Tuesday, August 6, 2019
By: Lillia Schmidt, Brandywine Conservancy Intern
In these wet summer months, it is not unusual to notice a thick foam accumulating on the surface of your stream. Although it can look unnatural, even alarming, suds on your stream is not all harmful, depending on the type. The tricky part is...
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By: John Goodall, Western Area Director
We are very pleased to announce that at last week’s Honey Brook Board of Supervisors meeting the Board elected to offer financial support for the preservation of five Plain Sect and three English Honey Brook farms....
Continue ReadingFriday, October 14, 2016
By: Tamanya Garza, Marketing & Social Media Specialist
This year October 9 – 15 will be a very special week for many scientists around the globe. Earth Science Week, founded by the American Geosciences Institute, is a week to celebrate, educate, and learn more about our amazing planet and encourage responsible stewarship.
Continue ReadingFriday, September 2, 2016
By: Edie Dondero, Associate Director, Land Stewardship
The monarch butterfly migration is one of the most magnificent and intriguing of all natural phenomena. Monarchs migrate to Mexico each fall from the central and eastern United States and southern Canada to overwinter in the oyamel fir forests in mountains west of Mexico City. That is a more...
Continue ReadingFriday, August 26, 2016
By: Rob Daniels, Associate 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, August 25, 2016
By: Michele Gandy, GIS Specialist
As an organization whose mission involves protecting clean water and open space, we understand how valuable the national parks have been as a way to engage both current and future generations with the glorious outdoors. From lush forests to deserts the color of a sunset, these national treasures...
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