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A NextGen Summer

May 31, 2023

Natural Lands’ NextGen Council invites folks in their 20s, 30s, and 40s to connect with us this summer. Enjoy fun, outdoor activities for families and…

A dark red sign reads: "pollinator meadow in progress, please pardon our appearance" and it's in a dry meadow with blue sky above.

pollinator meadows in progress.

April 7, 2023

Insects are the foundation of all life on Earth, and pollinators are especially vital. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that 80 percent of the…

A male Bluebird eating a caterpillar on a fencepost.

2021 Nest Box Report

January 21, 2022

by Tim Burris, Wildlife Management Coordinator Time to look back at the 2021 Nest Box season. I often interchange the terms nest boxes with Bluebird…

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…

A bright summer landscape of a green meadow with a forest in the distance under a blue sky with fuffy clouds.

Story of The Creek

March 15, 2021

Last week, we received an email from Owen Loustau, a 17-year-old resident of southeastern Chester County. “I am really interested in the ways that your…

gratitude for the good things.

December 7, 2020

Dr. Sandra Andersson and her husband, Russ, have fallen in love. With open space. All it took was a pandemic. Last December, they ventured out…

Two volunteers works with hand tools on a wooden boardwalk

building boardwalks. (not bored.)

September 28, 2020

Volunteers jumped at the chance to help Natural Lands staff build a boardwalk at our ChesLen Preserve on September 24. They wielded hammers, drills, and…

A group of people in fire gear pose for the camera in a natural landscape.

Prescribed Fire at Unionville Barrens

April 11, 2019

By Daniel Barringer. Our crew assembled last Thursday to conduct a prescribed fire at the Unionville Barrens at Cheslen Preserve. Preston Wilson ignites one side…