News, ideas, questions, and observations from Willistown Conservation Trust Staff as we use local conservation to make a broad impact.
Chester County Commissioners, PA DCNR, Willistown Conservation Trust, and Willistown Township Celebrate 12-Acre Addition to Kirkwood Preserve
Photo from L to R: Julie Graham (WCT), Drew Gilchrist (PA DCNR), Judy Thomas (Chester County Parks & Preservation), Jeanne...
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Your Voice is Valued! Help us Complete Our DEI Audit so Our Organization can Improve its Practices
Cover Photo by Jennifer Mathes In 2020 Willistown Conservation Trust made a renewed commitment to its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion...
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2022 Lenape Sojourn
By Watershed Protection Program Director Lauren McGrath; Photos by Kate Etherington On August 16, 2022, Executive Director Kate Etherington and...
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State of Our Streams Report Chapter 4: Alkalinity and Hardness
By Anna Willig and Lauren McGrath | Willistown Conservation Trust Watershed Protection Program Cover Photo by Jennifer Mathes Since 2018, the...
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State of Our Streams Report Chapter 3: Specific Conductivity, Chloride, and Nutrients
By Anna Willig and Lauren McGrath | Willistown Conservation Trust Watershed Protection Program Cover Photo by Jennifer Mathes Since 2018, the...
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State of Our Streams Report Chapter 2: Physical Stream Parameters
By Anna Willig and Lauren McGrath | Willistown Conservation Trust Watershed Protection Program Cover Photo by the Watershed Protection Team Since...
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State of Our Streams Report Chapter 1: Introduction and Basic Stream Parameters
By Anna Willig and Lauren McGrath | Willistown Conservation Trust Watershed Protection Program Cover Photo by Jennifer Mathes The focus...
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Rushton Farm’s First Purple Martins
Purple Martins at the Rushton Farm hotel this spring. Photo by Aaron Coolman Eight years ago, our Bird Conservation Program...
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Project Plastic and the Hunt for Microplastics
By Amy Amatya of Project Plastic Some of the greatest challenges humanity faces today — pandemics, climate change, water contamination...
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Plastic Free July Local Lessons from The Przybylowski Family
During this year’s Plastic Free July, the Trust is committing to going plastic free and highlighting tips and tricks to...
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Microplastics: The ever present contaminant
By Watershed Protection Program Co-Op Vincent Liu Large-scale plastic production has been around since the 1950s, and while plastics existed...
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Reducing Single-Use Plastics | What You Can Do to Help
By Outreach & Communications Intern Niya MossCover Photo by Jennifer Mathes Most people find single-use plastics simple and convenient, but...
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Save the Humans! | The Dangers of Plastic Pollution
By Outreach & Communications Intern Niya Moss When people think of plastic pollution, their first thought is usually “save the...
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The Burden of Expanding Plastic Production and Use: A Great Product or a Horrific Product? Your Choice
By Carol L. Armstrong, Ph.D., ABN, Friends of Heinz Refuge, Board of DirectorsCover Photo by Jennifer Mathes Did you know...
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Plastic Free July Local Lessons: How Malvern Buttery Reduces Their Plastic Use
Introduction During this year’s Plastic Free July, the Trust is committing to going plastic free and highlighting tips and tricks...
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Plastic Free July 2022: Will You Join the Challenge?
During the last couple of years, and especially during the heights of the pandemic, we have witnessed a drastic increase...
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Meet WCT’s 2022 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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The Tale of Two Streams
Every four weeks, the Watershed Protection Program heads over to East Goshen to visit two branches of Ridley Creek near...
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A Cycle of Give and Take
By Watershed Protection Program Co-Op Sarah Busby Within our streams, there are many players that work to create a functioning,...
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Beavers Beyond the Dam
By Watershed Protection Program Co-Op Catherine Quinn Beavers are known and loved as one of North America’s favorite stream architects....
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