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By: Aaron Coolman, Motus Technical Coordinator and Avian Ecologist Aaron with a tagged Northern Saw-whet Owl in Nova Scotia From...

One of our primary goals in connecting youth to nature is to transform their mindset to viewing themselves as part...

So I do my everyday ritual. I go and get the mealworms from the refrigerator and I blow my whistle...

Chimney Swifts (Chaetura pelagica) are fascinating small birds with a cigar-shaped body and long narrow wings, known for their distinctive...

Andrew Wraith (He/Him) | Conservation AssociateAndrew is a current graduate student in Environmental Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, but...

On May 15, 2024 the Cornell Lab of Ornithology awarded Willistown Conservation Trust (WCT) $25,000 through the Land Trust Bird...

By: CJ Chen, Spring 2024 Watershed Team High School Intern From going out to nature preserves and injecting trees with...

Calvin Keeys For hundreds of years, people have been moving to the United States and bringing parts of their culture...

By: Sarah Barker Parasites have a pretty bad reputation, which is well-deserved in most cases, but did you know that...

By: Daniel Price Plants are an interesting metric to assess environmental health. The common thought that “green is good” when...

By: Ryan Ferguson It was a dark and stormy night. You just bought a cozy lawn chair to relax in...

By: Rhys Hals  Erosion of streambeds is a major threat to the health of our ecosystems. Some erosion over time...

By: Lauren McGrath Welcome to Creek Week, our annual week-long celebration of Ridley, Crum, and Darby Creeks.  Since its inception...

John Holback | Stewardship Manager Our new 90 acre Kestrel Hill Preserve (KHP) contains about 25 acres of what were...

Pictured left to right | Patrick Starr, Executive Vice President, South East Region, PA Environmental Council, Lauren McGrath, Director of...

Newtown Square, PA - May 3, 2024 - Willistown Conservation Trust is pleased to announce the return of American river...

A partnership between CRC Watersheds, Willistown Conservation Trust & Stroud Water Research Center and CRC's Sandra Thompson The Chester Ridley...

By Erik Hetzel, Director of Land Protection and Public Grants The main dwelling on the property faces southeast toward the...

By John Holback, Stewardship Manager When I think back on the springs of my youth in southern Chester County, I...

By Aaron Coolman, Motus Technical Coordinator and Avian Ecologist In January, the Bird Conservation Team traveled to West Virgina to...