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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.

Bird Conservation Conservation Flappy Hour

Flappy Hour: Black Vultures in the Backyard

Kelsey Lingle – January 15, 2021 – Share
Conservation Lunch & Learn Science Watershed

Road Salt and Its Impact on Fresh Water

Evan Hunt – January 12, 2021 – Share
Stewardship

Winter Solstice

Andrew Kirkpatrick – December 21, 2020 – Share
Bird Banding Bird Conservation

Celebrating 11 Years of Bird Banding at Rushton Woods Preserve

Blake Goll – December 16, 2020 – Share
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A New Path Forward – Our Statement on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Communications Team – December 4, 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

Meet our Watershed Protection Program co-ops!
Academic Partners Conservation Interns, Co-Ops Watershed

Meet our Watershed Protection Program co-ops!

Jspragins – July 1, 2019
Each summer, Willistown Conservation Trust hosts students who are pursuing degrees related to the conservation work we do here. We...
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Refill Your Water Bottle
Conservation Nature Watershed

Refill Your Water Bottle

Lauren McGrath – July 1, 2019
Human reliance on commercially bottled water is one of the single largest contributors to plastic pollution. At Willistown Conservation Trust,...
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Return on Environment: The Economic Value of Protected Open Space in Chester County, PA
Conservation Land Protection

Return on Environment: The Economic Value of Protected Open Space in Chester County, PA

Jspragins – May 6, 2019
Protected open spaces provide substantial economic, environmental, and health benefits to surrounding communities, but these benefits are often overlooked or...
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For the Love of Birds
Bird Banding Bird ecology migration

For the Love of Birds

Blake Goll – November 14, 2018 – 1 Reply
On the morning before Halloween, the hedgerows and meadows of Rushton were teeming with migratory birds that had descended on...
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Bird banding, Bird Conservation, Brown Creeper, fall migration, Golden-crowned kinglet, kinglet, songbird migration
Banders Seeing Purple
Bird Banding Bird ecology

Banders Seeing Purple

Blake Goll – October 28, 2018
This is the time of the season when banders are beginning to grow weary as a result of having been...
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Bird banding, fall songbird migration, migration, Myrtle Warbler, songbird banding, yellow-rumped warbler
Thirty-Five Acres Near Kirkwood Preserve Now Permanently Protected
Land Protection

Thirty-Five Acres Near Kirkwood Preserve Now Permanently Protected

Jspragins – October 23, 2018
An additional 780 feet of the Crum Creek are protected forever. Another view of the newly protected stretch of creek....
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Ten More Acres on Grubbs Mill Road!
Land Protection

Ten More Acres on Grubbs Mill Road!

Jspragins – October 22, 2018
Ben and Kate Etherington The barn at Rooster Run Farm. Two of the Etherington children and the vegetable garden at...
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When it's Cold Outside, I've Got the Month of May
Bird Banding Bird ecology migration

When it's Cold Outside, I've Got the Month of May

Blake Goll – October 20, 2018 – 6 Replies
As if we weren't already a motley crew, banders donned their mismatch layers of winter coats, thrifted fleeces, alpaca fingerless...
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Bird banding, bird migration, Cape May Warbler, fall songbird migration, purple finch, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Banding Big Day
Bird Banding Bird Conservation

Banding Big Day

Bird Conservation Team – October 18, 2018
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Something to Chat About
Bird Banding Bird ecology migration

Something to Chat About

Blake Goll – October 12, 2018 – 2 Replies
Another dreary, drippy morning on Tuesday surprisingly produced a season record of 54 birds spanning a dazzling 20 species.  Highlights...
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Bird banding, kids and birds, Rushton Farm, songbird banding, students and birds, yellow-breasted chat
Not Just Smoke and Sparrows
Bird Banding Bird ecology

Not Just Smoke and Sparrows

Blake Goll – October 5, 2018 – 3 Replies
Mornings at Rushton this week were humid with water dripping from every leaf and berry.  As the sun ignited the...
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Bird banding, Connecticut Warbler, kids and nature, migration, Winter Wren
U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE PROVIDES GRANT TO TRACK BIRD SPECIES OF GREATEST CONCERN IN MID-ATLANTIC REGION
Bird Conservation Motus

U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE PROVIDES GRANT TO TRACK BIRD SPECIES OF GREATEST CONCERN IN MID-ATLANTIC REGION

Jspragins – October 1, 2018
WILLISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA (Sept. 21, 2018) -- A research collaboration led by the Willistown Conservation Trust, in partnership with several state...
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How You Like Me Now? Crowds Get Heavy at Rushton
Bird Banding Bird Conservation migration

How You Like Me Now? Crowds Get Heavy at Rushton

Blake Goll – September 29, 2018
This week of banding was a whirlwind of feathers, fanatics, and fog.  It began with our bi-annual Open House last...
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Bird banding, Blackpoll warbler, environmental education, Motus Wildlife Tracking, White eyed Vireo
It's Raining Warblers, Hallelujah!
Bird Banding Bird ecology

It's Raining Warblers, Hallelujah!

Blake Goll – September 21, 2018 – 1 Reply
Late September is a thrilling time of abundance in the natural world.  As more yellow leaves begin to hustle to...
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Bird banding, fall songbird migration, Gray-cheeked Thrush, magnolia warbler, migration, Scarlet Tanager, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Put the Lime in the Chestnut-side
Bird Banding Bird ecology migration

Put the Lime in the Chestnut-side

Blake Goll – September 13, 2018 – 3 Replies
  Strikingly different from the deep calico colors it flaunts during breeding season, the fall Chestnut-sided Warbler is still a...
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American Redstart, Bird banding, Chestnut-sided warbler, fall migration, songbird conservation, veery, wood thrush
You Look Like a Tall Glass of Waterthrush
agroecology Bird Banding migration

You Look Like a Tall Glass of Waterthrush

Blake Goll – September 6, 2018
The sallow leaves fell slowly through the visible cloak of humidity, dark silhouettes of jays pierced through the gray overhead,...
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Bird banding, bird migration, Carolina Wren, fall songbird migration, northern waterthrush, sustainable farming
Warblers Comin' in Hot
Bird Banding Bird ecology migration

Warblers Comin' in Hot

Blake Goll – September 4, 2018 – 2 Replies
The Rushton banding crew was back at it this morning, collecting as much data as possible before the temperature exceeded...
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American Redstart, Bird banding, fall songbird migration, magnolia warbler, Rushton Woods Preserve, wood thrush
If Black-throated Blues are Here, Fall is Near
Bird Banding Bird ecology migration

If Black-throated Blues are Here, Fall is Near

Blake Goll – August 30, 2018 – 2 Replies
Even though the autumn equinox has not yet occurred and you're still wistfully packing your bags for one last summer...
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Bird banding, Black-throated Blue warbler, early successional shrub habitat, fall songbird migration, Rushton Farm
Willistown Conservation Trust featured on Front Page of Philadelphia Inquirer
Conservation Land Protection

Willistown Conservation Trust featured on Front Page of Philadelphia Inquirer

Jspragins – July 13, 2018
Kat Gord, Director of Rushton Conservation Center, and Bonnie Van Alen, Executive Director, are shown walking through the fields at...
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New Legacy Conservation Easement Protects Beautiful 5.6 Acres

New Legacy Conservation Easement Protects Beautiful 5.6 Acres

Jspragins – June 15, 2018
This May, Jean Preston signed an official Legacy Conservation Easement at the Trust's office, protecting 5.6 acres of land. Her...
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