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In the forground is a carpet of green ferns with towering pine trees behind.

words inspired by nature

January 10, 2023

In the fall of 2021, Villanova University’s Nature Writing Workshop met at Stoneleigh: a natural garden to take inspiration from that unique space. It was…

A wooden boardwalk crosses over a body of water with trees in the distance. The sky is reflected in the water.

America’s oldest urban refuge turns 50

About a half-mile as the crow flies from the Philadelphia Airport, amid the tidal marsh and mudflats at the southernmost point of Darby Creek, a…

Two young women stand with arms around each others' shoulders in a green meadow

fresh perspective.

At Natural Lands, we often talk about being in the business of forever. We take on perpetual responsibility for the lands under our care. That…

A group of flying squirrels huddle together inside a wooden nest box

cold comfort.

December 12, 2022

Bats do it. Groundhogs do it. Even several jumping mice do it. (And one study suggests early humans may have, too.) Hibernation—where respiration and heartbeat…

A view of Crebilly Farm is shown in Chester County, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Neighbors for Crebilly Farm, a group of Westtown Township residents that have grappled with Toll Brothers for the better part of two years over a proposed development on an historic farm in Chester County. Now that Toll has appealed the township's denial to the Commonwealth Court, they've shown no signs of letting up. JOSE F. MORENO / Staff Photographer

Daily Local News: East Bradford leads by example with Crebilly Farm referendum

October 27, 2022

By BILL RETTEW | wrettew@dailylocal.com | Daily Local News PUBLISHED: October 26, 2022 at 2:56 p.m. | UPDATED: October 26, 2022 at 3:45 p.m. EAST BRADFORD — “Westtown only needs to look…

AL DÍA Regina A. Hairston joins Natural Lands Board of Trustees

August 11, 2022

The African American Chamber of Commerce President is the newest board member for the region’s most prominent land conservation organization. By Jensen Toussaint…

Success! State environmental funding boosted

July 9, 2022

Dear Friends; The Pennsylvania state budget for the upcoming fiscal year has been finalized, and I am thrilled to share that Growing Greener III (referred…

finding balance.

May 31, 2022

The most dangerous wild animal in Pennsylvania has caused 69 deaths and 6,208 injuries in the past five years. It’s ruining crops, damaging future timber…

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

of kestrels and cows.

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…

pollinator partnership.

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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