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Foraging for Edible Mushrooms 🗓

Saturday, July 13th10:00 AM to 12:00 PMHeritage Conservancy’s Fuller/Pursell Nature PreservesSlifer Valley RoadSpringfield Township, Bucks County “Mycologist” is the name for a biologist who specializes in the study of mushrooms and fungi. Be a mycologist for the day and join us on a preserved property to forage for mushrooms! Jamie Hollander Catering & Events head […]

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“The River Flows Through Art”—A Michener Art Museum and Heritage Conservancy Collaboration

A powerful partnership has been forged! Heritage Conservancy has teamed up with the James A. Michener Art Museum for “The River Flows Through Art: A Catalyst for Change” educational program. This five-week endeavor, which is currently taking place, creatively teaches students from three local schools (Morrisville High School, Strayer Middle School, and Thomas Holme School) […]

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Bird Box: Creating Homes for Local Wood Ducks

Wood Ducks need houses too! Our conservation steward team (a.k.a. our “Stew Crew”) Nina and Jim have been working to make our Lindsay Farm Preserve a more “homey” space for these beautiful birds by creating and installing nest boxes on the property. In the past, most of the nest boxes were placed on trees. A […]

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Defining Our Landscapes: What Is a Wolf Tree?

What’s the first thing that would come to mind if we were to tell you that we have “wolf trees” on some of our preserved properties? Would you assume that this meant the tree resembled a wolf in one way or another? Or that perhaps it’s often used as a source of shelter for roaming […]

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Keeping It Wild At Quakertown Swamp

Lately, our conservation stewards have been busy doing maintenance work on our Quakertown Swamp Preserve–but the end goal isn’t to make it look pretty. “We’re trying to keep the surrounding forest from reclaiming it back to the forest it once was,” explains Jim Drennan, Senior Conservation Steward. “Shrubland habitat has best been described as messy, […]

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Conservation Ambassador Training 🗓

Thursday, February 21st(Snow date February 28th)5:00 PM to 6:00 PMAldie Mansion85 Old Dublin PikeDoylestown, PA 18901 Heritage Conservancy is developing a core group of dedicated volunteers who will serve as advocates for our mission in the community. Do you treasure the natural and historic landscapes of Bucks and Montgomery counties? Are you interested in working […]

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Pop-up Storytime and Children’s Tour 🗓

Friday, February 15th10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Aldie Mansion85 Old Dublin PikeDoylestown, PA 18901 Join us for a fun storytime at Aldie Mansion, provided by the Doylestown Library. After the stories and songs, help us hunt for hidden animals in the artwork, sculptures, and décor around this unique Mercer home. Free and family-friendly. Contact Emily at […]

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Towpaths & Tales 🗓

Thursday, February 7th7:00 PM to 8:30 PMAldie Mansion85 Old Dublin PikeDoylestown, PA 18901 Take a flight back in time over a much different Delaware Valley—one in which canals that had once powered the region remained largely intact, less than a decade after abandonment—and return to the present over the landscape as we know it today, […]

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