News, ideas, questions, and observations from Willistown Conservation Trust Staff as we use local conservation to make a broad impact.
The Human Dimension: A Novel Approach to Conservation
By Aaron Coolman, Motus Technical Coordinator and Avian Ecologist In January, the Bird Conservation Team traveled to West Virgina to...
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Water You Waiting For? Dive into Macroinvertebrates and Stream Health
By Sally Ehlers, 2023 Watershed Protection Program Co-op For over a century, macroinvertebrates have been our partners in understanding the...
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Lessons from Rushton Farm
By Andrew Wraith, Agroecology Project Coordinator As an Environmental Studies student, you might have guessed that I’m a lover and...
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Birds as Barometers of Ecosystem Health Rushton Woods Banding Station Year in Review 2023
By Alison Fetterman, Avian Conservation Biologist and Blake Goll, Education Programs Manager Introduction | As field biologists living in a...
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WCT Preserves Watson Easement
On December 5, 2023, WCT accepted its first-ever donation of a conservation easement on a property located in Radnor Township,...
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Ashbridge Tree Planting
The end of the year marks the end of the planting stage of the Ashbridge Tree Planting. Since 2019, generous...
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Partnership Update
The Darby Creek Community Science Monitoring Program (DCCS) is a collaborative project between Willistown Conservation Trust, Darby Creek Valley Association...
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The Season of Giving
Make a smart investment The end of the year is a great time to reflect upon the organizations in your...
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Reversing the Decline of Grassland Birds in Chester County
While the sun is still below the horizon, the Eastern Meadowlark’s lilting song floats over the field, seeooaa seeadoo, slowly...
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Reflecting on a Summer at Rushton Farm
Fresh out of college, my first venture into the ‘real world’ has likely looked different than that of plenty of...
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COMING SOON: Kestrel Hill Preserve
A new 90-acre nature preserve at Kirkwood Farm While the price to acquire the land was high, all agreed resoundingly...
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Diatoms Illustrate How Land Use Can Alter Stream Health in Ridley Creek
Diatoms are a single celled algae which form the foundation of stream ecosystems; they provide oxygen through photosynthesis, and act...
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Twenty Acres of Woodland Habitat Conserved
In October 2023 longtime resident and Willistown Conservation Trust (WCT) supporter Beverly Hattersley generously granted a conservation easement on her...
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Kirkwood Steps Up!
Willistown Conservation Trust’s (WCT) Kirkwood Preserve boasts a rich tapestry of wide-open meadows, a meandering creek, wooded slopes, and riparian...
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Watershed Co-ops Independent Projects
As we look back on the summer, we are so proud of the independent projects that Sarah and Sally have...
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Lose the Lawn
Earlier this year, the Trust received the exciting news that we had received a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of...
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PolyGone Systems | Eliminating Plastic from our Waterways at Ashbridge Preserve
By Daelin Brown, PolyGone SystemsThere are somewhere between 83 and 358 trillion plastic particles floating around the world in our...
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How to Make Your Own Native Terrarium
By Sarah Barker Terrariums are a fun and easy way to engage with the environment. It only takes one afternoon...
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Let’s Go Plastic Free — In Community
By Pam Kosty Most of us know: plastic, especially single-use plastic, is a big problem in our world today. And...
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Meet WCT’s 2023 Seasonal Interns
Internships are an integral part of Willistown Conservation Trust’s (WCT) work. Each year, hardworking students join our team and bring...
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