News, ideas, questions, and observations from Willistown Conservation Trust Staff as we use local conservation to make a broad impact.
12.7 More Acres Conserved Forever
The map of permanently conserved land in the Willistown area just got a little greener, thanks to Lawrie Harris. Lawrie...
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Welcome Andrew Kirkpatrick
We are thrilled to have Andrew Kirkpatrick join the Willistown Conservation Trust staff as Associate Director of Stewardship, working with...
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Public Notice of Accreditation Renewal
The land trust accreditation program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and...
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Our 1000th Bird – A Look at the Numbers
At Rushton we do as the birds do and follow their seasons. Each season is unique in its own way,...
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Community Supported Avifauna
As this was my first year participating in the Rushton Farm CSA, I noticed some interesting correlations between the harvest...
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Volunteers Plant 300 Trees To Improve Ridley Creek Watershed
As the sun rose over the meadow that was formerly Ashbridge Lake on October 4, the first of our three...
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First Birds Nanotagged at Rushton Woods Detected by Chesapeake Bay Motus Tower
Exciting news! The first birds ever to be fitted with Motus nanotags at Rushton Woods Preserve have been detected by...
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Variety is the Essence of Life
The old saying goes that variety is the spice of life. In nature, variety is the very essence of life....
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Using Motus and Rushton to Study the Wood Thrush
The flutelike song of the wood thrush is emblematic of summer mornings at Rushton Woods Preserve. Unfortunately, both the wood thrush...
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Shocking Report Illustrates the Importance of Land Protection
Yesterday an alarming study in the journal Science was released, which detailed the dramatic and shocking decline of birds in...
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Riparian Buffer Planting – Step 3. Preserve
The final blog post in our series of 3 is designed to help you plant native trees and shrubs in...
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Riparian Buffer Planting – Step 2. Plant
Welcome to the second in a series of 3 blog posts to help you plant native trees and shrubs in...
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Riparian Buffer Planting – Step 1. Prepare
This is the first in a series of 3 blog posts to help you plant native trees and shrubs in...
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Somewhere Over the Rainbow
You smile as the familiar catbird belts out its harsh petition for the sun to rise now. Above you, a...
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Why Riparian Buffers are So Important & How You Can Help Them
The areas surrounding streams, known as riparian buffers, are critical to the protection and health of these precious water resources....
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The Farm Crew
This past week we welcomed back the Haverford Crew Team for their annual workday at Rushton Farm. It was their...
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Southbound
They grace us with their stunning tropical colors and songs for just a few months before their restless souls are...
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Getting the Band Back Together
Fall migration is just around the corner. And that means the banding station at Rushton Woods Preserve will be back...
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What is a Conservation Easement?
Landowners in the Willistown area are the primary stewards of the natural and historic heritage of our countryside. Fortunately, the...
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Food and Feathers
At first glance, Rushton Farm looks like your traditional example of small-scale intensive sustainable agriculture. Crops sit nestled within the landscape...
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