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A dark brown fisher walks along the edge of a grassy mowed path.

wild. life.

July 14, 2022

Visitor Chuck Babbitt was quick with his camera when visiting Bryn Coed Preserve recently, and captured some amazing photos of an American mink. Mink are…

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…

A Bald Eagle flies against a blue sky.

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.…

Close up of an Eastern Bluebird on a wooden nest box with an insect in its mouth

building an insect factory.

June 18, 2021

Ten years ago, a pair of Red-shouldered Hawks built a nest in a tall white pine at the southern edge of Hildacy Preserve, Natural Lands’…

A woman with short brown hair stands smiling in front of a white blooming magnolia tree

loyalty to a legacy.

Marlene Campbell had never heard of Natural Lands, but she certainly knew about Stoneleigh, the former home of John and Chara Haas in Villanova. In…

barrens restoration. plugging away.

June 14, 2021

On a hot August afternoon last summer, 8 volunteers worked to dig holes in the rocky, blue-green substrate at a section of ChesLen Preserve known…

Aerial view of a plot of land with white outlines against a black map showing roadways

eagle’s-eye view.

It’s always been Natural Lands’ practice to visit annually each and every one of the 447 properties under conservation easement with our organization to ensure…

a small brown and white bird perched on a log

bettering our bird abode.

June 9, 2021

Last year, Natural Lands received $20,000 from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to study and improve habitat at Bear Creek Preserve for three species of…