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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.

Bird Banding Bird Conservation Bird ecology Bird Events Nature

For the Love of Birds

Blake Goll / February 26, 2021
Join Blake Goll, Education Programs Manager, for a virtual session that introduced birds through the lens of why we love them.
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Bird Conservation, Birds
agroecology Farm Nature at Night Sustainable Agriculture

Nature at Night: Let’s Get Growing!

Kelsey Lingle / February 26, 2021
Join the Rushton Farm Staff for an informative look at starting seeds for the upcoming season. We will look at...
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agroecology Farm Native Plants Nature Science

The Bees of Rushton Farm: A Pollinator Perspective on Willistown Conservation Trust & Environmental Education

Benjamin Reynard / February 13, 2021
One Sunny midsummer day in 2012 on Rushton Farm, the bees decided to swarm. Noah, a certified apiarist--and the sustainable...
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Bird Conservation Conservation Flappy Hour

Flappy Hour: Black Vultures in the Backyard

Kelsey Lingle / January 15, 2021
We are excited to welcome Bracken Brown, Biologist-Naturalist at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, to join us and discuss the Black Vulture....
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Conservation Lunch & Learn Science Watershed

Road Salt and Its Impact on Fresh Water

Evan Hunt / January 12, 2021
As winter quickly approaches so does the threat of salt pollution. Since the 1940s, salt has been the number one...
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Stewardship

Winter Solstice

Andrew Kirkpatrick / December 21, 2020
Solar system planets set. The Sun and planets in a row on the universe stars background. Elements of this image...
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Bird Banding Bird Conservation

Celebrating 11 Years of Bird Banding at Rushton Woods Preserve

Blake Goll / December 16, 2020
Established in 2009 with a grant from the Delaware Valley Ornithological Club (DVOC), our banding station has been a huge success over the years...
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Bird banding, bird banding data, bird migration
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A New Path Forward – Our Statement on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Communications Team / December 4, 2020
Dear Friends, It has been nearly six months since I wrote to you about the tragic death of George Floyd...
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Giving Thanks to the Okehocking People

Mike Cranney / November 23, 2020
With Thanksgiving approaching, it is an appropriate time to reflect upon our connection with the indigenous people who first lived...
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Uncategorized

Flappy Hour: Secrets of the Saw-whet Owl

Communications Team / November 13, 2020
The Trust has been studying the populations of this small migratory owl for the past 10 years as part of...
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Conservation Land Protection Nature Preserves Trails

Kirkwood Sign Dedication

Erik Hetzel / November 4, 2020
Fifteen years ago, the 83-acre Kirkwood Preserve was established thanks to a public/private partnership that included Willistown Conservation Trust, Willistown...
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agroecology Farm

The Old Salt

Fred De Long / October 29, 2020
Noah and I have learned a lot from the “old salts” who entertained us as we grew up. We have also learned a lot about each other after twenty years in the field.
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Help Us Meet the Challenge!

Chelsea Heck / October 29, 2020
Are you a friend of the Trust but have never donated or have you supported the Trust in the past...
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Nature Science Watershed

From Tops of Trees to the Base of the Food Chain

Lauren McGrath / October 13, 2020
There is a chill in the air and the leaves are starting to turn, signaling that fall is here! Have...
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Nature at Night: Flappy Hour, Using Motus to Track the Flight Path of an Avian Biologist

Communications Team / October 9, 2020
Meet Shelly Eshleman, our newest Motus team member and bird conservation biologist as she describes her path to working for...
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Farm General Nature Preserves Sustainable Agriculture Trails Uncategorized

Join Us for a Pop-Up Picnic Dinner to Help Kick Off Art on the Trails

Kelsey Lingle / October 8, 2020
A week-long event Art on the Trails: Preserve Gallery Walk with a pop-up picnic dinner on the lawn at the Rushton Conservation...
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Nature Nature Preserves Stewardship Trails

Trails Workshops (Part 1 & 2)

Communications Team / September 28, 2020
Do you love trails? We do! Willistown Conservation Trust is offering virtual trails workshops! Hosted by Andrew Kirkpatrick, Director of...
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Nature Stewardship Tree Planting

Mapping the Ashbridge Tree Planting

Evan Hunt / September 23, 2020
The most important part of a tree planting usually comes after the trees are in the ground.  Recently planted trees...
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Conservation Land Protection Nature

Legacy of the Land: A History of Land Conservation in Willistown

Communications Team / September 23, 2020
Trust’s Executive Director and co-founder Bonnie Van Alen, co-founder Alice Hausmann, and Director of Land Protection Erik Hetzel, discuss the...
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Nature Nature Preserves Stewardship Trails Volunteers

History of the Trails Team

Communications Team / September 23, 2020
Besides its abundance of over 7,500 acres of countryside permanently protected from development, Willistown has long been known for its...
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Bird Banding

More Saw-whet Owls Delight Visitors to Rushton Woods Preserve

Communications Team / November 4, 2010
I confess that I thought the words owl and cute never belonged in the same sentence, even though I'd heard...
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Bird Banding

Rushton Rules – November 1st!

Communications Team / November 4, 2010
EXTRA, EXTRA, Read all about it!         Dateline Malvern, November 1, 2010 Rushton Farm bird banders set a...
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Bird Banding

Nov 1, 2010 Update from Doris

Communications Team / November 1, 2010
Friends of Rushton Banding, What a fine week it was for our little banding station .  Tuesday 10/26 turned out...
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Bird Banding

Northern Saw-whets Arrive!

Communications Team / November 1, 2010
After a few blank nights, the wind and moon finally died down and we captured several Saw-whet owls this weekend....
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Bird Banding

Owls Charm Guests at Rushton Farm Harvest Celebration

Communications Team / October 27, 2010
Over 400 people gathered at Rushton Farm at Rushton Woods Preserve for the third annual Harvest Celebration on October 23rd....
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Bird Banding

10/26/10 Banding Update From Doris

Communications Team / October 27, 2010
Dear Banding Friends, Last week a brief alert to Rushton banding buddies began, "Waxwings, Palm warblers, Purple finches, Oh My....
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Bird Banding

Just another day in the bird banding office at Rushton Woods Preserve.

Communications Team / October 20, 2010
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Bird Banding

Beautiful Prose inspired this morning

Communications Team / October 20, 2010
We received this beautiful passage via email from Cathy Staples, who joined us banding this morning at oh-dawn-thirty. Birdbanding Field Notes:  Rushton...
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Bird Banding

Sept 27, 2010 Banding Update from Doris

Communications Team / October 20, 2010
After catching 2 Sharp-shinned Hawks and 5 Connecticut warblers along with lots of other migrants last week, we were pleased...
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Bird Banding

Sept 12, 2010 Banding Update from Doris

Communications Team / October 20, 2010
Thus far we've netted 98 birds of 20 species with seven additions to our fall list during this week. We...
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Bird Banding

Welcome to WCT's Bird Blog!

wctbirds / October 20, 2010
Fall is quickly approaching and our bird banding station is up and running!  You are invited to join our WCT bird banding team where...
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Bird Banding

Welcome to WCT’s Bird Blog!

Communications Team / October 20, 2010
Fall is quickly approaching and our bird banding station is up and running!  You are invited to join our WCT bird banding team where...
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