WILLISTOWN CONSERVATION TRUST

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News, ideas, questions, and observations from Willistown Conservation Trust Staff as we use local conservation to make a broad impact.

Bird Conservation Bird ecology Birds Photography

Meet Brian Storey, the Bird Chasing Shutterbug Chef

Communications Team – June 1, 2020 – Share
agroecology Farm Sustainable Agriculture

Feeding Our Community

Fred De Long – May 27, 2020 – Share
Native Plants Stewardship wildflower meadow

Our Native Wildflower Meadow: An Example of How to Heal Nature from Home

Blake Goll – May 27, 2020 – Share
Conservation Native Plants Stewardship

Rain Gardens – Digging Deeper

Andrew Kirkpatrick – May 26, 2020 – Share
Bird Conservation Bird ecology Bird Events Conservation Uncategorized

Video – 7 Ways to Give Traveling Birds a Boost – Flappy Hour Recap

Communications Team – May 20, 2020 – Share
Nature Photography Preserves

Tag the Trust, Win Some Swag!

Communications Team – May 14, 2020 – Share
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Clean Water Science Pioneer – Ruth Patrick

Watershed Protection Team – May 13, 2020 – Share
Bird Banding Bird Conservation Motus

Moving Targets

Communications Team – April 29, 2020 – Share
Conservation General Nature

Seeking the Healing Power of Nature on Earth Day

Bonnie Van Alen – April 22, 2020 – Share
Stewardship Volunteers

Stewardship Volunteer Program

Mike Cranney – April 20, 2020 – Share
agroecology Farm Sustainable Agriculture

Plants Want to Live

Fred De Long – April 20, 2020 – Share
Bird Banding Bird Conservation Birds

How the Trust Helps Birds

Communications Team – April 20, 2020 – Share
Stewardship Watershed

Marvelous Macroinvertebrates

Watershed Protection Team – April 20, 2020 – Share
Bird Banding Bird Conservation migration

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Provides Grant to Track Species of Greatest Concern in Northeast

Bird Conservation Team – April 20, 2020 – Share
Nature Nature Education Rushton Nature Keepers

Nature Escapes for Kids: Create Your Own Headdress

Blake Goll – April 9, 2020 – Share
Interns, Co-Ops Watershed

Meet Our Newest Watershed Team Members

Watershed Protection Team – April 8, 2020 – Share
Bird Conservation Rushton Conservation Center

Designing the Future of Motus

Bird Conservation Team – April 6, 2020 – Share
Nature Nature Education Rushton Nature Keepers

Nature Escapes for Kids: Healing Forest Art Walk

Blake Goll – March 26, 2020 – Share
Nature Nature Education Rushton Nature Keepers

Nature Escapes for Kids: Building Toad Abodes and Heart Space

Blake Goll – March 24, 2020 – Share
Native Plants native wildflower meadow Stewardship wildflower meadow

Create Your Own Meadow – Step 3: Preserve

Stewardship Team – March 19, 2020 – Share

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Happy New Year!

Blake Goll – December 31, 2015
Bottoms up!  Here's to the things done and left undone in 2015, the birds that were seen and those that...
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White eyed Vireo, Winter Wren
Bird Banding Bird Events Uncategorized

Songbird Banding Station Annual Open House Tomorrow + A Foreign Passerine & Rushton in the Press!

Communications Team – September 18, 2015
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American Redstart, Bird banding, Connecticut Warbler, fall migration
Bird Banding Uncategorized

Rushton Has Birdiest Summer in Five Years! + Making Sense of Migratory Connectivity

Communications Team – August 15, 2015 – 2 Replies
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Bird banding, cowbirds, GPS tag, Gray Catbird, Gray-cheeked Thrush, MAPS banding, migratory connectivity, wildlife tracking technology
Bird Banding

Spring Songbird Banding Open House May 16th!

