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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) […]
Natural Lands’ Bear Creek Preserve in Buck Township, Luzerne County, PA.
Bear Creek Preserve Expands by 53 Acres
August 4, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA, Pa., August 4, 2025 – Natural Lands announced today the addition of a 53-acre property to its Bear Creek Preserve in […]
Sadsbury Woods ADA-accessible trail through the forest in summer
Accessible Trail at Sadsbury Woods Completed
July 30, 2025
Natural Lands has completed an ADA-compliant trail at Sadsbury Woods Preserve in Coatesville, Chester County.
Summer campers pose on the footbridge they built at Crow’s Nest Preserve.
Boardwalks Protect the Environment at Crow’s Nest Preserve
July 29, 2025
By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. I have a lot more to write about highlights from the last five weeks of summer camp, but want to […]
A dark red Peacedale Preserve sign in a field newly planted with tiny seedlings in protective tree tubes.
Growing a Forest at Peacedale Preserve
June 17, 2025
Natural Lands planted more than 11,000 native trees and shrubs at its Landenberg, PA, property to improve water quality and offer habitat to wildlife.
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 […]
JROTC Cadets pose along the trail where they spread gravel.
Owen J. Roberts Navy JROTC Finishes Another Trail
May 29, 2025
By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Cadets from the Owen J. Roberts High School Navy JROTC program came out to Crow’s Nest Preserve again this year […]
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.
