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Homeowner Resource Guide

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BOTANY

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BIRDS

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BUGS

Doug Tallamy's Bringing Nature Home

Meadow Planning and Maintenance

Willistown Wildflower Self-Guided Tour

How to Create a Meadow in Southeast Pennsylvania:

Alternatives to Lawn: Choosing What’s Right for You

Wildflower Meadows: Let’s Get Real

Meadows and Prairies: Wildlife-Friendly Alternatives to Lawn

The Landscape Plug Manual

Shade Garden Planning and Maintenance

Streamside Planning and Maintenance

Beauty in the Brambles

Homeowner Bird Box Program Learn about the Trust's bird box program for homeowners located within the Trust's focal area.

Maintaining and Monitoring Your Bird Boxes

How to Monitor a Bluebird Nesting Box

How to Identify What Type of Bird is Nesting in Your Box

Bluebird Nesting Box Specifications and Placement Instructions

Ken Leister's DIY Bluebird Nesting Box Construction Plans

Bird-Friendly Coffee

Cat, Birds, and YOU

Attracting Pollinators to Your Garden

Silent Sparks  Supplement to Sara Lewis' book with great information about fireflies including videos and a TED talk to help you learn more about the fascinating world of fireflies.

Firefly Watch  Get involved counting fireflies in your yard for citizen science!  Also see live distribution maps of firefly activity.

Butterflies and Moths of North America  Participate in citizen science by observing moths in your yard at night.  Also use this database for researching moths in your area including their host plants.

Ready to join the native plant movement?

Here is our curated list of great sources and staff favorites to get you started learning about, buying, and planting natives:
Which Native Plants to Buy for What Purpose
National Wildlife Federation: Native Plant Finder 
(Allows you to search by zip code for plants that support the highest numbers of butterflies and moths to feed birds and other wildlife)
National Audubon Society: Plants for Birds
(A great place to learn about native plants and their importance, and a guide to making your yard bird-friendly)
Cornell Lab of Ornithology: The Best Plants and Trees to Plant for Birds Starter List
Online Native Plant Marketplaces
  • Izelplants.com
  • Prairienursery.com
  • Prairiemoonnursery.com
  • North Creek Nurseries
    (wholesale only but great for researching plants)
Where to Buy Native Plants Locally
PA DCNR Where to Buy Native Plants
(Gives you an extensive list in PA)
Redbud Native Plant Nursery
(our favorite!) Media, PA
Mostardi Nursery
4033 W. Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA
Yellow Springs Native Plant Nursery
1165 Yellow Springs Road, Chester Springs, PA
Summer Reading List
  • Bringing Nature Home, by Doug Tallamy
  • The Living Landscape, by Doug Tallamy and Rick Darke
  • Nature’s Best Hope, by Doug Tallamy
  • Noah’s Garden, by Sara Stein
  • The Backyard Parables, by Margaret Roach

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

23 March

Stewardship Volunteer Thursday

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23 March
Rushton Conservation Center

SOLD OUT Untold Stories From the History of Bird Migration Research

915 Delchester Road, Newtown Square, PA

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25 March

Partner Event | CRC’s 25th Annual Streams Cleanup

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Invest in Nature! ENGAGE CONNECT SPONSOR LEAVE A LEGACY   If you would like to make a gift of securities, such as stocks, bonds, or mutual fund shares, please contact us at 610-353-2562 for instructions. For more … Donate Today

CONTACT

925 Providence Road
Newtown Square, PA 19073
(610) 353-2562
land@wctrust.org

WHERE WE WORK

The work of the Willistown Conservation Trust is concentrated on 28,000 acres of Willistown Township … read more

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