Welcome to the Willistown Conservation Trust Blog

News, ideas, questions, and observations from the Trust’s Staff as we use local conservation to make a broad impact.

Conservation Native Plants Nature Stewardship Watershed

Riparian Buffer Planting – Step 2. Plant

Stewardship Team – September 18, 2019 –

Conservation Native Plants Stewardship Watershed

Riparian Buffer Planting – Step 1. Prepare

Stewardship Team – September 16, 2019 –

Bird Banding Bird Events migration

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Blake Goll – September 13, 2019 –

Conservation Native Plants Stewardship Watershed

Why Riparian Buffers are So Important & How You Can Help Them

Stewardship Team – September 13, 2019 –

agroecology Farm Volunteers

The Farm Crew

Fred De Long – September 5, 2019 –

Bird Banding Bird Conservation migration

Southbound

Blake Goll – September 2, 2019 –

Bird Banding Bird Conservation Bird ecology Bird Events Birds

Getting the Band Back Together

Bird Conservation Team – August 29, 2019 –

Conservation Land Protection

What is a Conservation Easement?

Erik Hetzel – August 27, 2019 –

agroecology Farm

Food and Feathers

Fred De Long – August 20, 2019 –

Interns, Co-Ops Stewardship

Meet Laryssa Terleckyj, our Stewardship Intern

Steve Ryan – July 30, 2019 –

Conservation Nature Stewardship Watershed

You Have Options

Watershed Protection Team – July 23, 2019 –

Farm Sustainable Agriculture

Water, water everywhere and lots and lots to drink

Fred De Long – July 19, 2019 –

Conservation Nature Stewardship Watershed

Choose to refuse single-use coffee cups

Watershed Protection Team – July 16, 2019 –

Farm Sustainable Agriculture

Meet Henry’s Garden

Fred De Long – July 16, 2019 –

Conservation Farm Nature Rushton Conservation Center Watershed

BYOB – Bring your own BAG

Watershed Protection Team – July 9, 2019 –

Conservation Interns, Co-Ops Nature Stewardship Watershed

New Trees Breathe New Life into Ailing Streamside Meadow

Watershed Protection Team – July 9, 2019 –

Birds Conservation Interns, Co-Ops Nature

Back to School: Banding a purple martin colony

Steve Ryan – July 5, 2019 –

Conservation Farm Rushton Conservation Center

Welcome to the Rushton Conservation Center

Kat Gord – July 2, 2019 –

Academic Partners Conservation Interns, Co-Ops Watershed

Meet our Watershed Protection Program co-ops!

Steve Ryan – July 1, 2019 –

Conservation Nature Watershed

Refill Your Water Bottle

Lauren McGrath – July 1, 2019 –

Riparian Buffer Planting – Step 2. Plant

Conservation Native Plants Nature Stewardship Watershed

Riparian Buffer Planting – Step 2. Plant

Stewardship Team – September 18, 2019 –

Welcome to the second in a series of 3 blog posts to help you plant native trees and shrubs in...

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Riparian Buffer Planting – Step 1. Prepare

Conservation Native Plants Stewardship Watershed

Riparian Buffer Planting – Step 1. Prepare

Stewardship Team – September 16, 2019 –

This is the first in a series of 3 blog posts to help you plant native trees and shrubs in...

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Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Bird Banding Bird Events migration

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Blake Goll – September 13, 2019 –

You smile as the familiar catbird belts out its harsh petition for the sun to rise now. Above you, a...

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Bird banding, fall bird migration

Why Riparian Buffers are So Important & How You Can Help Them

Conservation Native Plants Stewardship Watershed

Why Riparian Buffers are So Important & How You Can Help Them

Stewardship Team – September 13, 2019 –

The areas surrounding streams, known as riparian buffers, are critical to the protection and health of these precious water resources....

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The Farm Crew

agroecology Farm Volunteers

The Farm Crew

Fred De Long – September 5, 2019 –

This past week we welcomed back the Haverford Crew Team for their annual workday at Rushton Farm. It was their...

