Oliver Bass
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Years of Work to Save Crebilly Farm Pay Off; Land to Become Public Park
After years of effort, a deal was reached earlier this month to preserve Chester County’s Crebilly Farm, a historic 308-acre site of a skirmish during…
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Westtown Township’s Crebilly Farm Successfully Completes Fundraising Campaign
Natural Lands and Westtown Township have successfully completed Natural Lands’ Save Crebilly Campaign—a final step in the multi-year fundraising effort to preserve the entirety of…
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Local Power Couple Is in Driving Seat of Natural Lands’ NextGen Council
Wayne couple Leah and Jason Morganroth are the co-chairs of Natural Lands’ NextGen Council, a group of nature-loving professionals who are proving that contrary to…
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Natural Lands Boosts Final Crebilly Farm Fundraising Effort
Natural Lands is launching the Save Crebilly Campaign—a final step in the organization’s multi-year fundraising effort to preserve the entirety of Crebilly Farm in Westtown…
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35 Acres Adjacent to Hibernia Park in West Brandywine Township Preserved Forever
Natural Lands, the local nonprofit dedicated to preserving and nurturing nature’s wonders while creating opportunities for joy and discovery in the outdoors, has announced the…
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Delaware County to Acquire Highly Coveted, 213-Acre Tract in Marple for Use as a Public Park
Delaware County Council has introduced an ordinance to acquire the 213-acre parcel at the former Don Guanella School for use as a county-owned park, the…
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Permanent Protection for North Coventry Farm That’s Home to 400-Year-Old Oak Tree
Natural Lands has announced the preservation of Great Oak Farm, a 10-acre property in North Coventry Township. The property includes meadows and forest and about…
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Natural Lands Receives Award for Revitalization of Coatesville’s Palmer Park
Natural Lands has been awarded the Green and Sustainable Parks Award from the Pennsylvania Recreation and Parks Society (PRPS). The award honors Natural Lands’ work…
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Farm That Straddles Pocopson, West Bradford Townships Preserved Forever
Natural Lands has announced the successful preservation of the 54-acre Castle Rock Farm that straddles Pocopson and West Bradford townships. The farm is adjacent to…
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Natural Lands Purchases 82 Acres to Add to Crow’s Nest Preserve in Warwick Township
Natural Lands has purchased an 82-acre wooded property adjacent to its Crow’s Nest Preserve in Warwick Township. The addition brings the preserve’s size to 454…
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More Than 12,000 Trees Planted at Bryn Coed Preserve to Improve Water Quality
Natural Lands has announced that a massive tree-planting effort has been completed at its Bryn Coed Preserve in Chester Springs, as 12,500 native species have…
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Natural Lands Issues Call for Volunteer Ambassadors at Stoneleigh
Natural Lands is accepting applications for the 2020 Stoneleigh Ambassador volunteer training program. Modeled on the organization’s incredibly successful Force of Nature program, volunteers attend…
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Natural Lands and Tyler Arboretum Partner to Save a Rare, Local Ecosystem
On a sunny autumn afternoon in late October, more than a dozen volunteers from nonprofits Natural Lands and Tyler Arboretum joined forces to collect native…
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Going Outside to Look Inward: Natural Lands to Offer Outdoor Employment for Youth Facing Challenges
A pair of nonprofits, Natural Lands and Trellis for Tomorrow, are partnering together on a program that introduces Chester County youth who have faced social…
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Chester County Leadership: Oliver Bass, President, Natural Lands
Oliver Bass, the President of Natural Lands, a non-profit organization that saves open space, cares for nature, and connects people to the outdoors in eastern…
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Restoration of Coatesville’s Palmer Park Promotes Natural Play, Environmental Stewardship
On a brisk spring day, a group of enthusiastic volunteers set about moving mulch and planting in an effort to complete the installation of a…
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Local Land Once Slated for Development Has Been Added to State Park
Natural Lands has purchased and transferred a 57-acre property to Marsh Creek State Park. Located in Wallace Township, the land was slated to be developed.…
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