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Welcome to the Willistown Conservation Trust Blog

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

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Rushton Woods Banding Station – 2024 Year in Review

Lindsey McQuiston – May 16, 2025
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Beavers return to Ashbridge Preserve

Lindsey McQuiston – May 16, 2025
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Transforming a Community

Lindsey McQuiston – May 16, 2025
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Rushton Farm: A Recipe for Change

Lindsey McQuiston – May 16, 2025
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Beauty in the Brambles: A Primer for Seeing Your Wild Shrub Habitat in a New Light

Lindsey McQuiston – May 16, 2025
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WCT Receives “Protect Your Drinking Water” Grant

Lindsey McQuiston – April 23, 2025
Watershed

Freeze-thaw Erosion

Lindsey McQuiston – March 17, 2025
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Two Roads Diverged

Willistown Conservation Trust – February 25, 2025
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Northern Saw-whet Owl 2024 Field Research

Aaron Coolman – February 13, 2025
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Choose Native Plants: Our New Responsibility Made Easy by a Local Techie

Lindsey McQuiston – January 27, 2025
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Busy Beavers Revive Thirsty Landscapes

Watershed Protection Team – December 17, 2024
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The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Awards $1 Million Grant to Protect Open Space

Kate Etherington – November 20, 2024
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Hot, Dry and Salty: The Impact of Droughts on Freshwater Systems

Watershed Protection Team – November 15, 2024
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Willistown Conservation Trust Teams Up With Inveraray HOA to Plant 400 Trees and Shrubs!

Watershed Protection Team – November 11, 2024
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The Story Behind Ohana Farm

Willistown Conservation Trust – November 6, 2024
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Building a Native Plant Nursery

Stewardship Team – November 4, 2024
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Restoring the Land

Communications Team – November 3, 2024
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Mussel Memory: Discoveries of the Darby and Cobbs Creek Community Science Program

Lauren McGrath – November 3, 2024
Bird Conservation Bird ecology

Saving Birds through Coffee

Blake Goll – November 3, 2024
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Gardening for Cleaner Water

Communications Team – November 3, 2024

Nov 1, 2010 Update from Doris
Bird Banding

Nov 1, 2010 Update from Doris

Communications Team – November 1, 2010
Friends of Rushton Banding, What a fine week it was for our little banding station .  Tuesday 10/26 turned out...
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Northern Saw-whets Arrive!
Bird Banding

Northern Saw-whets Arrive!

Communications Team – November 1, 2010
After a few blank nights, the wind and moon finally died down and we captured several Saw-whet owls this weekend....
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Owls Charm Guests at Rushton Farm Harvest Celebration
Bird Banding

Owls Charm Guests at Rushton Farm Harvest Celebration

Communications Team – October 27, 2010
Over 400 people gathered at Rushton Farm at Rushton Woods Preserve for the third annual Harvest Celebration on October 23rd....
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Bird Banding

10/26/10 Banding Update From Doris

Communications Team – October 27, 2010
Dear Banding Friends, Last week a brief alert to Rushton banding buddies began, "Waxwings, Palm warblers, Purple finches, Oh My....
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Just another day in the bird banding office at Rushton Woods Preserve.
Bird Banding

Just another day in the bird banding office at Rushton Woods Preserve.

Communications Team – October 20, 2010
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Bird Banding

Beautiful Prose inspired this morning

Communications Team – October 20, 2010
We received this beautiful passage via email from Cathy Staples, who joined us banding this morning at oh-dawn-thirty. Birdbanding Field Notes:  Rushton...
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Sept 27, 2010 Banding Update from Doris
Bird Banding

Sept 27, 2010 Banding Update from Doris

Communications Team – October 20, 2010
After catching 2 Sharp-shinned Hawks and 5 Connecticut warblers along with lots of other migrants last week, we were pleased...
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Bird Banding

Sept 12, 2010 Banding Update from Doris

Communications Team – October 20, 2010
Thus far we've netted 98 birds of 20 species with seven additions to our fall list during this week. We...
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Bird Banding

Welcome to WCT's Bird Blog!

Wctbirds – October 20, 2010
Fall is quickly approaching and our bird banding station is up and running!  You are invited to join our WCT bird banding team where...
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Bird Banding

Welcome to WCT’s Bird Blog!

Communications Team – October 20, 2010
Fall is quickly approaching and our bird banding station is up and running!  You are invited to join our WCT bird banding team where...
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