserve

Andrew Kirkpatrick / October 25, 2021
By Director of Stewardship Andrew Kirkpatrick Photos by Director of Land Protection Erik Hetzel It has been over five years...
Read More
Honoring Bonnie’s Legacy and Looking to Willistown Conservation Trust’s Future
General Land Protection Staff

Honoring Bonnie’s Legacy and Looking to Willistown Conservation Trust’s Future

Monica McQuail / October 5, 2021
Within the ever growing area of Chester County lies a hidden swath of land that sits in stark contrast to...
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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