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Eastern Milk Snake at Stroud Preserve
Sssensational Snakes of PA
February 24, 2026
By Tianna Godsey, events coordinator A remarkable 51 percent of Americans report a fear of snakes—known as ophidiophobia—even though most species native to Pennsylvania are […]
map showing addition to William Penn State Forest – Reading Materials parcel
Preserving 60 Acres of Forest in Hopewell Big Woods
January 26, 2026
MEDIA, Pa., January 26, 2025 – Natural Lands announced today the preservation of a nearly 60-acre property in Union Township, Berks County, that was transferred […]
An opossum in a tree branch in winter at Crow’s Nest Preserve
awesome opossums.
January 13, 2026
By Tianna Godsey, events coordinator Opossums are the only marsupial in North America, in the same family as kangaroos, koalas, and wombats. They are abundant […]
Preserving Key Acreage in East Bradford Township, Chester County
January 5, 2026
MEDIA, Pa., January 5, 2026 – Natural Lands announced today the permanent preservation of a 23.4-acre property in East Bradford Township, Chester County. The land, […]
Mae Axelrod 5.17.2016
into the (Delco) woods.
December 30, 2025
The 213-acre site now known as Delco Woods was, until recently, the largest unprotected forest in Delaware County. Once slated to become houses and retail […]
A monarch butterfly sipping nectar from yellow goldenrod flowers in late summer.
measuring Monarchs.
December 29, 2025
Every fall, Monarch butterflies across eastern North America travel thousands of miles to spend the winter in the mountaintop forests of central Mexico. They cluster […]
reforestation planting at Peacedale Preserve, May 2025
Year-Long Reforestation Effort at Natural Lands’ Preserves
December 18, 2025
MEDIA, Pa., December 18, 2025 – Natural Lands is celebrating a banner year for tree planting in 2025. The non-profit conservation organization has planted 22,500 […]
spectacular spiders.
December 15, 2025
Spiders are often-misunderstood arachnids. Learning facts about these fascinating creatures may help us all appreciate them. Spiders evolved 386–200 million years ago, making them truly […]
