Join us for this week’s Fridays in the Forest workday at the Lindsay Preserve for live stake-cutting and planting. Completion of our autumn tree planting depends on the addition of live tree stakes. Broken limbs from certain trees have the ability to sprout roots after being embedded in soil – a process known as ‘fragmentation.’ […]
Join us for this week’s Fridays in the Forest workday at the Russell-Mandel Preserve for invasive plant management. Forested riparian buffers stabilize stream banks, reduce erosion and sedimentation, filter runoff, regulate water temperature, and moderate flooding. We’ve been evaluating our properties’ riparian forests and have chosen Russell-Mandel as the next site for restoration. This will […]
Join us for this week’s Fridays in the Forest workday at the Pursell Preserve for juniper forest preservation. Juniper forests provide tremendous cover from disturbances and severe weather. An abundance of berries also provides a reliable food source for winter birds. This habitat is transitory and eventually gives way to taller growing hardwoods. We, however, […]
Any structure that is approved for the Register of Historic Places is eligible to display a plaque to recognize its historic and/or architectural elements. Three new buildings, the Scholl Pottery House, the Renninger Apartment Building, and the Theodore Cornell Manor, have been added to Heritage Conservancy’s Register of Historic Places. Heritage Conservancy maintains and updates […]
Maria Rieders, Heritage Conservancy’s new Board Chair. With the start of 2023, Heritage Conservancy has named Maria T. Rieders, Ph.D., the new Chair of its Board of Directors. The Board of Directors assists Heritage Conservancy in achieving its mission, and its members’ combined extensive experience and commitment help bolster efforts in preservation, reaching financial goals, […]
Join us for this week’s Fridays in the Forest workday at the Pursell Preserve for juniper forest preservation. Juniper forests provide tremendous cover from disturbances and severe weather. An abundance of berries also provides a reliable food source for winter birds. This habitat is transitory and eventually gives way to taller growing hardwoods. We, however, […]
Join us for this week’s Fridays in the Forest workday at Quakertown Swamp for forest edge maintenance. Where the forest meets the meadow, known as an ecotone, is prime habitat for species such as indigo buntings and cedar wax-wings along with a plethora of other species. A wavy forest edge provides more habitat by linear […]
Join us on Tuesday, January 31st at 6:00 PM for a virtual lecture hosted by Delaware Valley University and co-sponsored by Heritage Conservancy! This event is part of DelVal’s Spring 2023 One Health seminar series. Join us for this lecture from Sandra Goldmark of the Columbia Climate School and Barnard College, titled Fixation: How to […]
As you walk around the Fuller-Pursell Preserve, you’ll notice many trees that we recently cut down. What did we do, why did we do it, and what happens now? The forest at Fuller-Pursell contained 3000 or more dead ash trees – victims of the emerald ash borer, an invasive insect that has killed tens of […]
Join us for this week’s Fridays in the Forest workday at Hart’s Woods for tree and shrub cage maintenance! Many years of riparian buffer plantings have resulted in hundreds of tree cages and tubes installed on our properties. These deer protection structures need maintenance several times a year. We will be checking to make sure […]