Communications Team – May 6, 2015
Did you know that beauties like the stunning warbler pictured above might be gracing your backyard this spring on their...
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Bird banding, Blue-gray gnatcatcher, Blue-winged warbler, Oriole, snowdrops
Bird Banding Owls Uncategorized

Warm Reflections From 2014 to Fight the February Freeze

Communications Team – February 12, 2015 – 4 Replies
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Agroecology, Bird banding, birding, chimney swift, chimney swift tower, Monarch butterfly, native wildflowers, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Rushton Farm, tomato hornworm
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Blue Feathers, Red Berries and Bright Tidings for the New Year!

Communications Team – January 3, 2015 – 1 Reply
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Black-capped chickadee, Eastern bluebird, nature quotes, Snow geese, winterberry
Bird Banding

Happy Owl-o-Ween!

Communications Team – October 31, 2014 – 1 Reply
The enchanting little fuzzy phantoms that are now visiting Rushton Woods in thrilling numbers wish you a very Happy Owl-o-Ween! They...
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Bird banding, junior birders, Northern Saw-whet Owl
Bird Banding

The Spirit of Autumn

Communications Team – October 16, 2014
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Bird banding, fall migration, Goldfinch, habitat, native wildflower meadow, stopover ecology
Bird Banding

Get Your Fill of Fall Feathers!

Communications Team – September 10, 2014
It's that time of year again folks!  The goldenrod at Rushton is ablaze, which means that fall migration songbird banding is...
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Bay breasted warbler, Bird banding, migration, Yellow-throated vireo
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Come Enjoy the Peak of our Wondrous Wildflower Meadow

Communications Team – July 28, 2014
Wildflower Wonders and Watercolor WCT headquarters, 925 Providence Rd, Newtown Square Wednesday, July 30 from 9:30am-11:30am   Native wildflowers (like the...
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native wildflowers, pollinators, wildflower meadow
Bird Events

Meet Olivia Bouler, an Exceptional Young Artist/Author this Saturday

Communications Team – February 18, 2014
Young Birders and their families are invited to: Meet Artist/Author Olivia Bouler Saturday February 22 from 9-11 am WCT Headquarters...
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Participate in the Global Great Backyard Bird Count this Sunday!

Communications Team – February 12, 2014
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Carolina Wren, Great Backyard Bird Count, Horned Grebe, Snowy Owl, winter birding
Bird Banding Bird Events Uncategorized

Bird Boxes: Windows into the Lives of Birds, the Mysteries of Nature and the Joy of Conservation

Communications Team – January 10, 2014 – 1 Reply
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backyard habitat, Bird boxes, Bluebird
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Last Minute Gift Ideas for the Nature Lover on Your List!

Communications Team – December 20, 2013
Christmas is quickly creeping up on us, and if you're like me, you're not finished shopping for everyone on your...
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Bird books, christmas ideas, field guides, Nature books
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Historic Snowy Owl Invasion Hits a Willistown Backyard

Communications Team – December 6, 2013 – 3 Replies
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birding, duck hunt, Snowy Owl, snowy owl 2013 invasion, Willistown Conservation Trust
Bird Banding

Last Week of Songbirds

Communications Team – November 4, 2013
Well it has been a stupendous fall with the catch totaling about 1500 birds of almost 60 species when it's...
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Bird banding, fox sparrow, Rushton Farm
Bird Banding Bird Events

Songbird Banding Open House Tomorrow Morning!

Communications Team – September 20, 2013
In case the little birdie hasn't told you yet... Rushton Banding station will be open to visitors and families of...
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Bird banding, Connecticut Warbler, fall migration, Rushton Farm
Bird Banding Uncategorized

Rushton Bird Banding Station is Officially Open For “Birdness”

Communications Team – September 12, 2013 – 1 Reply
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Bird banding, fall migration
Bird Banding Uncategorized

MAPS and Moths

Communications Team – July 30, 2013 – 2 Replies
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MAPS banding, mothing, Moths, Ovenbird, Rushton Farm, songbird banding
Bird Banding Bird Events Uncategorized

Sayonara Spring – Hello Breeding Birds of Summer!

Communications Team – July 2, 2013
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Bird banding, Kentucky Warbler, MAPS banding, PA Young Birders, Purple Martins, Scarlet Tanager, youth birding
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Willistown Conservation Trust

925 Providence Road
Newtown Square, PA 19073
(610)353-2562
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