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American sweetgum at Stoneleigh
fall color guaranteed
October 16, 2025
Before we talk about autumn’s arboreal display, let’s have a mini science lesson. There are several types of pigment in leaves: Chlorophyll (green) Xanthophylls (yellows) […]
Preserved woodlands under conservation easement at the Mechanicsburg Sportsmen’s Protective Association, Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County
Preserving 154 Acres of Forest Along the Kittatinny Ridge
October 6, 2025
MEDIA, Pa., October 6, 2025 – Natural Lands announced today the permanent protection of a 154-acre wooded property in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County. The […]
Victoria B. Mars
Victoria B. Mars Joins Natural Lands Board of Trustees
August 21, 2025
MEDIA, Pa., August 21, 2025 – Natural Lands announced today that Victoria B. Mars has joined its board of trustees. Ms. Mars’ four-decade career at […]
Landscape painting of Stroud Preserve by Gregory Blue
Natural Lands’ NextGen Council Announces Call for Artists for “Art and Connect”
June 25, 2025
Call for submissions for Art & Connect, a juried exhibition in partnership with the Da Vinci Art Alliance in Philadelphia. The exhibition is open to artists aged 18 and older, working in all mediums and from all backgrounds.
A drone photo of Peacedale Preserve by mark Williams showing some of the 11,020 tree seedlings in photodegradable tree tubes planted in the fields.
Massive Reforestation Effort at Peacedale Preserve
June 17, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA, Pa., June 17, 2025 – Natural Lands announced a massive tree-planting effort was completed recently at the organization’s Peacedale Preserve in […]
The 72-acre Recica property, once adjacent to state game lands, is now owned by the PA Game Commission.
Saving 72-Acre Forest Along Kittatinny Ridge
June 9, 2025
Carbon County, PA, and Natural Lands announced completion of the first conservation project to come to fruition through the county’s new Open Space Grant Program. Natural Lands purchased a once-vulnerable, 72-acre wooded property in East Penn Township using grant funds from the program and immediately transferred it to the PA Game Commission as an addition to Game Lands No. 217. The property will be open to the public for recreation and hunting and will remain preserved forever.
A lightening bug (or firefly) perched on a green leaf.
firefly funfacts
June 5, 2025
Fireflies are amazing insects! Did you know…? Fireflies and lightning bugs are the same thing! It’s just a different dialect and depends on where you […]
Eastern box turtle at Mariton
thinking outside the box.
May 16, 2025
Preserve Manager Zane Miller has spotted quite a few box turtles as he goes about his workdays. The more he encountered, the more he began to wonder how robust their population was. So, he set about studying them.
