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Gulf Coast tick, photo courtesy of Commonwealth of PA, Dept. of Environmental Protection
let’s talk ticks
October 23, 2025
by Ayaan Naik, Youth in Public Health, Downingtown STEM Academy Exploring the beautiful nature preserves, parks, and trails of Pennsylvania gives us the wonderful opportunity […]
Two parcels added to PA state Game Lands
adding to forests in Bucks County
October 23, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA, Pa., October 23, 2025 – Natural Lands announced today the permanent preservation of two wooded properties in Haycock and Nockamixon Townships, […]
eastern red bat
beneficial bats – nothing to fear here
October 20, 2025
By Kit Werner, senior director of communications, and Tianna Godsey, events manager turning fear into facts. As Halloween approaches, we thought it was a […]
American sweetgum at Stoneleigh
fall color guaranteed
October 3, 2025
By Kit Werner Before we talk about autumn’s arboreal display, let’s have a mini science lesson. There are several types of pigment in leaves: Chlorophyll […]
Crebilly Farm sunset in summer
saving Crebilly.
May 16, 2025
The 308-acre Crebilly Farm is an oasis of green near the intersection of Street Road and Route 202 in a heavily developed and quickly growing portion of Chester County. Gently rolling fields, rustling leaves in a shady woodland, meandering streams, and birdsong. It’s hard to believe this property was once the subject of heated debate, many late-night township meetings, legal battles, and community petitions.
Ash Park redevelopment rendering of water feature, courtesy of JMT
Coatesville’s Ash Park Revitalization Now Underway
April 28, 2025
The much-anticipated revitalization of Ash Park, located in the heart of the City of Coatesville, is taking shape as bids for construction opened on April 7.
Bearhill Downs 2022
From Thunder Road to Hiking Trails
December 11, 2022
Legendary Pocono Drag Strip Permanently Preserved as Open Space MEDIA, Pa., December 11, 2022 – Natural Lands announced today the permanent preservation of 278 acres […]
Volunteers plant plugs in a meadow restoration at Crow’s Nest Preserve
Meadow Restoration at Crow’s Nest: The Big Planting
May 10, 2014
By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager Actually, it’s not a big area, but it is a LOT of plants. We’re planting meadow plugs on 1 to […]
