Tag: Upper Bucks

Jere Knight

Jere Knight: Conservation Advocate of Bucks County

March 16, 2026

When you walk the Jere Knight Trail at Heritage Conservancy’s Fuller-Pursell Nature Preserve, you’re walking in the footsteps of a woman who spent decades helping people and the environment. To…

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Business Partner Happy Hour: Trolley Barn Public Market (Upper Bucks)

March 13, 2026

Wednesday, October 14, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Trolley Barn Public Market, 116 E Broad St, Quakertown, PA 18951 Join Heritage Conservancy staff and local Business Partners for a casual…

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Quakertown Community School District and Heritage Conservancy Expanded Environmental Science Education for Students

October 22, 2025

Heritage Conservancy has begun a partnership with Quakertown Community School District (QCSD) to build outdoor activities and teacher training for environmental science education that will serve about 400 high school…

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Newly Preserved: The 55-Acre Staff Property in Bucks County

June 9, 2025

In May, Heritage Conservancy completed a conservation easement to protect the 55-acre Staff property in Springfield Township, Bucks County. This land is part of a larger 175-acre farm, Kirkland Farm,…

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Community Science Recap: The Year That Counted

February 11, 2025

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…

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The Shipley Lester House of Quakertown

September 12, 2024

The historic Shipley Lester House in Quakertown dates back to about 1815 and was linked to multiple notable local figures over its years. The property was recently added to Heritage…

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The Shipley Lester House of Quakertown

July 19, 2024

The historic Shipley Lester House in Quakertown dates back to about 1815 and was linked to multiple notable local figures over its years. The property was recently added to Heritage…

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A Wonderful ‘Full Circle’ Feeling: A New Land Conservation Easement Preserves Over 55 Acres in Upper Bucks County

September 19, 2023

This month Heritage Conservancy has completed the preservation of a 55.6 acre property in Richland Township in Upper Bucks County. The Corn Property is adjacent to Heritage Conservancy’s 70-acre Quakertown…

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Habitat Exploration at Quakertown Swamp Preserve

May 23, 2022

Monday, April 11th, was an exciting day at our Quakertown Swamp Preserve! 25 second and third grade students from Quakertown United Friends School, along with 10 parents and 2 teachers,…

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Over 40 Acres Preserved in Bedminster Township

January 19, 2022

Heritage Conservancy ended the year with another success! The Buehner Farm, located in Bedminster Township, is a 41.9-acre farm almost entirely comprised of Prime Farmland and Farmland of Statewide Importance….

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Preservation Success in Haycock Township

September 22, 2021

Heritage Conservancy is pleased to have facilitated the placement of a conservation easement on approximately thirty-four acres of land in Haycock Township, Bucks County, realizing the preservation goals of both…

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Heritage Conservancy Facilitates Preservation of Highly Visible, Nearly 100-acre Farm in Bedminster Township

August 31, 2020

Working in partnership with Bucks County and Bedminster Township, Heritage Conservancy facilitated the placement of a conservation easement on a 97-acre farm in Bedminster Township. Owned by the Blue Rock…

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