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Natural Lands Receives Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence

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…

PECO Awards 23 Area Municipalities and Nonprofits with a Total of $150,000 in PECO Green Region Open Space Program Grants

PHILADELPHIA (April 24, 2023) — In honor of this year’s EarthWeek theme: Invest in Our Planet, PECO is proud to announce the 23 municipalities and…

Acres Added to Poconos Preserve

MEDIA, Pa., April 19, 2023 – Natural Lands announced today the addition of 373 acres to its Bear Creek Preserve in Luzerne County, PA, bringing…

“Magic Valley” Property in Warwick Township Preserved

MEDIA, Pa., March 2, 2023 – Natural Lands announced today the permanent protection of a 10-acre property in Warwick Township, Chester County. The Brown-Shire property…

Paulina Jerez Joins Natural Lands Board

MEDIA, Pa., February 15, 2023 – Natural Lands announced today that Paulina Jerez has joined its Board of Trustees. Ms. Jerez serves as senior counsel…

Natural Lands Names Gary M. Gimbert as Vice President of Stewardship

MEDIA, Pa., February 1, 2023 – Natural Lands—the region’s oldest and largest land conservation organization—announced it has promoted Gary M. Gimbert to vice president of…

New Garden Golf Course to Become Public Park

MEDIA, Pa., January 25, 2023 – Natural Lands announced today the preservation of approximately 106 acres in New Garden Township, Chester County. The land, formerly…

words inspired by nature

In the fall of 2021, Villanova University’s Nature Writing Workshop met at Stoneleigh: a natural garden to take inspiration from that unique space. It was…

America’s oldest urban refuge turns 50

About a half-mile as the crow flies from the Philadelphia Airport, amid the tidal marsh and mudflats at the southernmost point of Darby Creek, a…

A hand holds a branch with green leaves.

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