Help us decorate the mansion for our annual Christmas at Aldie event! We will spend the week after Thanksgiving decorating the mansion for the holiday season. Spread some cheer and lend a hand! Event capacity is limited. This event is free of charge and will be offered on the days of November 28th – December […]
Help us improve the habitat at Croydon Woods Nature Preserve by joining us on November 19th from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM to free our native trees from vines and pick up trash. This preserve is a publicly accessible green space and is one of the last remaining coastal plains forests in the state. Your […]
On November 15th and 16th from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, come to Aldie Mansion for Fall Frenzy and help prepare the grounds for the winter ahead. We will work to trim back bushes, rake leaves, and complete other projects in the gardens. Your work will aid in the preservation and protection of this historic […]
Join us at Russell-Mandel Preserve on November 10th from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM as we plant native trees and shrubs in an area we’ve been working on all winter and spring. A healthy riparian buffer stabilizes eroding streambanks, absorbs excess water runoff as well as fertilizers and pesticides, filters sediment, and cools the water […]
With the holiday season on the horizon, help us make the mansion sparkle by assisting us at our first Aldie Mansion Cleaning Day! We are looking for volunteers to assist us with cleaning up the interior of the mansion including cleaning lighting fixtures, dusting, polishing wood and furniture, detail cleaning around windows and floorboards, etc. […]
Riparian Buffer planting (50 trees)! Join us on October 20th from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM at Hart’s Woods Preserve as we plant native trees and shrubs in an area we’ve been working on for several years. A healthy riparian buffer stabilizes eroding streambanks, absorbs excess water runoff as well as fertilizers and pesticides, filters […]
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 consists of thirteen activities, handouts, tools, and resources designed to use children’s experiences in nature as a doorway to encourage and support SEL in and […]
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 Sunday, October 9th, Heritage Conservancy hosted its Fall Mushroom Hike at Hart’s Woods Nature Preserve––a mature forest that was inducted into the nationwide Old Growth […]
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 removing trash from the marsh banks and trails or join DCNR guides with kayaks for a cleanup of the river and marsh. The more waste […]
Join us at Bellwood Preserve on October 14th from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM as we plant native trees and shrubs in an area we’ve been working on for several years now. A healthy riparian buffer stabilizes eroding streambanks, absorbs excess water runoff as well as fertilizers and pesticides, filters sediment, and cools the water […]
