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Preservation of a Small Parcel of Land Along Brandywine Creek Offers Big Impact for the Community

May 3, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA, Pa., May 3, 2021 – Natural Lands is pleased to announce the permanent protection of a vulnerable section of East Branch…

Natural Lands Names Todd Sampsell as Vice President of Conservation Services

April 15, 2021

MEDIA, Pa., April 15, 2021 – Natural Lands—the region’s oldest and largest land conservation organization—announced it has hired Todd Sampsell as vice president of conservation…

Reading Eagle: “Berks County landmark hill preserved from development”

April 7, 2021

By Lisa Scheid lscheid@readingeagle.com @LisaScheid on Twitter As you cross the Schuylkill River traveling east on Route 422 from Reading toward Pottstown, two hills rise…

19 Area Municipalities and Nonprofits Receive a Total of $150,000 through PECO Green Region Open Space Program

March 31, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PHILADELPHIA (March 31, 2021) – In 2020, when life went on hold, individuals flocked to their community parks. What the Greater Philadelphia…

Call for Volunteers

December 15, 2020

Natural Lands and Stoneleigh: a natural garden offer two opportunities to learn and give back MEDIA, Pa., December 15, 2020 – Natural Lands announced today…

Natural Lands renews accreditation

December 8, 2020

Natural Lands is delighted to announce it has renewed its land trust accreditation—demonstrating its commitment to professional excellence and to maintaining the public’s trust in…

Artists in Phoenixville transform utility boxes into works of art

December 4, 2020

By Jen Samuel That includes art. In Phoenixville, a beautification project to transform ordinary utility boxes on borough streets is underway. The Beautification Advisory Commission…

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Part of Brandywine Battlefield Preserved in Westtown Township

October 26, 2020

MEDIA, Pa., October 26, 2020 – Natural Lands announced today the permanent protection of nearly 10 acres of land along the fast-developing Route 202 corridor…

Unlikely Partners BalletX and Natural Lands Make Nature Center Stage

October 23, 2020

MEDIA, Pa., October 23, 2020 – What does it look like when the regions oldest and largest land conservation organization and Philadelphia’s Premier Contemporary Ballet…

Rayenne A. Chen Joins Natural Lands Board

September 14, 2020

MEDIA, Pa., September 14, 2020 – Natural Lands announced today the addition of Rayenne A. Chen to its Board of Trustees. Principal and part of…

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