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4th Graders from Titus Elementary Visit Aldie Mansion

May 18, 2026

4th Graders at Titus Elementary School in Central Bucks recently spent the day at historic Aldie Mansion for a hands-on educational experience with Heritage Conservancy. This spring marked the third…

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Hart’s Woods: The History of Our First Preserve

May 18, 2026

Some legacies are measured in decades. Hart’s Woods Preserve is measured in centuries. Tucked along New Britain Road in Doylestown, Hart’s Woods is Heritage Conservancy’s first preserve, and its story…

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Protecting the Headwaters: A New Conservation Easement in Upper Mount Bethel Township

May 13, 2026

Heritage Conservancy’s conservation successes keep rolling in 2026! In April, Heritage Conservancy partnered with Upper Mount Bethel Township’s Open Space Advisory Board to facilitate a conservation easement on 32.8 acres…

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Starter Warblers: Four Species to Identify This Spring

May 13, 2026

The warblers have returned. And as is tradition, I will learn their calls and promptly forget them by the same time next year. Certain taxonomic groups have an intimidation factor…

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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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Tiny, Secretive, and Amazing: Meet the Northern Ringneck Snake

April 13, 2026

Unlike many other parts of the world, snakes in the northeastern U.S. are (generally speaking) pretty tiny. But similar to snakes anywhere, ours tend to be shy, secretive, and elusive….

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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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Birds of the Grasslands: A Call for Conservation

March 17, 2026

Since 1970, North America has lost an estimated 30 percent of its birds, which is nearly 3 billion birds. This staggering statistic comes from a 2019 analysis of long-term monitoring…

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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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Celebrating Our Volunteers: An Evening of Appreciation

March 16, 2026

On February 19, Heritage Conservancy staff and volunteers gathered at Aldie Mansion to celebrate the dedicated volunteers who make our work possible. “You don’t just support Heritage Conservancy, you bring…

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