Tag: bucks county

Maria Rieders Named New Board Chair

February 15, 2023

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…

Read More

What’s Happening Here? An Important Update on Our Fuller-Pursell Preserve

January 27, 2023

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…

Read More

Business Partners Reception

January 23, 2023

Heritage Conservancy’s Business Partners Reception is back! Held at Historic Aldie Mansion on Wednesday, April 19th, from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM, this event will be held exclusively for our…

Read More

The Year Ahead

January 17, 2023

Happy New Year! Heritage Conservancy is grateful to everyone who helped with the successes of the past year. We had many notable achievements in 2022: our Christmas at Aldie event…

Read More

Fred Beans Family Donates $10,000 to Heritage Conservancy’s Educational Programs

January 17, 2023

Our Community Engagement Programs Manager Shannon Fredebaugh-Siller (left), Vice President of Fred Beans Automotive Group Beth Beans Gilbert (center), and our Senior Development Associate Emily Bonavitacola (right). Heritage Conservancy is…

Read More

10 Years of Amphibian Conservation

December 20, 2022

Each spring and fall, Heritage Conservancy volunteers take to the streets to save these cold-blooded critters. During certain rainstorms, amphibians migrate to their breeding grounds. However, roads often intersect these…

Read More

Trees for Bees

November 8, 2022

Pollinator meadows are great, but what other horticultural options are available for saving the bees? THE PROMPTING QUESTION Earlier this spring, the owner of some forestland with an emerald ash…

Read More

Teachers Experience at Croydon Woods Preserve

November 2, 2022

Croydon Woods Preserve is just a short walk from Keystone Elementary, and nature is an incredible resource for learning and wellness. Our event aimed to collaborate with the teachers and…

Read More

Heritage Conservancy and Fairmont WaterWorks Launch Guide for Social-Emotional Learning

October 17, 2022

Heritage Conservancy and Fairmount WaterWorks are excited to launch their Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and Nature Guide for teachers, administrators, counselors, parents, and peers interested in providing nature-related activities. The guide…

Read More

Fall Mushroom Hike at Hart’s Woods Nature Preserve With Luke Smithson

October 14, 2022

Have you ever wondered about the mushrooms you come across locally? Are they poisonous? What value do they provide to us? To our environment? Which mushrooms can you eat? On…

Read More

River Days Cleanup at Bristol Marsh Nature Preserve

October 14, 2022

In honor of National Public Lands Day, we gathered together on Saturday, September 24th, to help clean Bristol Marsh: an important freshwater tidal marsh. Volunteers could choose to join crews…

Read More

Meet the Marbled Salamander: Autumn’s Best-Kept Secret

October 13, 2022

Marbled Salamanders (Ambystoma opacum) are enigmatic amphibians who belong to the Ambystomatidae family, more commonly known as the “mole salamander” family. INTRO It’s plausible to assume that when most people…

Read More