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In The News

News and announcements near and far about Willstown Conservation Trust staff, programs, and partnerships. Click the links to read the articles in full! Articles are ordered oldest to newest.

Staff and Events

Bonnie Steps Down

WeConservePA:
"Founder and President Bonnie Van Alen Steps Down from Willistown Conservation Trust"

Daily Local

Daily Local News:
"Willistown Trust’s Van Alen steps aside"

Mainline Today

Main Line Today:
"Incoming Willistown Conservation Trust President Kate Etherington Traces Her Passion for Conservation to Her Local Roots"

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The Malvernian:
"An Open Space Savior Steps Down: Bonnie Van Alen; A Conservation Legacy"

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County Lines Magazine:
"Barns & BBQ Tour is Back"

Wildflower Meadow_Jennifer Mathes

The Malvernian:
"Appreciate the Wildflowers at WCT's Wildflower Week July 18 -24."

Land Protection

Alessandra Manzotti, May 2014 CREDIT: www.amanzottifineart.com

County Lines Magazine:
"A wealth of open space comes from private philanthropy"

Celebrating WCT Partners

IN Great Valley Magazine:
"Celebrating Willistown’s Conservation Partners We’re not done yet!"

Celebrating Decades

WillisTowne Crier:
"Willistown Township & Willistown Conservation Trust Celebrating Decades of Community Conservation Partnership​"

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Daily Local News:
"Commissioners add to Chester County Open Space"

We Need Volunteers

WillisTowne Crier - eNews Edition:
"Kirkwood Preserve Expansion: Over 12 Acres Added"

Awarded Grants

Patch:
"
Willistown Conservation Trust Awarded $525,400 In Grants"

525K Awarded

MyChesCo:
"$525K Awarded to Further Land Conservation Efforts in Chester County"

Get Ready to Go Outside

The Malvernian:
"Get Ready to Get Outside: Learn About the Nature Preserves in our Area"

Land Conservation 101

The Malvernian:
"Land Conservation 101"

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Daily Local News:
"ChesLen marks milestone open space achievement"

Daily Local_State Funding Photo

Daily Local News:
"Chester County conservation projects get $2.8 million in state funding"

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Daily Local News:
"Willistown trust adds 12 acres to Kirkwood Preserve"

Kirkwood Preserve Ribbon Cutting with County Commissioners, DCNR, WCT, Willistown Township

My ChesCo:
"Willistown Conservation Trust Celebrates 12 Acres Added to Kirkwood Preserve"

Kirkwood Preserve Ribbon Cutting with County Commissioners, DCNR, WCT, Willistown Township

WeConservePA:
"Willistown Conservation Trust, Chester Co. Commissioners, PA DCNR, and Willistown Twp. Celebrate 12-Acre Addition to Kirkwood Preserve"

Stewardship

Late Blooming Wildflowers

County Lines Magazine:
"Late Blooming Wildflowers"

Running with the Land

County Lines Magazine:
"Running with the Land"

Conservancy Leaders

Chester County Press:
"During pandemic, conservancy leaders encourage public to seek solace at local nature preserves"

Rain Gardens

County Lines Magazine:
"Rain Gardens-Digging Deeper"

Fighting For Climate Change

The Malvernian:
"Rethinking Lawns: Fighting Climate Change with Native Plants"

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The Malvernian:
"Rain Gardens: Digging Deeper"

AshbridgePreserve

West Chester Award Program:
"Ashbridge Preserve Receives 2022 Best of West Chester Award"

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Daily Local News:
"Willistown Conservation Trust gets $260,000 grant for lawn conversion program"

Watershed Protection

Berwyn Stream Health

Patch:
"Berwyn-Stream Health Study for the Darby Creek Headwaters"

Microplastics in Watersheds

Daily Local News:
"Willistown land trust records microplastics in local watersheds"

Ridley, Crum, Darby Creeks

MyChesCo:
"Willistown Conservation Trust Finds Microplastics in the Headwaters of the Ridley, Crum, and Darby Creeks"

WeConservePA

WeConservePA:
Willistown Conservation Trust Publishes Comprehensive “State of Our Streams” Report

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Daily Local News:
"Willistown Conservation Trust finds elevated levels of chemicals in local waterways"

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Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed:
"Member Spotlight: Following Years of Research, Willistown Conservation Trust Finds Water Quality Impairments in the Headwaters of Ridley, Crum, and Darby Creeks"

WCT Water chemistry samples from Ridley Creek

MyChesco:
"Willistown Conservation Trust Finds the Headwaters of Ridley, Crum, and Darby Creeks Are Impaired"

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MSN:
"Morning Briefing"

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Land Trust Alliance: Mid-Atlantic Field Notes Newsletter:
"Willistown Conservation Trust assesses, improves local water quality"

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The Malvernian:
"What's Flowing Into Our Streams"

Little Darby Creek monitoring site in Wayne. Photo by Gretchen Groebel

Radnor Conservancy Newsletter:
"Community Science Monitoring"

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The Malvernian:
"The Price of Safe Travel"

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PA Senator Comitta:
"Comitta, Shusterman Announce Funding to Protect Willistown Watershed"

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Daily Local News:
"New funding will improve local watersheds in West Chester area"

Community Farm

Bees of Ruhston Farm

Independent Study:
"The Bees of Rushton Farm: A Pollinator Perspective on Sustainable Agriculture"

The Buzz on Bees

County Lines Magazine:
"The Buzz on Bees"

Feeding a Community

County Lines Magazine:
"Feeding a Community, One Garden at a Time"

WCT's Rushton Farm

Local Farm Products in Chester County:
"Willistown Conservation Trust's Rushton Farm"

Buzz at Ruhston Farm

County Lines Magazine:
"The Latest Buzz at Rushton Farm"

Bird Conservation

Igniting Fascination

County Lines Magazine:
"Igniting Fascination through Birdscaping"

Bluebird Keeper

County Lines Magazine:
"The Bluebird Keeper"

PennToday

Penn Today:
"Rare sparrows make a guest appearance at Penn"

WCT Crier

WillisTowne Crier - eNews Edition:
"Significant Decline In Bird Populations Reported"

Annual Songbird Report

"2021 Annual Songbird Report"

Beyond Bird Banding

County Lines Magazine:
"Beyond Bird Banding"

Feathered Neighbors

The Malvernian:
"A Shared Love of our Feathered Neighbors"

Beauty in the Brambles

The Malvernian:
"Beauty in the Brambles"

Rushton Nature Keeper

Bluebird Trails & Tales:
"Rushton Nature Keeper 'Graduate' Restores Historic Bluebird Trail to Willistown"

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NewScientist:
"Birds wearing tiny trackers reveal migration routes in amazing detail"

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County Lines Magazine:
"What’s Ornitherapy?"

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Kindred Podcast:
"A Great Migration | A Conversation with Shelly Eshleman, MOTUS Avian Research Coordinator at Willistown Conservation Trust"

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USGS:
"Chance Encounters of a Northern Saw-whet Owl"

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The Malvernian:
"A Sense of Wonder"

Education

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County Lines Magazines:
"Who Will Protect the Environment?"

Kate Garchinsky

Newtown Square Friends and Family Magazine:
"Kate Garchinsky: Newtown Square's Award-Winning Illustrator"

Motus

Conservation Fund

Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund:
"Not One, But Two Motus Bird Banding Stations and Counting"

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Caledonian Record:
"Bird Researchers In Search Of NEK Sites To Host Data Receiving Towers"

What Happens to Birds and Butterflies

Sierra Magazine:
"What Happens to Birds and Butterflies When They Migrate?"

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Granite Geek:
"Sensors small enough to ride on a butterfly are changing wildlife biology​"

Harris Center

Monadnock Ledger-Transcript:
"Harris Center teams with wildlife tracker​"

Stoodard Butterfly Tracking

New Hampshire Union Leader:
"Stoddard tracking station technology can zero in on butterflies, bats"

First MOTUS Station

Guana Caste Dry Forest Conservation Fund:
"ACG's First MOTUS Station Coming in 2021"

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Monadnock Ledger-Transcript:
"​Harris Center teams with wildlife tracker​"

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Harris Center for Conservation Education:
"New Motus station will contribute to migration research"

Strawberry Fields

The Daily Gazette:
"Strawberry Fields Nature Preserve serves double duty as host to bird-monitoring station"

Tracking Winged Travelers

New Jersey Conservation Foundation:
"Tracking Winged Travelers"

St. Croix Valley

St. Croix 360:
"Nature center adds first St. Croix Valley antenna to wildlife-tracking network"

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Brandywine Conservancy:
"Preserved Lands in King Ranch area of Chester County Offer Hope and Summer Home for Bobolinks​"

UnionLeaderButterfly

New Hampshire Union Leader:
"​Tiny transmitters can track migration of Monarch butterflies"

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Maine Audubon:
"U.S. Fish & Wildlife Provides Grant to Track Species of Greatest Concern to New England​"

Moving Targets

Medium.com:
"Moving Targets"

US fish and wildlife

Carnegie Museum of Natural History:
"U.S. Fish & Wildlife Provides 1.35-Million-Dollar Grant to Consortium Building a Network to Track Migrating Wildlife"

NH Fish & Game

Fosters.com:
"​NH Fish & Game to lead revolutionary migration tracking system"

U.S Fish & Wildlife

The Berlin Sun:
"U.S. Fish & Wildlife provides grant to track species of greatest concern in New England"

Monarch Mitigation

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
"Mini radios will help scientists study monarch butterfly migration"

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WWWNYTV:
"SUNY Potsdam joins global network to track migratory birds"

OUR NATURE PRESERVES

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 three nature preserves in the Willistown area - Ashbridge, Kirkwood and Rushton Woods Preserve. We maintain these lands for the … Learn more about our nature preserves.

Upcoming Events

02 February

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10 February
Rushton Conservation Center

Rejuvenate at Rushton Wellness Retreat

915 Delchester Road, Newtown Square, PA

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