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Borough of Chester Heights to Purchase 40 Acres of Community Open Space

June 21, 2023

For immediate release MEDIA, Pa., June 21, 2023 – Natural Lands and the Borough of Chester Heights, Delaware County, announced today the Borough has entered…

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light, color, texture, joy.

June 18, 2023

Gregory Blue is a West Chester-based painter, but he considers himself an observer first and foremost. “When we take the time to look closely, to…

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the next wave of sprawl.

June 10, 2023

For most of us, the words “suburban sprawl” conjure up images of cookie cutter homes, tangled networks of freeways, and traffic back-ups as far as…

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plant this, not that.

June 1, 2023

Late last year, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture announced plans to ban the sale of burning bush, Euonymus alatus. Burning bush is an invasive species,…

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heartwood.

May 30, 2023

At Stoneleigh: a natural garden, a London planetree—close cousin to the native American sycamore—has towered over the Main House for more than 150 years. Its…

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Natural Lands Receives Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence

April 26, 2023

MEDIA, Pa., April 26, 2023 – Natural Lands was honored yesterday evening with the 2023 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence, presented by the PA Department…