News, ideas, questions, and observations from Willistown Conservation Trust Staff as we use local conservation to make a broad impact.
Saving Open Space
Another successful initiative takes rootat Kestrel Hill Preserve What can be done to protect beautiful but rapidly disappearing wilderness, vulnerable...
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Impactful Giving
By David L. Unruh, Board of Trustees Most donors to Willistown Conservation Trust (WCT) are likely familiar with the common...
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A Small Fish Navigating a Big Sea: My Experience at a Global Conference
By: Anna Willig, Conservation Data and GIS Specialist In August, I had the privilege of attending the Annual Meeting of...
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Tracking Northern Saw-whet Owls Across North America
By: Aaron Coolman, Motus Technical Coordinator and Avian Ecologist Aaron with a tagged Northern Saw-whet Owl in Nova Scotia This...
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The Making of a Lifelong Nature Keeper
One of our primary goals in connecting youth to nature is to transform their mindset to viewing themselves as part...
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How Willistown Conservation Trust Helped a Young Birder Like Me
So I do my everyday ritual. I go and get the mealworms from the refrigerator and I blow my whistle...
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Protecting our Feathered Friends: The Importance of Chimney Swift Nest Boxes
Chimney Swifts (Chaetura pelagica) are fascinating small birds with a cigar-shaped body and long narrow wings, known for their distinctive...
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Meet WCT’s 2024 Seasonal Interns
Andrew Wraith (He/Him) | Conservation AssociateAndrew is a current graduate student in Environmental Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, but...
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Willistown Conservation Trust Receives Second Grant from Cornell Lab of Ornithology
On May 15, 2024 the Cornell Lab of Ornithology awarded Willistown Conservation Trust (WCT) $25,000 through the Land Trust Bird...
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Creek Week 2024: Case Study of Little Crum Creek Park
By: CJ Chen, Spring 2024 Watershed Team High School Intern From going out to nature preserves and injecting trees with...
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Creek Week 2024: Invasive Carp Species in the United States
Calvin Keeys For hundreds of years, people have been moving to the United States and bringing parts of their culture...
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Creek Week 2024- Aquatic Parasites: Unexpected Anti-heroes
By: Sarah Barker Parasites have a pretty bad reputation, which is well-deserved in most cases, but did you know that...
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Creek Week 2024: Invasive Riparian Plants
By: Daniel Price Plants are an interesting metric to assess environmental health. The common thought that “green is good” when...
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Creek Week 2024: From Floods to Flourishing: The Magic of Bioretention Basins
By: Ryan Ferguson It was a dark and stormy night. You just bought a cozy lawn chair to relax in...
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Creek Week 2024: Happy Soils, Healthy Streams
By: Rhys Hals Erosion of streambeds is a major threat to the health of our ecosystems. Some erosion over time...
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Welcome to Creek Week 2024
By: Lauren McGrath Welcome to Creek Week, our annual week-long celebration of Ridley, Crum, and Darby Creeks. Since its inception...
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Kestrel Hill Preserve Update: Native Meadow Conversion
John Holback | Stewardship Manager Our new 90 acre Kestrel Hill Preserve (KHP) contains about 25 acres of what were...
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AQUA Grant Awarded to Willistown Conservation Trust
Pictured left to right | Patrick Starr, Executive Vice President, South East Region, PA Environmental Council, Lauren McGrath, Director of...
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River Otters Return to Make a Splash in Ridley Creek!
Newtown Square, PA - May 3, 2024 - Willistown Conservation Trust is pleased to announce the return of American river...
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Partnering for Cleaner Waters
A partnership between CRC Watersheds, Willistown Conservation Trust & Stroud Water Research Center and CRC's Sandra Thompson The Chester Ridley...
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