Tag: Nature Preserves
Let Fallen Trees Lie
On neat, manicured lawns, any stray dandelion or pile of leaves is quickly removed for the sake of appearances. In the woods, it’s a different story. When a willow tree…
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A Fun and Muddy Field Trip to Quakertown Swamp
At the beginning of May, the Seventh Generation Charter School from Emmaus took an exciting field trip to our Quakertown Swamp Preserve! After last year’s trip to Bristol Marsh and…
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Battling Against Invasive Garlic Mustard
As warm spring weather gently coaxes new growth from the ground, all of us here at Heritage Conservancy are happy to see a variety of flora making a comeback from…
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Monarch Tagging & Pollinator Survey
Saturday, September 7th1:00 PM to 3:00 PMHeritage Conservancy’s Jackson Pond PreserveNear Forest Grove Presbyterian ChurchForest Grove, PA Assist Heritage Conservancy staff and citizen scientists with catching, tagging and releasing monarch…
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Foraging for Edible Mushrooms
Saturday, July 13th10:00 AM to 12:00 PMHeritage Conservancy’s Fuller/Pursell Nature PreservesSlifer Valley RoadSpringfield Township, Bucks County “Mycologist” is the name for a biologist who specializes in the study of mushrooms…
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Bird Box: Creating Homes for Local Wood Ducks
Wood Ducks need houses too! Our conservation steward team (a.k.a. our “Stew Crew”) Nina and Jim have been working to make our Lindsay Farm Preserve a more “homey” space for…
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Defining Our Landscapes: What Is a Wolf Tree?
Discover what a wolf tree is and how these large, open-grown trees shape forest structure, biodiversity, and long-term habitat health.
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Keeping It Wild At Quakertown Swamp
Lately, our conservation stewards have been busy doing maintenance work on our Quakertown Swamp Preserve–but the end goal isn’t to make it look pretty. “We’re trying to keep the surrounding…
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Heritage Conservancy Facilitates the Preservation of Two Properties in Richland Township
Ever since the Land Preservation Board for Richland Township made a wish list 15 years ago of the properties it would like to see preserved, two properties remained at the…
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Conservation Ambassador Training
Thursday, February 21st(Snow date February 28th)5:00 PM to 6:00 PMAldie Mansion85 Old Dublin PikeDoylestown, PA 18901 Heritage Conservancy is developing a core group of dedicated volunteers who will serve as…
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Trash Cleanup for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Monday, January 21st10:00 AM to NoonBristol Marsh Nature Preserve350 Basin Park, Bristol, PA 19007 – Near Bristol Borough Riverfront ParkOr Croydon Woods Nature PreserveApproximately 1900 Summit Ave. Croydon, PA 19021 Help us…
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Full Wolf Moon Walk & Owl Prowl
Friday, January 18th 7:30 PM to 8:30/9:00 PM Heritage Conservancy’s Fuller/Pursell Nature Preservein Springfield Township Some Native Americans referred to the January full moon as the Full Wolf Moon because this was…
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Historic Aldie Mansion
85 Old Dublin Pike
Doylestown, PA 18901
