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Of the 16 acres, nine will be added to the Trust’s Kirkwood Preserve Willistown Conservation Trust is pleased to announce...

I had the fortune to connect with a group of such educators who dedicated time during the pandemic to exploring ways we could help them and their students connect with the natural world. 

Each fall, trees provide a veritable Thanksgiving Feast for aquatic macroinvertebrates. They spend the whole spring and summer preparing this...

By Blake Goll, Education Programs Manager and Erik Hetzel, Director of Land Protection Photos by Blake Goll Meandering along the...

By Education Programs Manager Blake Goll Photos by Blake Goll Almost ten years ago, a little girl named Siana Christaldi...

By Director of Stewardship Andrew Kirkpatrick Photos by Director of Land Protection Erik Hetzel It has been over five years...

Within the ever growing area of Chester County lies a hidden swath of land that sits in stark contrast to...

Flooding 102 Last week we looked at the basics of flooding, learning about what constitutes a flood and how floods...

As we approach the last few weeks of summer heat and humidity, we approach peak seasons for thunderstorms and flooding....

Lights are everywhere around us and have many uses, often at night, that benefit our health and safety. We put...

Across all of our preserves and properties, Willistown Conservation Trust boasts unique habitat supporting a wide variety of native wildflowers....

Every time I walk into a nursery or big box store I feel a great temptation to purchase the prettiest...

By Zack Smith Mankind’s mass production and consumption of plastic has reached all corners of our globe, from the depths...

Planning Plastic Free Events This year, in honor of Plastic Free July, consider throwing a Plastic Free 4th of July...

Watch A Plastic Ocean | You may remember this documentary from our film presentation - it's now available on Netflix!Plastic...

This month of July, the entire staff of Willistown Conservation Trust is taking the challenge to go plastic free for...

The arrival of warm weather means summer is coming and peak swimming season is right around the corner. However, when...

Headwaters throughout the United States constantly face many pressures that threaten their integrity. New housing developments, new roads, yards and...

Ecosystem engineers are species that change the habitats in which they live. In the Trust’s program area, one ecosystem engineer...

Chester County is home to some of the most beautiful landscapes on the east coast with its rolling hills, beautiful...