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

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Plastic Free July 2022: Will You Join the Challenge?

Monica McQuail / July 1, 2022
During the last couple of years, and especially during the heights of the pandemic, we have witnessed a drastic increase...
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Education Interns, Co-Ops

Meet WCT’s 2022 Seasonal Interns

Communications Team / June 29, 2022
Internships are an integral part of Willistown Conservation Trust’s (WCT) work. Each year hardworking students join our team and bring...
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Nature Science Watershed

The Tale of Two Streams

Anna Willig / June 25, 2022
Every four weeks, the Watershed Protection Program heads over to East Goshen to visit two branches of Ridley Creek near...
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Nature Watershed

A Cycle of Give and Take

Watershed Protection Team / June 24, 2022
Within our streams, there are many players that work to create a functioning, thriving ecosystem. From the tall trees that...
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Nature Watershed

Dragonflies: Nature’s Most Successful Predator

Watershed Protection Team / June 23, 2022
With their flashy colors, compound eyes, and two sets of wings, dragonflies can be found in abundance, flying around wetlands...
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Nature Watershed

Beavers Beyond the Dam

Watershed Protection Team / June 22, 2022
Beavers are known and loved as one of North America’s favorite stream architects. With historic removals of these lovely creatures,...
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Nature Watershed

Wetlands & Bogs: Aquatic Ecosystems Undercover

Watershed Protection Team / June 21, 2022
Wetlands are a critical ecosystem in the protection of our watersheds. But what are wetlands exactly? They are just as...
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Nature Watershed

Welcome to Willistown Conservation Trust’s 2022 Creek Week Sponsored by Aqua!

Lauren McGrath / June 20, 2022
Established in 2017 through a generous grant from the William Penn Foundation, the Watershed Protection Program Team has been working...
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Conservation Land Protection Nature Stewardship

Advocacy Alert! PA Growing Greener Would Invest Millions in Conservation and Outdoor Recreation

Monica McQuail / June 1, 2022
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Currently, there is a proposal in the Pennsylvania General Assembly called Growing Greener 3, and its funding affects...
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Education Nature Rushton Nature Keepers

Rushton Nature Keepers: Inspiring tomorrow’s conservationists

Blake Goll / May 31, 2022
In the midst of today’s chaotic pace and uncertainty, children need more than ever those timeless moments in nature...
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Step Back in Time with Owen McGoldrick

Monica McQuail / May 24, 2022
All photos are currently on display and for sale in the Rushton Conservation Center, May 17 - August 28. INTRODUCTION...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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Bird Banding Bird Conservation

The Rhythm of Winged Creatures

Blake Goll / February 9, 2022
Rushton Farm Bird Banding Station | Annual Year in Review 2021
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Bird Banding Proven to Be Safe for the Birds

Communications Team / July 8, 2011 / 1 Reply
Bird banding has been around since the 1950s as the authoritative technique for monitoring bird populations and studying their movements,...
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Bird Conservation Conservation

Light and Refreshing Summer Reading

Communications Team / July 1, 2011
Looking for a refreshing little book to bring with you to the beach this summer?  Particularly one full of lovely...
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Bird Conservation

Birds and Words

Communications Team / June 17, 2011
Our Junior Birding Club, which is a division of PA Young Birders, had its first ever monthly meeting this past...
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Bird Banding

Rushton Banding Station Final Spring Update

Communications Team / June 2, 2011
Thanks for a wonderful season and look for fall banding information arriving in late August! If you'd like to receive...
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Bird Banding

Spring Migration Banding is Closed for the Season – But Stay Tuned

Communications Team / May 30, 2011
Our Banding team completed three productive days during the week of May 16 through the 21st despite unrelenting rain.  We continued to...
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Bird Banding

Banding Update – Monday May 16, 2011

Communications Team / May 16, 2011
As we mark the half-way point of  the spring banding season, we've banded 300 birds from 40 species and we've caught...
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Bird Banding

Just a few photos to share

Communications Team / May 16, 2011
Hi everyone, Our bird banders have been very, very busy this spring. So busy that they haven't had much time...
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Bird Banding

Spring Banding Has Begun!

Communications Team / April 25, 2011
Our Spring banding season began with a rainy day, a foggy day and a gorgeous day each with corresponding results. ...
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Bird Banding

Join Us This Spring!

Communications Team / April 12, 2011
Spring is in the air and you are invited to join our WCT bird banding team where you can learn...
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Bird Events

What a Wonderful Evening with Adrian Binns

Communications Team / April 5, 2011
What fun we had with Adrian Binns last Friday night.  Over 120 people gathered at Radnor Hunt for a cocktail...
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Bird Banding

Lisa Received Her Sub-Permit

Communications Team / February 22, 2011
Please forgive my erroneous post earlier today - Lisa Kiziuk received her sub-permit under Master Bander Doris McGovern. The sub-permit...
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Bird Banding

Correction – Lisa Got Her Sub-permit !

Communications Team / February 20, 2011
Apologies for my misunderstanding -  my last post was in error. Lisa received her federally licensed sub-permit under  Doris McGovern,...
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Bird Banding

The ardent air of autumn…

Communications Team / December 8, 2010
We thought you might enjoy this lovely poem inspired by the Trust's bird banding activities at Rushton Woods Preserve this...
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Bird Banding

So Much to be Thankful For

Communications Team / November 24, 2010
Friends of Rushton Banding, Feels like I haven't brought you up-to-date for a while and that's a fact, not just...
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Bird Banding Owls

Our Owls Make the News!

Communications Team / November 20, 2010
Our Saw-whet Owls got the attention of Philadelphia Inquirer blogger Sandy Bauers, and she ran the following on her blog this...
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Bird Banding Bird Conservation

Rushton Saw-whet Owl recaptured by Scott Weidensaul

Communications Team / November 17, 2010
Friends of Rushton Banding, You read in Lisa's  message that on 11/11 we captured a Saw-whet Owl banded in 2009...
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Bird Banding

Rushton's First Foreign Recovery

wctbirds / November 13, 2010
This past wednesday there was cause for great excitement because we captured our first Saw-whet Owl that was already banded...
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Bird Banding

Rushton’s First Foreign Recovery

Communications Team / November 13, 2010
This past wednesday there was cause for great excitement because we captured our first Saw-whet Owl that was already banded...
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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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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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