Preserving and nurturing nature’s wonders. Creating opportunities for joy and discovery in the outdoors for everyone.

we save open space, care for nature, and connect people to the outdoors.

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Enjoy a pint with a take-your-breath-away view.

Visit

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Meng Preserve

Get ready for a rocky climb in this densely forested landscape.

An autumn landscape of colorful trees on hills under a blue sky. A clearing in the middle show a meadow and water.

Bear Creek Preserve

Bear Creek Preserve is a vast expanse of forests and steep stream valleys... and one of the best places to go hiking!

Upcoming events

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ChesLen Preserve | Birding

Autumn Avian Adventures

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Bryn Coed Preserve | Volunteer Service

Volunteer - Nurture Nature

A woman standing next to a tree smiles at the camera in a field of trees with tubes around them.

Gwynedd Preserve | Volunteer Service

Volunteer - Care for Nature

A large stone mansion with pale yellow azaleas blooming under foggy, rainy skies

Stoneleigh: a natural garden | Stoneleigh Natural Garden

Home and Garden Tour

A man and woman volunteer laugh together with a nice backdrop of red and orange leaves.

ChesLen Preserve | Volunteer Service

Volunteer - Nurture Nature

A group of five women in sun salutation pose on yoga mats outdoors in a meadow with tall pine trees in the background. The sun is setting just below the tree tops.

Stoneleigh: a natural garden | Stoneleigh Natural Garden

Yoga in the Garden - CANCELLED

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ChesLen Preserve | Volunteer Service

Volunteer - Garden Tenders

Purple and white speckled pitcher plants in the garden at Stoneleigh: a natural garden.

Stoneleigh: a natural garden | Stoneleigh Natural GardenVolunteer Service

Volunteer - Fall Gardening

Man planting a tree in the woods

Crow’s Nest Preserve | Volunteer Service

Volunteer - Nurture Nature

A cluster of colorful red leaves at Stoneleigh garden

Stoneleigh: a natural garden | Stoneleigh Natural GardenVolunteer Service

Volunteer - Fall Gardening

A person in a yellow jacket smiles and holds some plant fencing above their head with gloved hands as they stand in the forest.

Saunders Woods Preserve | Volunteer Service

Volunteer - Care for Nature

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Hildacy Preserve | Volunteer Service

Volunteer - Nurture Nature

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In the news

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Natural Lands Joins Art-Reach’s ACCESS Program

MEDIA, Pa., October 3, 2022 – Natural Lands, the region’s oldest and largest land conservation not-for-profit, is the latest organization to partner with fellow non-profit…

Natural Lands Names Tiffany Sowers as Vice President of Human Resources

Preserving Forest Around Historic Isabella Furnace