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 […]
‘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 […]
This event is now canceled. Aldie Mansion and Garden Tour Join us to celebrate our local land, history, and community. Thursday, August 17th | 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Heritage Conservancy’s Historic Aldie Mansion 85 Old Dublin Pike | Doylestown, PA 18901 This is a Heritage Conservancy members-exclusive opportunity to tour the mansion and […]
‘Places for Pollinators’ Class Series Wednesday, August 9th | 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM at Heritage Conservancy’s Aldie Mansion Garden 85 Old Dublin Pike | Doylestown, PA 18901 Join Conservation Easement Steward Katie Toner for an exploration of pollinator habitats in formal gardens. Learn about the history of formal ornamental gardens, understand their place in […]
Croydon Woods Twilight Hike Tuesday, August 1st | 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Heritage Conservancy’s Croydon Woods Nature Preserve 1900 Summit Avenue | Croydon, PA Heritage Conservancy invites you to join us on a twilight hike. Alongside local Croydon community members, enjoy and explore our lovely Croydon Woods Nature Preserve as the sun begins […]
