Our nature preserves are open to the public 365 days per year from sunrise to sunset, providing natural places that offer peace and respite for all. Willistown Conservation Trust owns and manages Hartman Meadow, Ashbridge, Kirkwood, Kestrel Hill and Rushton Woods Preserves. We maintain these lands to preserve and enhance … Learn more about our nature preserves.
Family Hike: StoryWalk® at Rushton Woods Preserve
Meander through Rushton Woods Preserve’s trails (dawn to dusk) for a StoryWalk® with your friends and family. The children’s book “Animals in Winter” by Henrietta Bancroft and Richard G. Van Gelder will be posted along the trails to read and learn about how animals behave during the winter months. And keep your eyes peeled for a special holiday friend along the trail!
This is a self-guided experience and will begin at the Rushton Conservation Center (915 Delchester Road, Newtown Square, PA 19073). Upon registration, a trail map will be emailed and will also be available at the preserve kiosk. The StoryWalk® will be open from December 19 – December 26 and is suitable for all ages. Questions? Please contact events@wctrust.org.
The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. Storywalk® is a registered service mark owned by Ms. Ferguson.
About The Book:
Have you ever seen a butterfly in the snow? Probably not. Butterflies can’t survive the cold weather, so when winter comes, many butterflies fly to warmer places. They migrate. Woodchucks don’t like the cold weather either, but they don’t migrate; they hibernate. Woodchucks sleep in their dens all winter long.
Would you like to purchase “Animals in Winter” for your library? Please consider shopping local at Children’s Book World in Haverford either in person (appointment only) or online at www.childrensbookworld.net or search other local bookshops at www.bookshop.org
