Conservancy Blog

Conservancy Blog

Less Mowing, More Growing

Last week, the Conservancy undertook the first phase of an exciting effort to begin to transform our Chadds Ford campus. 

In an effort to continue to "walk our talk," staff and volunteers planted more than 5,000 native plants in three plots outside the...

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A Rare Reward for our Restoration Efforts

Finding a rare bird can be tricky for even the most experienced birder.

Providing the appropriate habitat for rare species is even trickier, given the abundance of invasive plant species present in our environment. At the Waterloo Mills Preserve, our managers have been working for years to...

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Time to Tackle Woody Invasives

The fall is the best time to combat woody invasives such as tree-of-heaven, oriental bittersweet, multiflora rose, bush honeysuckle, and autumn or Russian olive.

During the summer, these plants put all of their energy into new growth and seed production, and cutting them at this time will...

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