The American Battlefield Trust and North American Land Trust (NALT) have launched a fundraising campaign to protect a key portion of one of the critical battles on our country's journey to independence, Brinton Run Preserve on the Brandywine Battlefield. This 72-acre property will be owned and maintained by NALT, marking the first time the organization, typically focused on read more
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July
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May
Brandywine Conservancy to Present Town Hall Webinar to Discuss Progress and Solicit Feedback on Birmingham Hill Master Plan
The Brandywine Conservancy will host a virtual public Town Hall webinar to present work-in-progress on its Birmingham Hill Preserve Master Plan on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at 7 p.m. Presented in partnership with Birmingham Township and Brandywine Battlefield Park, the Conservancy will present an overview of the vision and preliminary ideas for the historic Birmingham Hill read more
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May
Open Space Preservation in Honey Brook Township
Honey Brook Township is positioned as one of the premier agricultural production areas in both Chester County and the state of Pennsylvania. Because of its rich farmland soils and a climate that allows agricultural production without the need for costly irrigation, 70% of the land in Honey Brook Township is used for farmland. Of that land, 35% of it (or 4,710 acres) has been read more
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March
Natural Lands Adds 82 Acres to Crow’s Nest Preserve
On March 23, 2020, Natural Lands announced that it has purchased an 82-acre wooded property adjacent to its Crow’s Nest Preserve in Warwick Township, Chester County. The addition brings the preserve’s size to 454 acres and provides a scenic buffer for a section of the Horse-shoe Trail, which traverses the property. The recently acquired parcel was known as the Warwick Woods read more
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November
Natural Lands Partners with Tyler Arboretum to Save Ecosystem
On a sunny autumn afternoon in late October, more than a dozen volunteers from non-profits Natural Lands and Tyler Arboretum joined forces to collect native plant seeds at Willisbrook Preserve, owned and managed by Natural Lands. The seeds will be propagated at Tyler Arboretum, and then planted at both Tyler’s Pink Hill and Natural Lands’ Willisbrook Preserve as part of a joint read more
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September
French and Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust Opens New Preserve
On September 14, French and Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust invited the community to join in celebration of the long-awaited official opening of the Thomas P. Bentley Nature Preserve. Protecting this preserve has been the Trust's largest undertaking in its history. Ray Bentley cut the ribbon in honor of his father, Thomas, a long-time neighbor and supporter of the Trust, read more
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September
Wildlands Conservancy Permanently Protects 60+ Acres in the Lehigh Valley
In late August 2019, Wildlands Conservancy permanently protected more than 60 acres in the Lehigh Valley. The greater part of this acreage will become a new nature preserve in Lower Macungie Township, while the balance expands Wildlands’ Emmaus-based South Mountain Preserve in Upper Saucon Township. “If ever there was a time to be in what we call ‘the forever business’, it’s read more
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August
101-Acre Meng Preserve Transferred to Natural Lands
Natural Lands announced on August 5 that it has taken ownership of the 101-acre Meng Preserve in Lower Frederick Township. The property was once the home of Eva R. Meng who gifted the land in her will to Valley Forge Audubon Society in 1994. The preserve will remain open to the public for passive recreation. “Natural Lands has held the conservation easement on Meng Preserve read more
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July
Lancaster Conservancy Protects 49 Acres of Wetlands; Opens Forest Garden
Last month, the Lancaster Conservancy and partners gathered at the Conoy Wetlands Nature Preserve to celebrate two momentous occasions: the Conservancy’s acquisition of 49 acres along the Northwest Lancaster County River Trail in Conoy Township, expanding the Conoy Wetlands Nature Preserve to 71 acres, and the formal opening of the Conservancy’s Falmouth Forest Garden on the read more
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July
Checking in on Manada Conservancy’s Newest Preserve
This post was written by Sally Zaino of Manada Conservancy about the first summer on one of Manada's newest preserves. By the time you read this, the mountain laurel will be finished blooming. But as of this writing, it is decorating our woodlands with its pale pink flowers, convoluted stems, and glossy leaves. It’s blooming on the rocky slopes of our Appalachians. It is read more
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May
Wildlands Adds 35 Acres to Thomas Darling Preserve
At the end of April, Wildlands Conservancy acquired an additional 35-acre parcel of land in Tobyhanna Township that has expanded the organization's Thomas Darling Pocono Preserve to over 1,400 acres. The recent acquisition adjoins the 72-acre property Wildlands protected in 2017, which tied together neighboring existing natural areas and helped advance planned public access to read more
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April
Countryside Conservancy Introduces White Rock Farm Preserve
Countryside Conservancy is thrilled to introduce the White Rock Farm Preserve, the Conservancy's newest and—at 107 acres—largest preserve to date. Located in Dimock Township, it's also the Conservancy's first preserve in Susquehanna County. The Conservancy owns and manages an additional 510 acres in Lackawanna and Wyoming counties, the majority of which is open to the public read more
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April
Tinicum Conservancy Helps Preserve 107-Acre Property
On April 9, Bridgeton Township—in partnership with the Tinicum Conservancy—completed the purchase of a 107-acre tract near the Delaware Canal and within walking distance of the newly established Pennsylvania Highlands Trail. A former quarry, the site is framed by the dramatic and rugged palisades to the west and the Delaware River bottomlands to the east. Abandoned for more read more
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January
DCNR to Acquire 987-Acre Parcel to Expand White Clay Creek Preserve
The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) published notice on January 19 that it intends to purchase the 987-acre Strawbridge Property to expand its White Clay Creek Preserve in Chester County. The property includes more than seven miles of Big Elk Creek and its tributaries; important forested riparian buffers; over 353 acres of mature and young woodlands; read more
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January
Brandywine Conservancy Receives Grant to Acquire 569-Acre Natural Area
The Brandywine Conservancy has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) to be used towards the acquisition of a 569-acre natural area along the Octoraro Creek in Lower Oxford and West Nottingham Townships, Chester County. This area is a portion of the 952-acre Glenroy Farm property that spans Chester and read more
