students with native pollinator garden

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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Business Partner Happy Hour at Neshaminy Creek Brewing (Lower Bucks)

March 13, 2026

Thursday, August 20, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Neshaminy Creek Brewing, 909 Ray Ave. Croydon, PA 19021 Join Heritage Conservancy staff and local Business Partners for a casual happy hour…

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wood thrush. photo by bill kunze

Motus Tower Update: Where Have the Birds Gone?

February 17, 2026

Science has come a long way since we discovered wildlife migration and debunked the myth that birds hibernate under the ground like their cold-blooded relatives. However, wildlife migration ecology is…

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Kindness Rocks 2026

February 17, 2026

Friday, April 10th, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Cafeteria at Keystone Elementary School 1800 Keystone Street, Croydon PA 19021 Turn ordinary rocks into vibrant works of art by painting uplifting…

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Visit Bethlehem A.M.E. Church in Langhorne: Buck’s County’s Oldest Black Church

February 16, 2026

Founded in 1809, Bethlehem AME Church in Langhorne is proud to be “the oldest house of worship established by People of Color in Bucks County” and the third oldest Black…

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Swamp Tromp & Toad Abodes

February 16, 2026

Friday, March 27th, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Croydon Woods Nature Preserve, Croydon, PA Join us for a “toadly” awesome time learning about our local amphibian friends. Participants will decorate…

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From Pump House to Bat House: Creative Reuse at Croydon Woods

February 16, 2026

An abandoned groundwater decontamination facility was scheduled for demolition at our Croydon Woods Nature Preserve. But thanks to our Science and Stewardship team, it’s now becoming a bat house. A…

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Students walking the log bridge at Croydon Woods

Ben Franklin Middle School Learning at Croydon Woods

January 20, 2026

Students from Ben Franklin Middle School explored forest ecology at Croydon Woods, gaining hands-on experience in conservation and habitat stewardship.

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WHYY Visits Heritage Conservancy’s Nature Club at Keystone Elementary in Croydon

November 11, 2025

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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Identifying Mushrooms in Croydon Woods with Philadelphia Mycology Club

September 15, 2025

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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Check Out a Nature Backpack at a Library Near You!

August 11, 2025

One of my favorite memories when I was a kid was going to the library. I remember checking out stacks of books all at once and hiding away in the…

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From Former Cornfield to Pollinator Meadow

July 14, 2025

In one of this summer’s most ambitious and rewarding projects, our Stewardship Department and summer interns transformed a 15-acre former cornfield at our Lindsay Farm Preserve in Warminster into a…

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