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Aerial photo of a multi-acre tree planting project at Natural Lands' Peacedale Preserve in Chester County, PA.

reforestation planting at Peacedale Preserve, May 2025

Year-Long Reforestation Effort at Natural Lands’ Preserves

December 18, 2025

MEDIA, Pa., December 18, 2025 – Natural Lands is celebrating a banner year for tree planting in 2025. The non-profit conservation organization has planted 22,500 […]

Late fall color on oak trees under a blue sky at Crow’s Nest Preserve.

Crow’s Nest Preserve: November Light

November 1, 2025

By Daniel Barringer, preserve manager. I have always said that November brings a special light. The sun angles lower, and though peak fall foliage is […]

Prescribed fire in progress at Crow’s Nest Preserve

meadows + fire = life

October 31, 2025

By Kit Werner, Senior Director of Communications Say the word “prairie,” and most of us picture the vast plains of the Midwest. In contrast, the […]

drone image of meadows and forests in fall

A drone photo of Bryn Coed Preserve in the fall.

Bryn Coed Preserve Grows to 612 Acres

October 31, 2025

MEDIA, Pa., October 31, 2025 – Natural Lands announced today the addition of two adjacent, undeveloped parcels totaling 102 acres to its Bryn Coed Preserve […]

eastern red bat

beneficial bats – nothing to fear here

October 20, 2025

By Kit Werner, senior director of communications, and Tianna Godsey, events manager turning fear into facts. As Halloween approaches, we thought it was a […]

American sweetgum leaves turning red and yellow

American sweetgum at Stoneleigh

fall color guaranteed

October 3, 2025

By Kit Werner Before we talk about autumn’s arboreal display, let’s have a mini science lesson. There are several types of pigment in leaves: Chlorophyll […]