Wednesday, April 25, 2018
By: Susan Charkes, Easement Steward
An estimated 90% of the world’s flowering plants rely on pollinators. Our food supply depends on pollinators, too: more than 75% of crop species need pollinators. Our best tool to protect these vital members of our natural community is...
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By: Tamanya Garza, Marketing & Social Media Specialist
As one of the groups leading the charge on maintaining clean water in the Brandywine Valley, the staff of the Brandywine Conservancy often get questions about how each person can do their part. One of the questions we get pretty regularly is...
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By: Tamanya Garza, Marketing & Social Media Specialist and Meredith Mayer, Community Engagement Coordinator
As the leaves start to explode in the fiery colors of fall, we each tend to find ourselves in awe of the beautiful forests we see every day...
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By: Kristen Frentzel, Easement Manager
To give you an idea of the diversity of the lands we help protect, let me share with you just a few of the animals we have come across...
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By: Edie J. Dondero, Associate Director, Land Stewardship
We are very excited to announce that a new butterfly garden is taking shape on the Brandywine campus. Affectionately named the “Monarch Migration Station,” the new garden will be planted with native wildflowers and grasses.
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By: Seung Ah Byun, PhD, PE, Senior Planner for Water Resources
Last month, I visited Austin, Texas for StormCon, a conference of stormwater professionals from across North America...
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