News, ideas, questions, and observations from Willistown Conservation Trust Staff as we use local conservation to make a broad impact.
Beaver Business
Please Note: The Watershed Protection Team is excited to welcome our newest team member and encourages all visitors to keep...
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Bird Conservation Group Receives Funding from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Track Important Migratory Routes along the Northeast
The ability of scientists to track migrating animals as small as hummingbirds and butterflies along the Atlantic Coast will take...
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Willistown Conservation Trust and Delchester Group Inc. Partner to Permanently Protect 16 Acres on Grubbs Mill Road
Of the 16 acres, nine will be added to the Trust’s Kirkwood Preserve Willistown Conservation Trust is pleased to announce...
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Connecting Students to Bird Conservation
I had the fortune to connect with a group of such educators who dedicated time during the pandemic to exploring...
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A Macroinvertebrate’s Thanksgiving Feast
Each fall, trees provide a veritable Thanksgiving Feast for aquatic macroinvertebrates. They spend the whole spring and summer preparing this...
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A Suburban Nature Lover Seeks Legacy Easement to Protect Her Native Plant Oasis
By Blake Goll, Education Programs Manager and Erik Hetzel, Director of Land Protection Photos by Blake Goll Meandering along the...
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A Rushton Nature Keeper “Graduate” Restores Historic Bluebird Trail to Willistown
By Education Programs Manager Blake Goll Photos by Blake Goll Almost ten years ago, a little girl named Siana Christaldi...
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Volunteer Spotlight: Eagle Scout Will Hetzel Leads Troop 106 in Building Bog Bridges at Ashbridge Preserve
By Director of Stewardship Andrew Kirkpatrick Photos by Director of Land Protection Erik Hetzel It has been over five years...
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Honoring Bonnie’s Legacy and Looking to Willistown Conservation Trust’s Future
Within the ever growing area of Chester County lies a hidden swath of land that sits in stark contrast to...
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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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