Thursday, February 21, 2019
By: Susan Charkes, Easement Steward
In spring, keep your eyes and ears open to experience one of nature’s most amazing phenomena: bird migration. Using both modern technologies and old-fashioned observation, scientists are learning more about where birds go and what they need to survive the journey.
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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...
Continue ReadingThursday, July 6, 2017
By: Sarah Chudnovsky, Brandywine Conservancy Intern
Recently, land stewardship staff came across these mysterious puff-balls on an oak tree while out in the field. With a little research, we learned that these are galls, sometimes known as “oak apples.”“Oak apple galls” are leaves that have developed into a thin sphere because wasps have...
Continue ReadingThursday, June 15, 2017
By: Erin Smith, Land Stewardship Intern
Often during this time of year wildlife management organizations receive a high volume of calls from concerned folks who have observed a lone fawn. Many fawns are removed from their location and brought to people’s homes or to animal rehabilitation services in an attempt to “rescue” the animal...
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