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a collection of shoes and dog toys gathered on a green lawn
a collection of shoes and dog toys gathered on a green lawn

The Case Of The Missing Shoes.

July 5, 2022

Amy Acq and her family live in Media, PA, in a well-established suburb just a few miles from Natural Lands’ Hildacy Preserve. This spring, she […]

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A Bald Eagle flies against a blue sky.
A Bald Eagle flies against a blue sky at Bryn Coed Preserve

A Symbol Of Hope  

June 30, 2022

In the United States, Bald Eagles are a symbol of strength, courage, and patriotism. But for Natural Lands, they are also a symbol of hope. […]

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kids jumping on logs outside
Kids jumping on logs at Crow's Nest summer camp

Kids’ Climbing Structure Completed

June 18, 2022

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Cody, Allie, and Joe pose on a climbing structure they just completed in the kids’ play area across the creek […]

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A herd of female white-tailed deer
A herd of female white-tailed deer

Finding Balance.

May 31, 2022

“The bottom line is that humans have been manipulating the deer population—and by extension the ecosystem—for thousands of years,” said Tim Burris, Natural Lands’ wildlife management coordinator and preserve manager at Mariton Wildlife Sanctuary in Easton, PA. “Ironically, to keep from losing our forests, we are now compelled to continue the manipulation. A long-term controlled hunting program is the best tool at our disposal for doing that.”

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a family of American Kestrels perched on top of a nest box
a family of American Kestrels perched on top of a nest box

Of Kestrels And Cows.

May 31, 2022

Kestrels are North America’s smallest and most colorful falcons. Once a common sight in our region, they have declined more than 80 percent in the […]

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a yellow and black butterfly and a black butterfly with white and orange splotches on a pale pink flower cluster
A great spangled fritillary and a red admiral butterfly on the flowers of common milkweed.

Pollinator Partnership.

May 31, 2022

Preston Wilson, preserve manager at our Paunacussing Preserve in Doylestown, Bucks County, has been working for the past decade to make the property a haven […]

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A woman in a blue shirt uses a screwdriver to open up a bluebird nest box.
Colleen Cranney uses a screwdriver to open up a bluebird nest box.

Peering Out.

May 31, 2022

Colleen Cranney says she’s spent so many years as an educator that her teacher skills kick in whenever she’s volunteering at Natural Lands. “At workdays, […]

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Photo of a trail winding through a meadow with woods in the background and blue skies above
Trail winding through the meadow at Bryn Coed Preserve

Final Piece In Place.

May 31, 2022

Four years after Natural Lands embarked on protecting the 1,505-acre Bryn Coed Farms—then the largest remaining unprotected swath of land in the Philadelphia area—the final […]

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A wooden and metal suspension bridge crosses a creek in the shady forest.
A wooden and metal suspension bridge crosses a creek in the shady forest at ChesLen Preserve.

Building Bridges.

May 15, 2022

“We have come a long way from our trash-picking days in the neighborhood,” said Gary Purfield, community service coordinator for the Chester County Juvenile Probation […]

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Photo of a plant label in front of an evergreen tree
Photo of a plant label in front of an evergreen tree at Stoneleigh: a natural garden.

501 And Counting.

May 7, 2022

It just got a little easier for guests of Stoneleigh: a natural garden to learn the native plant species that comprise the beautiful, biodiverse, and […]

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