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WATER

With over 190 stream miles in Willistown Conservation Trust’s focus area, including the headwaters of Ridley, Crum and Darby Creeks, the goal of the Trust's Watershed Protection Program is to ensure the long-term health of these streams through monitoring, restoration, and best management practices.

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Why Watersheds Matter

A healthy stream starts with a healthy landscape, and our Watershed Protection Program aims to give a better understanding of how land conservation positively impacts the region. The headwater streams found in the greater Willistown area play a critical role in providing clean water to downstream communities and habitats.

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Water Quality Research

The Watershed Protection Program is dedicated to learning more about our waterways through a variety of exciting research projects. We monitor the healthy of the Upper Ridley, Crum and Darby Creeks to identify and address threats to steam health. As committed partners in the Delaware River Watershed Initiative, we share our data and build collaboration and research partnerships.

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EnviroDIY Sensor Stations

Through a partnership with Stroud Water Research Center, the Trust has set up four  EnviroDIY Sensor Stations that collect water quality data that informs our restoration work and deepens our understanding of stream health. Our EnviroDIY Sensor Stations are always on the clock, collecting data on the water quality of Crum and Ridley Creek every five minutes all day, every day. You can even look at the data yourself in real time - click here!

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Education and Outreach

We educate the next generation of freshwater stewards through workshops, intern and co-op programs, and our designation as a Field Study Site for the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. Our children's education is presented through the Trust's Rushton Nature Keepers. 

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Field Study Site

In spring 2018, the Trust formalized its focus area in the Ridley, Crum, and Darby watersheds as an official Field Study Site of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. Through this partnership, the Academy and Drexel University will use the variety of habitats within the Trust's conserved open space as a living laboratory, and the Trust will use the Academy and Drexel University’s facilities and consult their expertise to expand the scientific rigor of our research activities.

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Restore Streamside Habitats

We work to restore and steward sensitive streamside habitats, which provide valuable and attractive landscapes that support stream health. Need help managing your own property for maximum ecological health? In addition to streamside management tips, our Resource Guide includes links to tips on planning and managing meadows and shade gardens.

OUR NATURE PRESERVES

Our nature preserves are open to the public 365 days per year, providing natural places that offer peace and respite for all. We will keep them open as long as it is safe to do so. While visiting our preserves, please practice social distancing and wear a mask if you encounter another person who will be closer than six feet … Learn more about our nature preserves.

Upcoming Events

25 February

Nature at Night: Let’s Get Growing!

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01 - 31 March

Family Preserve Hike: Three Preserve Bingo!

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04 March

“Love the Land” Stewardship Volunteer Thursdays

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CONSERVE. INSPIRE. RESTORE. DONATE.

The Trust's holistic approach to land conservation, with a focus on the connections among land, farm, birds, and water, protects native habitat and provides open space for our earth to heal. Please help the Trust continue to preserve our natural world for all  generations and consider making an impactful donation … Donate Today

CONTACT

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

OUR STORY

Willistown Conservation Trust's mission is to: "preserve and manage the open land, rural character, … read more

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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