Conservancy Blog

Conservancy Blog

It's Time to Plant Trees

Autumn is the best time of year to plant trees. 

From late September until approximately December 1st (or until the ground freezes) conditions are most favorable for planting due to cooler temperatures and adequate rainfall.  The soil is also warmer in the fall than in the spring...

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Fungus Among Us!

With all of the rain we have had lately, you may have noticed fungi and mushrooms popping up everywhere. 

While visiting a property under easement today, we found this Giant Puffball, or puffball mushroom.  Common in late summer and fall across yards, meadows, fields, and...

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Don't Clean-Up the Woods

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We often hear landowners mention the need to "clean-up their woods." 

Generally, they are referring to fallen trees and large limbs that have fallen onto the forest floor.  While we understand the aesthetic reasons for wanting to tidy up, removing this material from the woods is...

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Nature's Artistry

If you take the time to look closely, you can spot some spectacular colors, patterns and shapes in your own backyard. 

Nature is the greatest of artists, as evidenced by this diurnal moth, the Ailanthus Webworm.  As the name suggests, this moth's larval host plant is Ailanthus...

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New Disease Threatens Walnut Trees

Thousand Cankers Disease has just been detected for the first time in Pennsylvania, in nearby Bucks County. 

The PA Department of Agriculture has ordered a quarantine restricting the movement of wood from Bucks County and other states known to have the disease. The quarantine restricts...

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