Category: News

Added to our Register of Historic Places: Warrington Volunteer Fire Company No.1

April 14, 2026

Built by community volunteers starting in 1933 and dedicated in 1935, the Warrington Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 firehouse has been officially added to the Heritage Conservancy Register of Historic…

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students with native pollinator garden

From Lawn to Life: Benjamin Franklin Middle School Students Create a Native Pollinator Garden

April 13, 2026

This past spring, a group of 6th and 7th grade students at Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Levittown transformed a section of an interior courtyard, once all lawn, into a…

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82 Acres Permanently Preserved in Williams Township

April 13, 2026

Heritage Conservancy has started the year with another conservation success! In December 2025 and March 2026, Heritage Conservancy partnered with Williams Township’s Land Preservation Board to protect 82 adjoining acres…

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Jere Knight

Jere Knight: Conservation Advocate of Bucks County

March 16, 2026

When you walk the Jere Knight Trail at Heritage Conservancy’s Fuller-Pursell Nature Preserve, you’re walking in the footsteps of a woman who spent decades helping people and the environment. To…

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Heritage Conservancy Trains a New Crop of Environmental Educators

March 16, 2026

Front row from left: Lucas Denton, Megan Myers, Mia Hibbs, and Kate Brenton, back row, from left: Chip Bosch, Tate Pronel, Michaela Yaede, Emma Craven, Andrew Cyr, Garland Lamb, and…

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wood thrush. photo by bill kunze

Motus Tower Update: Where Have the Birds Gone?

February 17, 2026

Science has come a long way since we discovered wildlife migration and debunked the myth that birds hibernate under the ground like their cold-blooded relatives. However, wildlife migration ecology is…

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shannon driving the Naturemobile

Say Hello to the Naturemobile!

February 17, 2026

You might start noticing a bright minivan out on the roads, it’s hard to miss. What was once a plain white Toyota Sienna hybrid has been transformed into a mobile…

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Visit Bethlehem A.M.E. Church in Langhorne: Buck’s County’s Oldest Black Church

February 16, 2026

Founded in 1809, Bethlehem AME Church in Langhorne is proud to be “the oldest house of worship established by People of Color in Bucks County” and the third oldest Black…

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bat house opening Croydon Woods

From Pump House to Bat House: Creative Reuse at Croydon Woods

February 16, 2026

An abandoned groundwater decontamination facility was scheduled for demolition at our Croydon Woods Nature Preserve. But thanks to our Science and Stewardship team, it’s now becoming a bat house. A…

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Historic photo of the Study at Aldie

Where Would William Mercer Watch the Super Bowl? A Tour of Aldie’s Study

January 20, 2026

Super Bowl Sunday is almost here, and across America, people will soon be preparing their game day spaces: big screens, recliners, snacks, beverages. But what if you lived in 1927,…

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Students walking the log bridge at Croydon Woods

Ben Franklin Middle School Learning at Croydon Woods

January 20, 2026

Students from Ben Franklin Middle School explored forest ecology at Croydon Woods, gaining hands-on experience in conservation and habitat stewardship.

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Forest with tall trees

Newly Preserved: 29 Acres of Woodland and Waterways in Williams Township

January 16, 2026

The Derrington Property has just been preserved under a new conservation easement that protects 29 acres of vital water sources, wildlife habitat, and scenic forests for future generations.  “The preservation…

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