Join us for this week’s Fridays in the Forest workday at Quakertown Swamp for shrubland habitat restoration! Shrubland habitat-dependent species require a mosaic of shrubs, trees, and herbaceous cover. We will be cutting out excessive trees that are trying to overtake the field using chainsaws, brush cutters, and hand saws. Work level: Moderate to strenuous […]
Help Heritage Conservancy clean up trash at Bristol Marsh Nature Preserve for the MLK Day of Service. The more trash we collect, the less will get washed into our waterways! Volunteers must pre-register with Melissa at mlee@heritageconservancy.org or 215-345-7020 x120, complete a volunteer and attendance waiver, and comply with all procedures designed to reduce the […]
Join us for this week’s Fridays in the Forest workday at Jackson Pond Preserve 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 […]
Join us for this week’s Fridays in the Forest workday! We will be working on trail clearing and maintenance at our lovely Fuller Preserve. Work level: Easy to moderate Tools: Loppers and hand saws (we will also have some available if you can’t bring any) Time: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM Register: Register with Melissa Lee at […]
For this week’s Fridays in the Forest workday, join us at the Pursell Preserve in Springfield Township to take down some old fences. In order to define livestock pastures and confine their livestock to their property, farmers would use wire-woven fences that were often simply attached to trees. We will be taking down and removing […]
For this week’s Fridays in the Forest workday, join us at the Quakertown Swamp in Quakertown, PA to remove invasive species. Invasive species threaten our native plants by crowding them out and outcompeting them for resources. They also have the added benefit of not being encumbered by disease, parasites, or herbivores. Join us as we […]
Are you interested in native plants or pollinator meadows? Come join us on November 3rd at 10:00 AM in sowing seeds for a new native pollinator meadow in Buckingham. Heritage Conservancy is converting an agricultural field at our Russell-Mandel Preserve to a native pollinator meadow. Pollinators, like bees and butterflies, are becoming increasingly vulnerable due […]
