WILLISTOWN CONSERVATION TRUST

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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Wild Turkey Conservation Success Story

Tripp Way – November 23, 2020 – Share
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Giving Thanks to the Okehocking People

Mike Cranney – November 23, 2020 – Share
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Flappy Hour: Secrets of the Saw-whet Owl

Communications Team – November 13, 2020 – Share
Conservation Land Protection Nature Preserves Trails

Kirkwood Sign Dedication

Erik Hetzel – November 4, 2020 – Share
agroecology Farm

The Old Salt

Fred De Long – October 29, 2020 – Share
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Help Us Meet the Challenge!

Chelsea Heck – October 29, 2020 – Share
Nature Science Watershed

From Tops of Trees to the Base of the Food Chain

Lauren McGrath – October 13, 2020 – Share
Bird Banding Bird Conservation Bird Events Flappy Hour Motus Nature at Night Uncategorized

Nature at Night: Flappy Hour, Using Motus to Track the Flight Path of an Avian Biologist

Communications Team – October 9, 2020 – Share
Farm General Nature Preserves Sustainable Agriculture Trails Uncategorized

Join Us for a Pop-Up Picnic Dinner to Help Kick Off Art on the Trails

Kelsey Lingle – October 8, 2020 – Share
Nature Nature Preserves Stewardship Trails

Trails Workshops (Part 1 & 2)

Communications Team – September 28, 2020 – Share
Nature Stewardship Tree Planting

Mapping the Ashbridge Tree Planting

Evan Hunt – September 23, 2020 – Share
Conservation Land Protection Nature

Legacy of the Land: A History of Land Conservation in Willistown

Communications Team – September 23, 2020 – Share
Nature Nature Preserves Stewardship Trails Volunteers

History of the Trails Team

Communications Team – September 23, 2020 – Share
Conservation Land Protection Uncategorized

Fifteen More Acres Protected Forever!

Communications Team – September 22, 2020 – Share
Bird Banding Bird Conservation Bird ecology

The Wings of Change

Blake Goll – September 19, 2020 – Share
Bird Banding Bird Conservation Bird Events Conservation Motus Nature Owls

Unraveling the Mysteries of Migration with Motus Technology

Kelsey Lingle – September 14, 2020 – Share
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Conservation Celebration September 21 – 25

Jspragins – September 14, 2020 – Share
Farm Interns, Co-Ops Sustainable Agriculture

The Wonder Twins

Fred De Long – August 28, 2020 – Share
Academic Partners Interns, Co-Ops Watershed

Watershed Department Bids Farewell to Drexel Co-ops

Lauren McGrath – August 28, 2020 – Share
Native Plants native wildflower meadow Stewardship

Planting in Fall

Mike Cranney – August 27, 2020 – Share

Behold the Hackberry!
Conservation Land Protection Nature Stewardship

Behold the Hackberry!

Stewardship Team – January 29, 2020
The Society of Municipal Arborists recently announced its 2020 Tree of the Year. It’s the Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis). This tree...
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The Willistown Conservation Trust Staff and Trustees Mourn a Hero of the Countryside
Conservation Land Protection

The Willistown Conservation Trust Staff and Trustees Mourn a Hero of the Countryside

Jspragins – January 27, 2020
IN MEMORIAM: MRS. J. MAXWELL R. (BETTY) MORAN August 7, 1930 – January 23, 2020 The Willistown countryside lost one...
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What 40 Years of Conserving Land Looks Like
Conservation Land Protection

What 40 Years of Conserving Land Looks Like

Erik Hetzel – January 15, 2020
For over 40 years, the Trust has been protecting land in the Willistown area. As we head into 2020, the...
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Resolve to Be a Better Human for Birds (i.e., Earth)
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Resolve to Be a Better Human for Birds (i.e., Earth)

Blake Goll – January 10, 2020
This fall, world scientists made a clear and unequivocal declaration in BioScience Magazine that planet Earth is in a climate...
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bird decline, climate change, climate emergency, food systems, Native Plants, new years resolution, regenerative farming, sustainability
An Artist’s Thoughts on Conserved Land
Conservation Rushton Conservation Center

An Artist’s Thoughts on Conserved Land

Communications Team – December 11, 2019
https://youtu.be/LPY6yw4qDyk
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With the Spotted Lanternfly it’s Always Squash Season
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With the Spotted Lanternfly it’s Always Squash Season

Communications Team – November 14, 2019
At our most recent free lunch & learn at the Rushton Conservation Center, Meagan Hopkins-Doerr provided a wealth of useful...
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12.7 More Acres Conserved Forever
Conservation Land Protection Nature Watershed

12.7 More Acres Conserved Forever

Communications Team – November 11, 2019
The map of permanently conserved land in the Willistown area just got a little greener, thanks to Lawrie Harris. Lawrie...
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12.7 More Acres!
Land Protection

12.7 More Acres!

Jspragins – November 11, 2019
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
Staff Stewardship

Welcome Andrew Kirkpatrick

Willistown Conservation Trust – October 30, 2019
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
Conservation Land Protection Stewardship

Public Notice of Accreditation Renewal

Erik Hetzel – October 25, 2019
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
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Our 1000th Bird – A Look at the Numbers

Bird Conservation Team – October 25, 2019
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
Bird Banding Bird Conservation Farm

Community Supported Avifauna

Blake Goll – October 22, 2019
As this was my first year participating in the Rushton Farm CSA, I noticed some interesting correlations between the harvest...
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Bird banding, Black-throated Blue warbler, Community supported agriculture, CSA, fall migration, Scarlet Tanager, Sustainable Agriculture
Volunteers Plant 300 Trees To Improve Ridley Creek Watershed
Conservation Nature Preserves Stewardship Watershed

Volunteers Plant 300 Trees To Improve Ridley Creek Watershed

Lauren McGrath – October 18, 2019
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
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First Birds Nanotagged at Rushton Woods Detected by Chesapeake Bay Motus Tower

Bird Conservation Team – October 14, 2019
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
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Variety is the Essence of Life

Stewardship Team – October 7, 2019
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
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Using Motus and Rushton to Study the Wood Thrush

Bird Conservation Team – October 2, 2019
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
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Shocking Report Illustrates the Importance of Land Protection

Bonnie Van Alen – September 20, 2019
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
Conservation Native Plants Nature Stewardship Watershed

Riparian Buffer Planting – Step 3. Preserve

Stewardship Team – September 20, 2019
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
Conservation Native Plants Nature Stewardship Watershed

Riparian Buffer Planting – Step 2. Plant

Stewardship Team – September 18, 2019
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
Conservation Native Plants Stewardship Watershed

Riparian Buffer Planting – Step 1. Prepare

Stewardship Team – September 16, 2019
This is the first in a series of 3 blog posts to help you plant native trees and shrubs in...
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WHERE WE WORK

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