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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 […]
Ash Park redevelopment rendering of courts area, City of Coatesville, courtesy of JMT
fresh start for Ash Park.
December 11, 2025
Nature is found in wide-open spaces but also in yards, common spaces, and public parks. In some of the region’s more densely populated communities, improving […]
nature as healer
November 25, 2025
By Tianna Godsey, Events Coordinator We hosted a unique event at Gwynedd Preserve called Nature as Healer: A (Grief) Writing Workshop with instructor Naila Francis, […]
Uradnisheck conservation easement Delaware County Thornbury Township meadow
Delco land now permanently preserved
November 24, 2025
MEDIA, Pa., November 24, 2025 – Natural Lands announced today the permanent preservation of a 14.6-acre property in Thornbury Township, Delaware County. The land, now […]
A close up of an eastern coyote with its lush brown fur and golden eyes
coyotes 101
November 14, 2025
By Tianna Godsey, Events Coordinator Coyotes are part of the Canids family, brethren of wolves, foxes, jackals, wild dogs, dingoes, and our beloved domestic dogs. […]
Late fall color on oak trees under a blue sky at Crow’s Nest Preserve.
Crow’s Nest Preserve: November Light
November 1, 2025
By Daniel Barringer, preserve manager. I have always said that November brings a special light. The sun angles lower, and though peak fall foliage is […]
