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A wildflower is a flower that grows without any help from people. They grow naturally in their environment and can also be used in gardens.

Nationally, more golf courses have closed than have opened every year since 2006, and the pace of closings has accelerated since the economic slowdown in 2018. Currently, there are 673 golf courses in PA and 348 in New Jersey—that’s double the amount of Wawa locations in the two states. The average course size is 150 acres.

Newly installed interpretive signs at Natural Lands’ nature preserves include QR codes that link to a Spanish language version of these informative signs.

Saunders Woods Preserve in Gladwyne welcomed a collection of original paintings by local artist Ann Hopkins Wilson earlier this year. The nature-inspired works were displayed for six months along the walking trails there, carefully lashed to the trunks of mature trees.

The winter 2024 edition of Natural Lands magazine

Natural Lands announced today the conservation of the 14.4-acre Shillelagh Farm in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County. The property offers essential habitat for wildlife, helps protect the quality of Hogestown Run, and helps mitigate the effects of a warming climate.

Natural Lands and ClearWater Conservancy announced today the preservation of the 667-acre Ridge Farm in Jackson and Miller Townships, Huntingdon County. The property is now under a conservation easement with Natural Lands that will forever protect the forest and streams, and the wildlife that call these places home.

Natural Lands and Westtown Township announced today the successful completion of Natural Lands’ Save Crebilly Campaign—a final step in the multi-year fundraising effort to preserve the entirety of Crebilly Farm in Westtown Township, Chester County.