Step into the world of the Lënapehòkink with “Flora and Folklore: Lenape Tales, Plant Wisdom, and Woodland Walk,” located at our Croydon Woods Preserve. Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy a delightful selection of snacks that connect to the indigenous flavors of the Lenape. Engage in immersive storytelling as the Lenape share their ancestral tales, […]
Join WeConservePA for this two-day intensive seminar (October 17th and 18th) on conservation easements, held at our historic Aldie Mansion. This two-day intensive seminar will help you build connections and relationships amongst those involved in conservation easement work. The seminar is designed to both introduce newcomers and refresh experienced folks on conservation easements. Extensive use […]
What do mushrooms and salamanders have in common? A love for the cool, moist conditions brought about by the onset of autumn. Join Luke Smithson, a head chef and field mycologist, and Sebastian Harris, a herpetologist and conservation easement steward, for a members-exclusive mid-morning hike through Heritage Conservancy Hart’s Woods Nature Trail. Luke and Sebastian […]
Photo courtesy of Katie Martens, Delaware Canal State Park. Join Heritage Conservancy and the Delaware Canal State Park as we kayak from Bull’s Island to Lambertville and stop for a lunch break at Hendrick Island. This island has been noted as one of the oldest in the area, with archeological findings from the Lenape circa […]
Join Heritage Conservancy and the Michener Art Museum for an exclusive opportunity to bird-watch and hike through the diverse habitats of the 70-acre Quakertown Swamp Preserve. Enjoy bringing the artwork to life from the Sarah Kaizar: RARE AIR exhibit as you explore Bog Run, and visit shrub wetlands, meadows, and forested areas to find a variety of […]
Join Heritage Conservancy, the Bucks County Intermediate Unit, and the Silver Lake Nature Center for an educator workshop. Become a Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEE) Ambassador by completing the online MWEE 101 course and this in-person workshop. Learn how to use the MWEE framework to support environmental literacy across subject areas with your students. Location: […]
Join Heritage Conservancy and partners TNC and DCNR to help keep this important freshwater tidal marsh clean in honor of National Public Lands Day. Volunteers can join crews removing trash from the marsh banks and trails. The more trash we collect, the less trash will get washed into our waterways! Volunteers must pre-register below and […]
Photo by Kara Foran. This past spring, Heritage Conservancy hosted a BioBlitz event at our Croydon Woods Nature Preserve. This 24-hour biological survey was a huge success as staff, biologists, and community scientists identified hundreds of species that utilize the preserve. To conduct the surveys, professionals and community scientists used multiple traps and visual encounter […]
‘Places for Pollinators’ Class Series Saturday, September 9th at Heritage Conservancy’s Quakertown Swamp Preserve Meadows get the most attention when people think of pollinator conservation, but our native pollinators aren’t just contained to meadows. Take a walk with Conservation Easement Steward Sebastian Harris through Quakertown Swamp to expand your knowledge of the diversity of pollinators […]
‘Places for Pollinators’ Class Series Thursday, August 24th | 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM at Heritage Conservancy’s Jackson Pond and Russell-Mandel Preserves If you’ve ever thought about starting your own pollinator meadow, join Conservation Steward Tyler Kovacs as he walks through Heritage Conservancy’s process for establishing native meadows. Starting at the thriving meadow in its […]
