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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, […]
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. […]
meadows + fire = life
October 31, 2025
By Kit Werner, Senior Director of Communications Say the word “prairie,” and most of us picture the vast plains of the Midwest. In contrast, the […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.