Tag: Willistown Conservation Trust

A $1 million grant has been awarded to assist in the establishment of the Kestrel Hill Preserve, writes Max Bennett for Patch. 

The funds were…

A new Willistown Conservation Trust initiative aims to protect grassland birds that often nest within Chester County hayfields, writes Sophia Schmidt for WHYY.

“They nest…

Chester County Commissioners Josh Maxwell, Marian Moskowitz, and Eric Roe approved the awarding of nearly $6.7 million in open space preservation and park improvement…

A river otter was spotted on a camera in Chester County’s Ridley Creek, marking the first sighting of the elusive animal in the area…

The Cornell Land Trust Bird Conservation Initiative has awarded Willistown Conservation Trust (WCT) and Natural Lands a $25,000 grant to promote grassland conservation in…

Famous director M. Night Shyamalan, whose work includes The Sixth Sense and Split, is selling 90 acres of the 210-acre Kirkwood Farm to the…

The Chester County Commissioners awarded $2.5 million in open space preservation and park improvement grants at the public commissioners’ meeting. The grants are made…

Conservationists are confident in the future of the 218-acre property belonging to the Rockefeller dynasty in Willistown, writes Holly Herman for The Patch.

The…

A 19th century Malvern estate will soon hit the market, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal.

The 8.8-acre property is part…

The red fox population is currently flourishing in Hunt Country, and the members of Radnor Hunt in Willistown Township are among those who are determined…

Rushton Nature Keepers, an educational program created by the Willistown Conservation Trust, is inspiring the next generation of conservationists, writes Blake Goll for County Lines…

Species of birds and bats that have been in decline for years are going to be more closely monitored thanks to a new tracking system…

West Chester resident Ken Leister has built around 1,000 bluebird boxes over the last decade, including some for the Willistown Conservation Trust, writes Blake…

An army of good is swarming within Chester County, and it’s 48 million strong.

That’s just among the 400 members of the Chester…

The Willistown Conservation Trust, the founders of which have overseen the protection of more than 7,200 acres of open space in the Willistown area…