On Thursday, April 19th, Heritage Conservancy staff members Jim Drennan, Shannon Fredebaugh, and Taylor Thompson worked with volunteers from the Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward Program and the Bucks County Conservation District on a continuing water quality study at the Bristol Marsh Nature Preserve. Since the beginning of the year, we’ve conducted monthly water […]

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    In honor of Earth Day, Heritage Conservancy held a planting and cleanup at its Hart’s Woods Preserve in Doylestown, which contains a tributary to the Neshaminy Creek. Nine volunteers from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) joined up with Heritage Conservancy staff members to plant 60 trees and shrubs along the stream bank. These plantings will help to prevent soil […]

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The 62-acre Gorski Farm, which is located along Cedar Lane in Wrightstown Township, is now protected in perpetuity. Adjacent to two other preserved farms, the preservation of the Gorski Farm creates 151 continuous acres of active farming and will help assure that farming continues as a robust land use in this part of Bucks County. […]

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Tammy Schane portraying Martha Mercer Last week, we hosted an event here at our Aldie Mansion home at which our Membership Coordinator, Tammy Schane, performed a one-woman show as Martha Dana Mercer, the original owner of Aldie Mansion, which was built in 1927 for her and her husband, William Mercer. We feel that it’s a […]

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We had a busy end of December! Around the same time as our Croydon Woods acquisition, we were closing on the preservation of another property, this time at the opposite end of the county in upper Bucks County. The Wernett property, a 17-acre working farm that is also known as Sunrise Farm and is located […]

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“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” ~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.   In honor of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, Heritage Conservancy staff joined forces with 35 compassionate volunteers on Monday, January 18th, to clean up and maintain the Bristol Marsh Nature Preserve in historic […]

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Heritage Conservancy Acquires Land for Future Preservation; Transfer Aligns with Dow’s 2025 Sustainability Goals Heritage Conservancy and The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) are collaborating to preserve Croydon Woods, located between Bristol and Croydon, Pennsylvania. As part of this collaboration, Heritage Conservancy acquires the 80-acre parcel of the land from Rohm and Haas Company, a […]

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A documented home from Lower Frederick Township With assistance from the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, the Bureau for Historic Preservation (PHMC/BHP), the Township Planning Commissions, and local volunteers, Heritage Conservancy has begun conducting inventories of historic buildings in Abington and Lower Frederick Townships, Montgomery County, for a Historic Resources Survey (HRS) Project. Both townships […]

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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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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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