Tuesday, December 4, 2018
By: Kevin Fryberger, Natural Resource Manager
The 99th Glenolden Christmas Bird Count in Delaware County, part of the 119th Audubon Christmas Bird Count, will be held Saturday, December 15, 2018. This year marks the tenth time Brandywine Conservancy staff has participated in the count on the Waterloo Mills Preserve.
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Spring is on its way. Longer days filled with sunshine and warmer weather will be here soon. The changing seasons is an opportunity for Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art members to get outside and enjoy our beautiful nature preserves. For the ardent observer, signs of changes have been...
Continue ReadingTuesday, March 6, 2018
By: Susan Charkes, Easement Steward
Early spring in the Brandywine Valley and the surrounding area is the ideal time to look and listen for herps. “Herps” is short for Herpetofauna—the collective term for both reptiles and amphibians. Someone who studies herps, either as an amateur or professional, is called a...
Continue ReadingMonday, December 4, 2017
The emerald ash borer (EAB), which kills virtually all ash trees that it infests, has been making its way toward our region for about 15 years. The EAB was first officially detected in Chester County this past November. For landowners and tree lovers, now is the time to prepare for...
Continue ReadingWednesday, November 22, 2017
One of the best perks of working for the Brandywine Conservancy is that around this time of year we get to spend so much of our time outside enjoying the glorious Brandywine Valley. Whether we are organizing a volunteer tree planting, doing our annual walk-through on one of our easement...
Continue ReadingWednesday, September 13, 2017
By: Rob Daniels, Senior Land Use Planner
Having spent five years battling heat, humidity, head-winds, and a dearth of paved country roads in Kansas, I couldn’t be more thrilled than to now have Chester County and its surrounding environs as the backdrop for my many miles in the saddle. So, you ask, what makes this such a special...
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