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News, ideas, questions, and observations from the Trust’s Staff as we use local conservation to make a broad impact. To filter the blog posts, click on the category label above a post’s title of the topic you are interested in. I.e. “birds”, “native plants”, etc.

Conservation Rushton Conservation Center Uncategorized

An Artist’s Thoughts on Conserved Land

Communications Team – December 11, 2019 –

Conservation Nature Rushton Conservation Center Stewardship

With the Spotted Lanternfly it’s Always Squash Season

Communications Team – November 14, 2019 –

Conservation Land Protection Nature Watershed

12.7 More Acres Conserved Forever

Communications Team – November 11, 2019 –

Staff Stewardship Uncategorized

Welcome Andrew Kirkpatrick

Willistown Conservation Trust – October 30, 2019 –

Conservation Land Protection Stewardship

Public Notice of Accreditation Renewal

Erik Hetzel – October 25, 2019 –

Bird Banding Bird Conservation Bird ecology Birds migration

Our 1000th Bird – A Look at the Numbers

Bird Conservation Team – October 25, 2019 –

Bird Banding Bird Conservation Farm

Community Supported Avifauna

Blake Goll – October 22, 2019 –

Uncategorized

Volunteers Plant 300 Trees To Improve Ridley Creek Watershed

Lauren McGrath – October 18, 2019 –

Bird Conservation Bird ecology Birds migration

First Birds Nanotagged at Rushton Woods Detected by Chesapeake Bay Motus Tower

Bird Conservation Team – October 14, 2019 –

Conservation Native Plants Nature Stewardship Watershed

Variety is the Essence of Life

Stewardship Team – October 7, 2019 –

Bird Conservation Bird ecology Birds Conservation migration

Using Motus and Rushton to Study the Wood Thrush

Bird Conservation Team – October 2, 2019 –

Bird Banding Bird Conservation Bird ecology Birds Conservation Land Protection Nature

Shocking Report Illustrates the Importance of Land Protection

Bonnie Van Alen – September 20, 2019 –

Conservation Native Plants Nature Stewardship Watershed

Riparian Buffer Planting – Step 3. Preserve

Stewardship Team – September 20, 2019 –

Conservation Native Plants Nature Stewardship Watershed

Riparian Buffer Planting – Step 2. Plant

Stewardship Team – September 18, 2019 –

Conservation Native Plants Stewardship Watershed

Riparian Buffer Planting – Step 1. Prepare

Stewardship Team – September 16, 2019 –

Bird Banding Bird Events migration

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Blake Goll – September 13, 2019 –

Conservation Native Plants Stewardship Watershed

Why Riparian Buffers are So Important & How You Can Help Them

Stewardship Team – September 13, 2019 –

agroecology Farm Volunteers

The Farm Crew

Fred De Long – September 5, 2019 –

Bird Banding Bird Conservation migration

Southbound

Blake Goll – September 2, 2019 –

Bird Banding Bird Conservation Bird ecology Bird Events Birds

Getting the Band Back Together

Bird Conservation Team – August 29, 2019 –

Conservation Land Protection

What is a Conservation Easement?

Erik Hetzel – August 27, 2019 –

Landowners in the Willistown area are the primary stewards of the natural and historic heritage of our countryside. Fortunately, the...

agroecology Farm

Food and Feathers

Fred De Long – August 20, 2019 –

At first glance, Rushton Farm looks like your traditional example of small-scale intensive sustainable agriculture. Crops sit nestled within the landscape...

Interns, Co-Ops Stewardship

Meet Laryssa Terleckyj, our Stewardship Intern

Steve Ryan – July 30, 2019 –

Each summer, Willistown Conservation Trust hosts students who are pursuing degrees related to the conservation work we do here. We...

Conservation Nature Stewardship Watershed

You Have Options

Watershed Protection Team – July 23, 2019 –

Single-use cutlery, food containers, and straws are used for a few minutes and discarded to remain in the environment forever....

Farm Sustainable Agriculture

Water, water everywhere and lots and lots to drink

Fred De Long – July 19, 2019 –

WaEvery so often, a visitor or volunteer at the farm will ask if the water from our well is “safe”...

