News, ideas, questions, and observations from Willistown Conservation Trust Staff as we use local conservation to make a broad impact.
Flooding 102
Flooding 102 Last week we looked at the basics of flooding, learning about what constitutes a flood and how floods...
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Flooding 101
As we approach the last few weeks of summer heat and humidity, we approach peak seasons for thunderstorms and flooding....
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Shining a Light on a Different Type of Stream Pollution
Lights are everywhere around us and have many uses, often at night, that benefit our health and safety. We put...
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Wildflowers at our Nature Preserves
Across all of our preserves and properties, Willistown Conservation Trust boasts unique habitat supporting a wide variety of native wildflowers....
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Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants
Every time I walk into a nursery or big box store I feel a great temptation to purchase the prettiest...
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Microplastic Pollution is No Small Problem
By Zack Smith Mankind’s mass production and consumption of plastic has reached all corners of our globe, from the depths...
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Plastic Free July: Tips from the Trust
Planning Plastic Free Events This year, in honor of Plastic Free July, consider throwing a Plastic Free 4th of July...
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Plastic Free July Resources
Watch A Plastic Ocean | You may remember this documentary from our film presentation - it's now available on Netflix!Plastic...
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WCT Goes Plastic Free!
This month of July, the entire staff of Willistown Conservation Trust is taking the challenge to go plastic free for...
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Creek Week: Harmful Algae Blooms
The arrival of warm weather means summer is coming and peak swimming season is right around the corner. However, when...
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Creek Week: Agricultural Grazing & Its Impact on Streams
Headwaters throughout the United States constantly face many pressures that threaten their integrity. New housing developments, new roads, yards and...
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Creek Week: A Hidden Stream Engineer
Ecosystem engineers are species that change the habitats in which they live. In the Trust’s program area, one ecosystem engineer...
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Creek Week: Crayfish Commotion
Chester County is home to some of the most beautiful landscapes on the east coast with its rolling hills, beautiful...
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Creek Week: Beaver Business
In the middle of our spring tree planting, the Watershed Protection Team had quite the surprise when we spotted evidence...
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Creek Week: The Trouble With Lawns
Few landscape features define American suburbia like the lawn. Drive through a neighborhood anywhere in the US and you are...
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Celebrating Preservation Month
TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF LAND CONSERVATION IN THE WILLISTOWN COUNTRYSIDE The Biden administration...
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Historic Sugartown & Willistown Conservation Trust: Where Preservation Meets Conservation
Historic Sugartown and Willistown Conservation Trust are teaming up to offer a program that explores the preservation of the 19th-century...
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Stream Exploration: Discovering Ridley Creek
Do you know what watershed you live in? Ridley Creek is a historically important waterway and continues to play a...
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The Power of Trees in a Watershed
Trees that grow along waterways play a critical role in maintaining a healthy stream or river. Trees provide a huge...
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Darby Creek Headwaters Monitoring Program
The Watershed Protection Program has teamed up with Darby Creek Valley Association (DCVA) and Stroud Water Research Center to create...
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