Category: News
A Community Effort: Plantings Across Our Nature Preserves
This summer and fall, Heritage Conservancy planted more than 2,000 native trees, shrubs, and wildflowers across our preserves, and it took an entire community to make it happen. From restoration…
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New to Heritage Conservancy’s Register of Historic Places: Lahaska United Methodist Church
Today’s parishioners at the Lahaska United Methodist Church continue to meet in the same sanctuary where the church’s earliest members began worshipping in 1853. This recent addition to Heritage Conservancy’s…
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WHYY Visits Heritage Conservancy’s Nature Club at Keystone Elementary in Croydon
Heritage Conservancy runs afterschool nature programs at all of the elementary and middles schools in Bristol Township School District, including Keystone Elementary. WHYY reporter Peter Crimmins and photographer Emma Lee…
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Helping Heritage Conservancy’s Nature Preserves: Troop 71 Reaches Major Service Milestone
Above: Scouts of Troop 71 construct boardwalk at Jackson Pond Preserve. Troop 71 of Doylestown was busy this past summer! The local Boy Scout troop took on two major projects…
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Quakertown Community School District and Heritage Conservancy Expanded Environmental Science Education for Students
Heritage Conservancy has begun a partnership with Quakertown Community School District (QCSD) to build outdoor activities and teacher training for environmental science education that will serve about 400 high school…
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Heritage Conservancy’s Members Celebrate Conservation Impact at Pollinator Picnic
In September, Heritage Conservancy welcomed members, sponsors, and supporters to our Russell-Mandel Preserve for a Pollinator Picnic Garden Party. This special event was to celebrate the impact of our community’s…
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Williams Township, Northampton: The Impact of Conservation Partnership
Williams Township has invested in land protection in the last two decades with the help of Heritage Conservancy. Including parks, county agriculture programs, and land under easement, the township has…
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The Long View in Plymouth Meeting: Protecting Dickinson Farmstead
While by definition our land conservation commitment is long term, Heritage Conservancy also takes the long view on historic preservation. An upcoming project in Montgomery County, is a good example…
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Gothic Garden: From Bleeding Heart to Witch Hazel, Give Your Garden a Witchy, Goth Vibe with Native Plants
Not all gardens have to have a cheery, bright aesthetic. If you prefer the macabre to the mainstream, here are five combinations of native plants to give your backyard a…
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Identifying Mushrooms in Croydon Woods with Philadelphia Mycology Club
Earlier this month, Heritage Conservancy hosted a Mushroom Identification Hike at our Croydon Woods Nature Preserve, one of the last remaining coastal plain forests in Pennsylvania. The event was co-led…
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Teachers Dive Into Watershed Education Training at Nockamixon State Park
As the school year begins for students across Bucks County and the surrounding area, some local teachers will be bringing new environmental knowledge into their classrooms thanks to a hands-on…
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The Story of Heritage Conservancy’s Russell-Mandel Preserve
The Story of the Russell-Mandel Preserve Nestled in the heart of Bucks County, the Russell-Mandel Preserve stands as a shining example of land conservation and preservation. This 55-acre preserve is…
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Historic Aldie Mansion
85 Old Dublin Pike
Doylestown, PA 18901
