Welcome to the Willistown Conservation Trust Blog

Join Blake Goll, Education Programs Manager, for a virtual session that introduced birds through the lens of why we love them.

Join the Rushton Farm Staff for an informative look at starting seeds for the upcoming season. We will look at...

One Sunny midsummer day in 2012 on Rushton Farm, the bees decided to swarm. Noah, a certified apiarist--and the sustainable...

We are excited to welcome Bracken Brown, Biologist-Naturalist at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, to join us and discuss the Black Vulture....

As winter quickly approaches so does the threat of salt pollution. Since the 1940s, salt has been the number one...

Solar system planets set. The Sun and planets in a row on the universe stars background. Elements of this image...

Established in 2009 with a grant from the Delaware Valley Ornithological Club (DVOC), our banding station has been a huge success over the years...

Dear Friends, It has been nearly six months since I wrote to you about the tragic death of George Floyd...

With Thanksgiving approaching, it is an appropriate time to reflect upon our connection with the indigenous people who first lived...

The Trust has been studying the populations of this small migratory owl for the past 10 years as part of...

Fifteen years ago, the 83-acre Kirkwood Preserve was established thanks to a public/private partnership that included Willistown Conservation Trust, Willistown...

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.

Are you a friend of the Trust but have never donated or have you supported the Trust in the past...

There is a chill in the air and the leaves are starting to turn, signaling that fall is here! Have...

Meet Shelly Eshleman, our newest Motus team member and bird conservation biologist as she describes her path to working for...

A week-long event Art on the Trails: Preserve Gallery Walk with a pop-up picnic dinner on the lawn at the Rushton Conservation...

Do you love trails? We do! Willistown Conservation Trust is offering virtual trails workshops! Hosted by Andrew Kirkpatrick, Director of...

The most important part of a tree planting usually comes after the trees are in the ground.  Recently planted trees...

Trust’s Executive Director and co-founder Bonnie Van Alen, co-founder Alice Hausmann, and Director of Land Protection Erik Hetzel, discuss the...

Besides its abundance of over 7,500 acres of countryside permanently protected from development, Willistown has long been known for its...