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Natural Lands Receives Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence

April 26, 2023

MEDIA, Pa., April 26, 2023 – Natural Lands was honored yesterday evening with the 2023 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence, presented by the PA Department…

PECO Awards 23 Area Municipalities and Nonprofits with a Total of $150,000 in PECO Green Region Open Space Program Grants

April 24, 2023

PHILADELPHIA (April 24, 2023) — In honor of this year’s EarthWeek theme: Invest in Our Planet, PECO is proud to announce the 23 municipalities and…

Acres Added to Poconos Preserve

April 19, 2023

MEDIA, Pa., April 19, 2023 – Natural Lands announced today the addition of 373 acres to its Bear Creek Preserve in Luzerne County, PA, bringing…

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“Magic Valley” Property in Warwick Township Preserved

March 2, 2023

MEDIA, Pa., March 2, 2023 – Natural Lands announced today the permanent protection of a 10-acre property in Warwick Township, Chester County. The Brown-Shire property…

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Paulina Jerez Joins Natural Lands Board

February 15, 2023

MEDIA, Pa., February 15, 2023 – Natural Lands announced today that Paulina Jerez has joined its Board of Trustees. Ms. Jerez serves as senior counsel…

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Natural Lands Names Gary M. Gimbert as Vice President of Stewardship

February 1, 2023

MEDIA, Pa., February 1, 2023 – Natural Lands—the region’s oldest and largest land conservation organization—announced it has promoted Gary M. Gimbert to vice president of…

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New Garden Golf Course to Become Public Park

January 25, 2023

MEDIA, Pa., January 25, 2023 – Natural Lands announced today the preservation of approximately 106 acres in New Garden Township, Chester County. The land, formerly…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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