Saturday, May 9, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM Fuller-Pursell Preserve Riegelsville, Springfield Township, Bucks County Celebrate the arrival of spring with a guided naturalist walk through our beautiful Fuller-Pursell Preserve in Riegelsville. This unique preserve features scenic woodlands, peaceful streams, and open meadows that come alive with spring wildflowers, birdsong, and fresh green growth. Join […]
Kindness Rocks 2026
Friday, April 10th, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Cafeteria at Keystone Elementary School 1800 Keystone Street, Croydon PA 19021 Turn ordinary rocks into vibrant works of art by painting uplifting messages and whimsical designs! Your creations will be displayed throughout Croydon Woods, bringing moments of joy to everyone who passes by. Whether you’re a seasoned […]
Swamp Tromp & Toad Abodes
Friday, March 27th, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Croydon Woods Nature Preserve, Croydon, PA Join us for a “toadly” awesome time learning about our local amphibian friends. Participants will decorate “toad abodes” that they can take home with them to create toad habitat in their own yards. We will be joined by Kyle Loucks, regional […]
Ben Franklin Middle School Learning at Croydon Woods
Over two chilly November days, Croydon Woods Nature Preserve came alive with the energy of nearly 200 sixth graders from Ben Franklin Middle School. Students rotated through hands-on outdoor learning stations, observing and exploring the ecology of one of Pennsylvania’s last remaining Atlantic coastal plain forests. For Lauren Stevens, a 6th grade science teacher at […]
Helping Heritage Conservancy’s Nature Preserves: Troop 71 Reaches Major Service Milestone
Above: Scouts of Troop 71 construct boardwalk at Jackson Pond Preserve. Troop 71 of Doylestown was busy this past summer! The local Boy Scout troop took on two major projects to serve its community: a new boardwalk at Heritage Conservancy’s Jackson Pond Preserve, and an information kiosk at Russell-Mandel Preserve. In completing these, the troop […]
From Former Cornfield to Pollinator Meadow
In one of this summer’s most ambitious and rewarding projects, our Stewardship Department and summer interns transformed a 15-acre former cornfield at our Lindsay Farm Preserve in Warminster into a native pollinator meadow, our largest and most diverse seeding to date. A Legacy Landscape Lindsay Farm Preserve, owned and protected by Heritage Conservancy since 1987, […]
Farm to Table 2025 Raises Over $180,000 for Local Conservation Efforts
On a perfect summer evening beneath a blue June sky, guests gathered at the picturesque Russell-Mandel Preserve to celebrate and support Heritage Conservancy’s mission. Our annual Farm to Table fundraiser offered not just a beautiful view, but an opportunity to experience the impact of preservation that their generosity makes possible. Thanks to our supporters, this […]
Community Science Recap: The Year That Counted
What is Community Science? It is scientific data and projects that are collected and undertaken by the public — not just scientists and biologists, but everyday people out in the field, logging what they see, helping count local wildlife populations, reporting their observations and experiences, and using various apps to share information. Some may know […]
Heritage Conservancy’s First Pawpaw Festival Brings Out a Crowd
On a sunny Saturday earlier this month, almost 90 people joined us for our first-ever Pawpaw Festival, a celebration of the local fruit and other native trees and plants. “I was inspired to start a pawpaw festival to share my passions for conservation, science, native plants, and work I do here at Heritage Conservancy,” says […]
A Productive and Enlightening Summer for Heritage Conservancy Interns
The Heritage Conservancy conservation stewardship interns from this summer. Each summer, Heritage Conservancy hosts four conservation stewardship interns who assist our stewardship staff in managing the nature preserves we own, all while gaining insights from various professionals in the field. These college students aim to pursue careers in conservation and will apply the skills they […]
