The Brandywine Conservancy is thrilled to announce the launch of the Brandywine Native Garden Hub, a new online resource designed to inspire gardeners of all levels and skillsets. The Brandywine Native Garden Hub is a free,...
Read MoreThey have a face only a mother could love…or perhaps a farmer.
A recent study in Science magazine calculated the estimated economic value of bats to Pennsylvania farmers, and the results are astounding. According to the study, bats save Pennsylvania’s farmers...
Last week, we discovered two black vulture nests in the Laurels Preserve.
While turkey vulture nests are numerous in this area, black vulture nests are less common so we were thrilled by this find. This morning, researchers from Hawk Mountain Sanctuary came down...
The Pennsylvania Game Commission just released the results of their 2011 bald eagle nest survey and the news is astounding.
The Commission recorded a total of 203 nests in Pennsylvania this year. To put that number in perspective, in 1983 there were only THREE nests in the entire...
Why turkey vulture as the species of the week? Why not!
I happen to think Cathartes aura is one of the most underappreciated of our native birds. So what if they eat carrion (i.e., dead stuff), defecate on their own legs to cool themselves, and vomit...