A Helping Hand to Steward Our Natural Resources

When a property is preserved in perpetuity, the recording of its conservation easement or deed is just the first step. Properties require annual maintenance and monitoring by our staff to ensure their continued protection, and the Conservancy-owned Lindsay Farm Preserve recently highlighted the importance of this monitoring and defense of a property’s natural resources. For […]

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Heritage Conservancy's "For the Birds!" Brochure Now Available

Now available for your hiking and viewing pleasure, we present our “For the Birds!” birding guide brochure of Quakertown Swamp. Our self-guided hike allows you to explore this important natural resource and the diverse ecosystem that it supports. This brochure comes as a result of our Nesting Bird Survey, which expert birder Diane Allison led last […]

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Heritage Conservancy Celebrates National Public Lands Day

  On Saturday, September 26th, Heritage Conservancy held a cleanup at the Bristol Marsh Preserve with help from local volunteers in honor of National Public Lands Day. National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest, single-day volunteer effort for public lands, and the Conservancy used this opportunity to maintain the marsh while educating the group […]

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Heritage Conservancy’s “Celebration for Conservation” Celebrates Community and Partner Support in Preserving Our Area’s Natural and Historic Heritage

To view more photos from this event, click HERE. To view the program book from this event, click HERE. Heritage Conservancy held its Celebration for Conservation fundraising dinner on Saturday, September 12th, at the 190-acre Whispering Woods Farm in Durham Township, PA. Surrounded by fields of corn and soy and rolling hills, close to 150 […]

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Heritage Conservancy Installs Three Signs; Two Remain

Close to a year in the making, Heritage Conservancy completed its wildlife-crossing signage project in Quakertown Swamp at the end of August. Along with help from East Rockhill and Richland Townships, Heritage Conservancy installed three wildlife-crossing signs along busy roads in the Quakertown Swamp to bring awareness to drivers about the delicate dance of our […]

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Heritage Conservancy's "History at the Haines Estate" Raises Awareness of Importance of Protecting Community Treasures

Click HERE to view more photos from this event. On Saturday, June 27th, Heritage Conservancy hosted its inaugural “History at the Haines Estate” in Pennsburg, Montgomery County. The event was held on the surrounding grounds of the beautiful home of John and Linda Haines, which is also known as the Andreas Reid Homestead. The Andreas […]

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Celebrating Arbor Day

On April 23rd, Heritage Conservancy staff members and employee volunteers from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) planted over 100 trees and shrubs on a Heritage-Conservancy-owned property located in the Cooks Creek Watershed in upper Bucks County. Thanks to the TreeVitalize Watershed Grant Program administered by the Bucks County Conservation District, we had the funding to purchase over ten […]

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Events

    1. POSTPONED: Swamp Tromp is now March 30!

      March 30 @ 6:30 pm - 8:15 pm
    2. Art by the Woods: Mural Unveil at Croydon Woods

      April 6 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
    3. Spring Birding

      April 13 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am
    4. Mulch Madness

      April 16 @ 9:00 am - April 17 @ 4:00 pm
    5. Business Partners Reception

      April 18 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm