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      • deer management
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      • general events
      • volunteer events
      • nextgen events
      • events with member perks
      • garden tours
      • plan your event
    • news
      • press releases
      • news from the preserves
      • news from the garden
      • other news
  • what we do
    • save open space
      • why protecting land matters
      • how conservation works
      • community green spaces
    • care for nature
      • caring for our preserves
      • caring for our garden
      • stewardship planning
      • bird conservation
    • connect people to the outdoors
      • at our preserves & garden
      • in your community
      • nature for all
    • about us
      • mission & history
      • staff & leadership
      • our fiscal approach
      • our values
      • careers
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      • upcoming volunteer events
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      • conservation easement landowners
      • sell or donate your land
      • conserve your land
    • for municipal partners
      • Growing Greener: Conservation by Design
      • planning & landscape architecture
      • land conservation consulting
      • open space ballot referendums
      • PECO Green Region
    • land management
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SOLD OUT Art & Connect: Inspired by Nature Opening Reception

This event is sold out. Please join us for a future event. Join Natural Lands’ NextGen Council for a celebratory evening honoring the opening of […]

November 13 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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Pints & Connect: Family Edition

ChesLen Preserve

Natural Lands’ NextGen Council invites families to meet up for a few hours of fun and exploration. All activities are free, but registration is requested. At […]

November 14 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Volunteer – Care for Nature

Gwynedd Preserve

Love nature and want to lend her a helping hand? Grab gloves and join fellow volunteers in nurturing nature. Good fun (and dirt) is guaranteed! […]

November 21 @ 9:00 am - 11:30 am

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Home for the Holidays

Stoneleigh: a natural garden

The gardens at Stoneleigh steal the show from spring to fall, but in wintertime, the warmth of the Main House beckons. During this exclusive holiday […]

December 12 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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  • Sat 15
    volunteers in the meadow pulling invasives

    Volunteer – Care for Nature

    August 15 @ 8:00 am - 10:30 am
    Gwynedd Preserve 640 Swedesford Road, North Wales, Pennsylvania

    helping hands make a difference.

  • Sat 15
    volunteers pulling invasives in a meadow

    Volunteer – Nurture Nature – FULL

    August 15 @ 8:00 am - 10:30 am
    Stroud Preserve 454 North Creek Road, West Chester, Pennsylvania

    Get your hands dirty and give back to a great cause!

  • Sat 15
    A volunteer in a blue Force of Nature shirt smiles at the camera, holding a tree tube in a large open space.

    Volunteer – Give Back to Nature

    August 15 @ 8:00 am - 10:30 am
    Hildacy Preserve 1031 Palmers Mill Road, Media, Pennsylvania

    helping hands make a difference.

  • Sat 15
    Performers dressed in costume on a stone stage with trees in the background

    The Savoy Company presents Trial By Jury  and other Gilbert and Sullivan hits

    Featured August 15 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
    Stoneleigh: a natural garden 1829 County Line Road, Villanova, Pennsylvania

    An outdoor concert filled with wit, whimsy, and timeless melodies. 

  • Sun 16
    a woman in sunglasses smiling while removing invasives

    Volunteer – Nurture Nature

    August 16 @ 8:00 am - 10:30 am
    Bryn Coed Preserve Flint Road, Chester Springs, Pennsylvania

    get outside and give back.

  • Tue 18
    A bumble bee on the yellow stamen of a pink Carolina rose bloom.

    Volunteer – Summer Gardening

    August 18 @ 8:30 am - 11:30 am
    Stoneleigh: a natural garden 1829 County Line Road, Villanova, Pennsylvania

    Grab gloves and join staff and fellow volunteers for seasonal garden projects.

  • Thu 20
    a dark purple flower in the garden with a bee

    Volunteer – Summer Gardening

    August 20 @ 8:30 am - 11:30 am
    Stoneleigh: a natural garden 1829 County Line Road, Villanova, Pennsylvania

    Grab gloves and join staff and fellow volunteers for seasonal garden projects.

  • Fri 21
    hummingbird Moth on a purple flower

    Through the Wild Lens – Photo Contest at Mariton Wildlife Sanctuary

    August 21

    Open call for submissions to our second annual art photo contest inspired by Mariton Wildlife Sanctuary.

  • Fri 21
    A green pickerel frog pokes its head out of the water while holding itself up on a floating green leaf.

    Creek Critter Crawl – CANCELLED

    August 21 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
    Saunders Woods Preserve 1020 Waverly Road, Gladwyne, PA

    Crawl through the creek to meet the fascinating critters who call it home.

  • Fri 21
    alt text: A stone house on the left overlooks a green garden in early June.

    Accessible Golf Cart Tour – SOLD OUT

    August 21 @ 11:00 am - 11:45 am
    Stoneleigh: a natural garden 1829 County Line Road, Villanova, Pennsylvania

    Accessible tour of Stoneleigh’s gardens on a golf cart. 

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    find yourself outside

    Are you up to the challenge? Explore all 20 of our featured preserves and Stoneleigh: a natural garden, and collect all the code words to receive a Natural Lands “Find Yourself Outside” t-shirt.

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    nature as healer

    Spending time in nature improves our physical and mental health, relieves stress, and brings us together. Discover health and wellness events this fall.

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    pints on the preserve

    East Branch Brewing Company will be pouring suds on select Saturdays. Enjoy refreshments with a take-your-breath-away view.

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    Natural Lands

    1031 Palmers Mill Road | Media, PA 19063 | 610-353-5587

    1031 Palmers Mill Road
    Media, PA 19063
    610-353-5587
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