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

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It’s a Wrap for the Campaign for Rushton Woods!

Communications Team / January 31, 2023

In 2018 Willistown Conservation Trust embarked upon an ambitious $2 million fundraising campaign. Named the “Campaign for Rushton Woods,” the...

Conservation Stewardship

Request for Proposal | Rushton Woods Preserve

Andrew Kirkpatrick / January 25, 2023

ProjectWillistown Conservation Trust is seeking proposals for the design, permitting, and construction of a bioretention basin with level spreader and...

Watershed

Watershed Holiday Gift Guide

Watershed Protection Team / December 20, 2022

Check out some of our favorite watershed-themed gifts by clicking the photos to shop! And don't forget to shop local!...

Education Watershed

Help Keep our Drinking Water Clean by Reducing Salt Pollution

Anna Willig / December 15, 2022

By WCT Conservation Research and Data Specialist Anna WilligCover Photo by Jennifer Mathes Salt levels, often measured as chloride concentration,...

Conservation Nature Science Volunteers Watershed

Capturing a Snapshot of Darby Creek

Anna Willig / December 7, 2022

By WCT Conservation Research and Data Specialist Anna Willig At the beginning of November, the Watershed Protection Program at Willistown...

Rushton Conservation Center Sustainable Agriculture Volunteers

Market in the Meadow Vegetarian Chili Recipe

Communications Team / December 6, 2022

This recipe comes from What's Gaby Cooking. You all loved our Vegetarian Chili from Market in the Meadow, so we...

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My Conservation Journey: A Tale of Two Countries

Bird Conservation Team / December 1, 2022

By WCT Bird Conservation Associate Phillys N. Gichuru My first memorable conservation experience was when, as an undergrad, my population...

Education Science Staff Volunteers Watershed

Fish Shocking

Lauren McGrath / November 29, 2022

On Saturday, October 22, the Watershed Protection Program joined scientists from the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University’s Fisheries...

Conservation Land Protection Nature Preserves Stewardship Trails

Chester County Commissioners, PA DCNR, Willistown Conservation Trust, and Willistown Township Celebrate 12-Acre Addition to Kirkwood Preserve

Monica McQuail / November 2, 2022

Photo from L to R: Julie Graham (WCT), Drew Gilchrist (PA DCNR), Judy Thomas (Chester County Parks & Preservation), Jeanne...

Staff

Your Voice is Valued! Help us Complete Our DEI Audit so Our Organization can Improve its Practices

Communications Team / October 31, 2022

In 2020 Willistown Conservation Trust made a renewed commitment to its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) efforts. As our society...

Conservation Education Land Protection

2022 Lenape Sojourn

Lauren McGrath / September 29, 2022

By Watershed Protection Program Director Lauren McGrath; Photos by Kate Etherington On August 16, 2022, Executive Director Kate Etherington and...

Education Science Watershed

State of Our Streams Report Chapter 4: Alkalinity and Hardness

Watershed Protection Team / August 24, 2022

By Anna Willig and Lauren McGrath | Willistown Conservation Trust Watershed Protection Program Cover Photo by Jennifer Mathes Since 2018, the...

Education Science Watershed

State of Our Streams Report Chapter 3: Specific Conductivity, Chloride, and Nutrients

CommIntern / August 17, 2022

By Anna Willig and Lauren McGrath | Willistown Conservation Trust Watershed Protection Program Cover Photo by Jennifer Mathes Since 2018, the...

Science Watershed

State of Our Streams Report Chapter 2: Physical Stream Parameters

Watershed Protection Team / August 10, 2022

By Anna Willig and Lauren McGrath | Willistown Conservation Trust Watershed Protection Program Cover Photo by the Watershed Protection Team Since...

Science Watershed

State of Our Streams Report Chapter 1: Introduction and Basic Stream Parameters

Watershed Protection Team / August 3, 2022

By Anna Willig and Lauren McGrath | Willistown Conservation Trust Watershed Protection Program Cover Photo by Jennifer Mathes The focus...

Bird Banding Bird Conservation Farm

Rushton Farm’s First Purple Martins

Aaron Coolman / July 28, 2022

Purple Martins at the Rushton Farm hotel this spring. Photo by Aaron Coolman Eight years ago, our Bird Conservation Program...

Nature Science Watershed

Project Plastic and the Hunt for Microplastics

Watershed Protection Team / July 27, 2022

By Amy Amatya of Project Plastic Some of the greatest challenges humanity faces today — pandemics, climate change, water contamination...

Plastic Free July

Plastic Free July Local Lessons from The Przybylowski Family

Communications Team / July 22, 2022

During this year’s Plastic Free July, the Trust is committing to going plastic free and highlighting tips and tricks to...

Education Plastic Free July Watershed

Microplastics: The ever present contaminant

Watershed Protection Team / July 20, 2022

By Watershed Protection Program Co-Op Vincent Liu Large-scale plastic production has been around since the 1950s, and while plastics existed...

Education Plastic Free July

Reducing Single-Use Plastics | What You Can Do to Help

CommIntern / July 14, 2022

By Outreach & Communications Intern Niya Moss Most people find single-use plastics simple and convenient, but there are alternative, more...

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Fall Warblers are Back in Town

Communications Team / September 1, 2011

…. "Those little nimble musicians of the air, that warble forth their curious ditties, with which nature hath furnished them...

Bird banding, bird migration, Canada warbler, Hurricane Irene, Monarch, Nighthawk, Northern Saw-whet Owl, PA Young Birder, Prairie warbler, Sanderling

Bird Banding Bird Events

Bird Babies, MAPS, Monarchs and More!

Communications Team / August 17, 2011

I hope this finds you enjoying the height of your summer and the company of those nosy, gregarious catbirds that...

Baltimore Oriole, Bird banding, Goldfinch, Gray Catbird, Louisiana Waterthrush, MAPS, MLMP, Monarch, Monarch Watch, PA Young Birder

Bird Banding Bird Conservation

The Ugly Ducklings

Communications Team / July 13, 2011

A couple of weeks ago, we got up close and personal with the somewhat unfortunate looking (and terrible smelling!) Turkey...

Bird Banding

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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. ...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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