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Harold N. Peek Preserve

This wetland habitat is an excellent place to observe a wide variety of birds, especially migrating waterfowl and raptors.

Hilly green fields and dark green trees sit under a blue sky with fluffy, white clouds

ChesLen Preserve

ChesLen is the largest privately owned nature preserve open to the public in Chester County.

A waterway cuts between two meadows of tall brown grass under a light blue sky.

Glades Wildlife Refuge

At Glades, the cycles and rhythm of the natural world are evident in the seasonal weather, migrating birds, and fluctuating tides.

Upcoming events

FON Volunteer Class 2019 training at ChesLen. Russ Applegate cutting invasives.

ChesLen Preserve | Volunteer Service

Volunteer - Give Back to Nature - cancelled

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Crow’s Nest Preserve | General Events

Sunday Yoga

a pinecone in a tree with golden needles

Stoneleigh: a natural garden | Stoneleigh Natural GardenVolunteer Service

Volunteer - Winter Gardening

A Bald Eagle soars against a blue grey sky.

Glades Wildlife Refuge | BirdingGeneral Events

Winter Eagle Festival

Stroud Preserve | Volunteer Service

Volunteer - Nurture Nature

Binky Lee Preserve | Volunteer Service

Volunteer - Care for Nature

FON Volunteer Class 2019 training at ChesLen. Russ Applegate cutting invasives.

Crow’s Nest Preserve | Volunteer Service

Volunteer - Nurture Nature

Brown dried ferns in focus against a backdrop of tall trees in late autumn.

Stoneleigh: a natural garden | Stoneleigh Natural GardenVolunteer Service

Volunteer - Winter Gardening

A woman with a red hooded puffy jacket and a man in a hoodie and vest smile as they place a tree tube in a field.

Peacedale Preserve | Volunteer Service

Volunteer - Love our trees, please

a sunny day over a green field, clouds in the background.

First Friday Hike: Then & Now - sold out

FON Volunteer Class 2019 training at ChesLen. Russ Applegate cutting invasives.

Bryn Coed Preserve | Volunteer Service

Volunteer - Nurture Nature

frozen leaves hang on a branch.

Hildacy Preserve | Member DiscountGeneral Events

Release & Renew: a mini wellness retreat - sold out

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In the news

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down. but not out.

Claudia Winters, Natural Lands’ assistant preserve manager for Sadsbury, Willisbrook, and Green Hills Preserves, is a self-professed birder. But really, she is a wildlifer. She…

from par to public park.

reuniting Stoneleigh and Oakwell.