News, ideas, questions, and observations from Willistown Conservation Trust Staff as we use local conservation to make a broad impact.
Kestrel Hill Preserve Update: Native Meadow Conversion
John Holback | Stewardship Manager Our new 90 acre Kestrel Hill Preserve (KHP) contains about 25 acres of what were...
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AQUA Grant Awarded to Willistown Conservation Trust
Pictured left to right | Patrick Starr, Executive Vice President, South East Region, PA Environmental Council, Lauren McGrath, Director of...
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River Otters Return to Make a Splash in Ridley Creek!
Newtown Square, PA - May 3, 2024 - Willistown Conservation Trust is pleased to announce the return of American river...
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Partnering for Cleaner Waters
A partnership between CRC Watersheds, Willistown Conservation Trust & Stroud Water Research Center and CRC's Sandra Thompson The Chester Ridley...
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Hello Radnor: A New Conservation Easement
By Erik Hetzel, Director of Land Protection and Public Grants The main dwelling on the property faces southeast toward the...
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A Stinky Sign of Spring: Eastern Skunk Cabbage
By John Holback, Stewardship Manager When I think back on the springs of my youth in southern Chester County, I...
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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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