Conservation Nature Stewardship Watershed

Choose to refuse single-use coffee cups

Watershed Protection Team – July 16, 2019 –

Plastic and paper coffee cups are not recyclable in most locations. Even ‘compostable’ cups are rarely composted as they require...

Farm Sustainable Agriculture

Meet Henry’s Garden

Fred De Long – July 16, 2019 –

In 2012 Henry’s Garden was established in memory of Henry Jordan whose commitment to addressing issues of poverty and access...

Conservation Farm Nature Rushton Conservation Center Watershed

BYOB – Bring your own BAG

Watershed Protection Team – July 9, 2019 –

The average family accumulates about 60 plastic bags in only four trips to the grocery store. The majority of these...

Conservation Interns, Co-Ops Nature Stewardship Watershed

New Trees Breathe New Life into Ailing Streamside Meadow

Watershed Protection Team – July 9, 2019 –

In the haze of a steamy May morning, a team of volunteers, students, and Trust staff met in the dewy,...

Birds Conservation Interns, Co-Ops Nature

Back to School: Banding a purple martin colony

Steve Ryan – July 5, 2019 –

About a 15-minute drive from Willistown Conservation Trust are the Glen Mills Schools (GMS). While this private institution is closed...

Conservation Farm Rushton Conservation Center

Welcome to the Rushton Conservation Center

Kat Gord – July 2, 2019 –

Here at Willistown Conservation Trust, we take our commitment to protecting the land very seriously. Over the past fifteen years,...

Academic Partners Conservation Interns, Co-Ops Watershed

Meet our Watershed Protection Program co-ops!

Steve Ryan – July 1, 2019 –

Each summer, Willistown Conservation Trust hosts students who are pursuing degrees related to the conservation work we do here. We...

Conservation Nature Watershed

Refill Your Water Bottle

Lauren McGrath – July 1, 2019 –

Human reliance on commercially bottled water is one of the single largest contributors to plastic pollution. At Willistown Conservation Trust,...

Bird Banding Bird ecology migration

For the Love of Birds

Blake Goll – November 14, 2018 –

On the morning before Halloween, the hedgerows and meadows of Rushton were teeming with migratory birds that had descended on...

Bird banding, Bird Conservation, Brown Creeper, fall migration, Golden-crowned kinglet, kinglet, songbird migration

Bird Banding Bird ecology

Banders Seeing Purple

Blake Goll – October 28, 2018 –

This is the time of the season when banders are beginning to grow weary as a result of having been...

Bird banding, fall songbird migration, migration, Myrtle Warbler, songbird banding, yellow-rumped warbler

Bird Banding Bird ecology migration

When it's Cold Outside, I've Got the Month of May

Blake Goll – October 20, 2018 – 6 Replies –

As if we weren't already a motley crew, banders donned their mismatch layers of winter coats, thrifted fleeces, alpaca fingerless...

Bird banding, bird migration, Cape May Warbler, fall songbird migration, purple finch, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Bird Banding Bird ecology migration

Something to Chat About

Blake Goll – October 12, 2018 – 2 Replies –

Another dreary, drippy morning on Tuesday surprisingly produced a season record of 54 birds spanning a dazzling 20 species. Highlights...

Bird banding, kids and birds, Rushton Farm, songbird banding, students and birds, yellow-breasted chat

Bird Banding Bird ecology

Not Just Smoke and Sparrows

Blake Goll – October 5, 2018 – 3 Replies –

Mornings at Rushton this week were humid with water dripping from every leaf and berry. As the sun ignited the...

Bird banding, Connecticut Warbler, kids and nature, migration, Winter Wren

Bird Banding Bird Conservation migration

How You Like Me Now? Crowds Get Heavy at Rushton

Blake Goll – September 29, 2018 –

This week of banding was a whirlwind of feathers, fanatics, and fog. It began with our bi-annual Open House last...

Bird banding, Blackpoll warbler, environmental education, Motus Wildlife Tracking, White eyed Vireo

Bird Banding Bird ecology

It's Raining Warblers, Hallelujah!

Blake Goll – September 21, 2018 – 1 Reply –

Late September is a thrilling time of abundance in the natural world. As more yellow leaves begin to hustle to...

Bird banding, fall songbird migration, Gray-cheeked Thrush, magnolia warbler, migration, Scarlet Tanager, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

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