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Southbound

Bird Banding Bird Conservation migration

Southbound

Blake Goll – September 2, 2019 –

They grace us with their stunning tropical colors and songs for just a few months before their restless souls are...

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Bird banding, migration, migratory bird, Oriole

Getting the Band Back Together

Bird Banding Bird Conservation Bird ecology Bird Events Birds

Getting the Band Back Together

Bird Conservation Team – August 29, 2019 –

Fall migration is just around the corner. And that means the banding station at Rushton Woods Preserve will be back...

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What is a Conservation Easement?

Conservation Land Protection

What is a Conservation Easement?

Erik Hetzel – August 27, 2019 –

Landowners in the Willistown area are the primary stewards of the natural and historic heritage of our countryside. Fortunately, the...

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Food and Feathers

agroecology Farm

Food and Feathers

Fred De Long – August 20, 2019 –

At first glance, Rushton Farm looks like your traditional example of small-scale intensive sustainable agriculture. Crops sit nestled within the landscape...

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Meet Laryssa Terleckyj, our Stewardship Intern

Interns, Co-Ops Stewardship

Meet Laryssa Terleckyj, our Stewardship Intern

Steve Ryan – July 30, 2019 –

Each summer, Willistown Conservation Trust hosts students who are pursuing degrees related to the conservation work we do here. We...

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You Have Options

Conservation Nature Stewardship Watershed

You Have Options

Watershed Protection Team – July 23, 2019 –

Single-use cutlery, food containers, and straws are used for a few minutes and discarded to remain in the environment forever....

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Water, water everywhere and lots and lots to drink

Farm Sustainable Agriculture

Water, water everywhere and lots and lots to drink

Fred De Long – July 19, 2019 –

WaEvery so often, a visitor or volunteer at the farm will ask if the water from our well is “safe”...

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Choose to refuse single-use coffee cups

Conservation Nature Stewardship Watershed

Choose to refuse single-use coffee cups

Watershed Protection Team – July 16, 2019 –

Plastic and paper coffee cups are not recyclable in most locations. Even ‘compostable’ cups are rarely composted as they require...

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Meet Henry’s Garden

Farm Sustainable Agriculture

Meet Henry’s Garden

Fred De Long – July 16, 2019 –

In 2012 Henry’s Garden was established in memory of Henry Jordan whose commitment to addressing issues of poverty and access...

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BYOB – Bring your own BAG

Conservation Farm Nature Rushton Conservation Center Watershed

BYOB – Bring your own BAG

Watershed Protection Team – July 9, 2019 –

The average family accumulates about 60 plastic bags in only four trips to the grocery store. The majority of these...

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New Trees Breathe New Life into Ailing Streamside Meadow

Conservation Interns, Co-Ops Nature Stewardship Watershed

New Trees Breathe New Life into Ailing Streamside Meadow

Watershed Protection Team – July 9, 2019 –

In the haze of a steamy May morning, a team of volunteers, students, and Trust staff met in the dewy,...

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Back to School: Banding a purple martin colony

Birds Conservation Interns, Co-Ops Nature

Back to School: Banding a purple martin colony

Steve Ryan – July 5, 2019 –

About a 15-minute drive from Willistown Conservation Trust are the Glen Mills Schools (GMS). While this private institution is closed...

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Welcome to the Rushton Conservation Center

Conservation Farm Rushton Conservation Center

Welcome to the Rushton Conservation Center

Kat Gord – July 2, 2019 –

Here at Willistown Conservation Trust, we take our commitment to protecting the land very seriously. Over the past fifteen years,...

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Meet our Watershed Protection Program co-ops!

Academic Partners Conservation Interns, Co-Ops Watershed

Meet our Watershed Protection Program co-ops!

Steve Ryan – July 1, 2019 –

Each summer, Willistown Conservation Trust hosts students who are pursuing degrees related to the conservation work we do here. We...

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Refill Your Water Bottle

Conservation Nature Watershed

Refill Your Water Bottle

Lauren McGrath – July 1, 2019 –

Human reliance on commercially bottled water is one of the single largest contributors to plastic pollution. At Willistown Conservation Trust,...

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