This year, National Trails Day falls on June 7th, and as always it serves as a great opportunity for folks to reflect on the trails they love most and the work that …Read More
National Trails Day at Letort Spring Garden Preserve
Author: Kelly McGinley
Calling All Birdwatchers – PSO Breeding Bird Blitz
Calling All Birdwatchers (and anyone who likes birds!) The Manada Bird Brains Team is at it again this year; taking a bird walk to see what’s out there during the June bird …Read More
Native Meadows at Bushkill Township Preserves
Since Bushkill Township’s award-winning Open Space Program began in 2005 it has preserved close to 2,000 acres. The program preserves land through Conservation Easements and Fee Simple purchase. Over the years, four …Read More
So Many Ways to Plant Native!
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, like many sites along the 185-mile-long Kittatinny Ridge, considers the continued threat of non-native vegetation its top forest stewardship challenge. Its award-winning stewardship staff see the signs annually, having …Read More
Vernal Pool Research in Michaux State Forest
Amphibians are all around us and are often found in unexpected places like vernal pools! Some great examples of vernal pools are found in natural and wild lands in State Forests. Recent …Read More
Berks Nature’s Wildlife Habitat Creation
On a dreary, wet night in early spring, dozens of volunteers can be found armed with headlamps and clipboards scouring the roadways of French Creek Sate Park. They are looking for amphibians …Read More
Kittatinny Ridge Sentinel Landscape
The Kittatinny Ridge was recently designated a sentinel landscape, highlighting the strategic importance of conservation along the Ridge. Land conversion, which decreases open space and increases light and noise pollution, threatens the …Read More
Celebrating Women in Conservation
Women play a vital role in global conservation, contributing to the protection of biodiversity, ecosystems, and sustainable resource management. From pioneering scientists like Rachel Carson, whose Silent Spring ignited the modern environmental …Read More
Pennsylvania’s Rock Hopping Packrat: The Allegheny Woodrat
The Kittatinny Ridge is known for its rugged, rocky terrain, continuous forests, and impressive biodiversity; features that make it the perfect home for one of Pennsylvania’s threatened mammal species, the Allegheny woodrat. …Read More
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