Photo by Dr. Brian Firth, a winner of Heritage Conservancy’s 2014 Members Photo Contest Our photo contest is going on now through April 15th! Send us your favorite photos that celebrate our region’s natural and historic heritage! Up to twelve winners will have their photos included in our 2016 Heritage Conservancy calendar and will be honored at our […]
Heritage Conservancy Announces Alan Fetterman Fine Art Exhibition To Be Held at Aldie Mansion
Heritage Conservancy has announced that it will transform its historic Aldie Mansion headquarters for two days for a gallery of fine art that celebrates the beauty of Bucks County. Alan Fetterman, one of Bucks County’s premier plein air impressionist painters, will exhibit over twenty pieces of his artwork at the mansion, which includes a series […]
Heritage Conservancy Assists in the Preservation of Over 18 Acres of Farmland in Richland Township
Heritage Conservancy is thrilled to announce that it recently assisted in the preservation of over 18 acres of farmland in Richland Township. The Casey property, a working farm located in the Bucks County Highlands and the Upper Tohickon Creek Watershed, will now be protected in perpetuity thanks to the combined efforts of Heritage Conservancy and Richland […]
Aldie Mansion’s Long-Missing Statue Mysteriously Finds Its Way Home
Heritage Conservancy staff members were treated to an eerie surprise when they arrived to work at Aldie Mansion on the morning of Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Awaiting their arrival was a 3 feet by 2 feet concrete gargoyle original to the mansion that had been missing for over 25 years. Attached to the concrete sculpture […]
Heritage Conservancy’s Preserved Durham Bat Hibernaculum Wiped Out Due to White Nose Syndrome
Once said to be the last hope for saving our local and regional bat population, biologists from the Pennsylvania Game Commission discovered at winter’s end that the entire colony of bats living in the Durham bat hibernaculum has been decimated. The property on which the hibernaculum resides was acquired in 2002 by Heritage Conservancy, an […]
Heritage Conservancy Teams Up With Bucks County Audubon Society to Present Watershed Symposium
Event is free for the public by reservation only. Heritage Conservancy, an accredited not-for-profit land conservation organization located in Doylestown, PA, has announced its partnership with the Bucks County Audubon Society, a non-profit organization that works to promote the sustainability of human activities, in presenting “A History of Protecting the Future: The Story of the […]
Heritage Conservancy Teams Up With Bucks County Audubon Society to Present Watershed Symposium
Event is free for the public by reservation only Heritage Conservancy has announced its partnership with the Bucks County Audubon Society, a non-profit organization that works to promote the sustainability of human activities, in presenting “A History of Protecting the Future: The Story of the Honey Hollow Watershed” Symposium. A free-to-attend educational extravaganza for nature […]
Heritage Conservancy Hosts Fifth Annual MLK Day of Service
Honoring the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a National Day of Service on Monday, January 21st, approximately 40 volunteers from Bristol Borough High School, Greenbelt Overhaul Alliance of Levittown, US EPA Region 3, local residents and staff from The Nature Conservancy and Heritage Conservancy joined forces for the fifth consecutive year to help […]
Amphibians Need Your Help
Help us continue our efforts in the Quakertown Swamp. Wetlands play a vital role in our environment and provide significant benefits. The Quakertown Swamp, located southeast of Quakertown in Bucks County, is a unique wetland that provides critical habitat for beaver, fox, over 91 species of birds, and numerous species of amphibians. Most amphibians require […]
Heritage Conservancy and The Conservancy of Montgomery County Unite
Heritage Conservancy, an accredited not-for-profit conservation organization that specializes in preserving our natural and historic heritage, is pleased to announce that The Conservancy of Montgomery County will merge all of its programs and conservation easements with Heritage Conservancy, becoming an important strategic element in a larger, stronger organization. The merger will result in Heritage Conservancy […]
