Wednesday, June 19, 2019
By: Kelly Ford, Easement Stewardship Intern
You may have noticed an increase in the number of turtles out on the roads over the last couple of weeks. This is because spring and early summer are the times turtles are moving about to find mates and a place to lay their eggs. ...
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By: M. Beth Burnam, RLA, Senior Planner for Natural Resources
Chadds Ford used to be a place where farm people gathered to talk, to shop, and see what was happening with their neighbors. It was a place where craftsmen worked and sold their furniture, art, and door latches...
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By: Rob Daniels, Associate Planner, Municipal Assistance Program
One of the many perks to our jobs here at the Brandywine Conservancy is that on occasion we get to spend time outside. Recently, on a couple of rather sultry days (it’s still nice to escape the office for an hour or two) I had the...
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Installed two years ago, the small wildflower meadow on our campus in Chadds Ford is providing habitat and sustenance to a variety of pollinators.
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What's cuter than a baby bird? Easy, a baby falcon!Pictured here is a freshly hatched American kestrel. The American kestrel, or Falco sparverius for you lovers of Latin or budding ornithologists, is the smallest of our native North American falcons. ...
Continue ReadingFriday, May 22, 2015
If a tree dies in the forest, should you remove it? If the dead tree is not threatening people or property, we say no. Dead trees provide food and shelter for wildlife and, as they decompose, return vital nutrients to the soil. They can also make for great discoveries. Just look at what we found earlier this week in a dead tree in our Laurels Preserve.
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