Heritage Conservancy volunteers recorded 788 amphibians crossing roads during their breeding season migrations last year.

Heritage Conservancy has an active community science group and is helping organize volunteers to aid in important projects and wildlife counts. Led by Heritage Conservancy Senior Conservation Biologist Tyler Kovacs, volunteers worked on a number of important conservation projects in 2024.

From bat and bird counts to amphibian crossings and the installation of a new Motus wildlife tracking tower, it was a fruitful year — and a big win for local wildlife.

Read about our community science accomplishments.

The historic Newtown A.M.E. church is one of multiple historic Black churches on Heritage Conservancy's Register of Historic Places

The history of St. Mark African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Zion Church in Newtown dates back to the early 1800s and played an important role in the life of the African American community in Newtown. Today’s church and its devoted congregation continue to serve as a vital source of fellowship, spirituality, and community outreach.

The present-day structure of St. Mark was dedicated on April 30, 1898, and the church joined Heritage Conservancy’s Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Read more about the church's vibrant and growing history.

With much of the surrounding landscape converted into agricultural fields and lawns, this tract of forest is invaluable to local wildlife.

In January, Heritage Conservancy partnered with Moore Township, Northampton County, to preserve 24 acres of valuable woodlands and wildlife habitat. 

The newly preserved property consists of slopes covered in a valuable patchwork of natural features from meadow to forest. The combination of meadow, shrubland, young forest, and streams provides habitat for a diversity of insects and insectivores like birds, reptiles, and mammals while offering a range of nesting options for wildlife. 

Read more about this newly protected land.

Our community programs created recent literary opportunities for youth in Lower Bucks, including a book about the cleanup of Croydon Woods.

Heritage Conservancy's Education and Community Programs team recently worked with young writers in the Bristol area to capture local nature in words.

Our second annual nature writing contest, 100 Wild Words, challenged kids to connect with nature in their community and capture the experience in 100 words or less. Winners were announced at a literary celebration hosted at Margaret R. Grundy Library in Bristol, and young authors read their work. Read the winners.

Another project allowed two student volunteers from Conwell-Egan Catholic High School to author an illustrated children's book that tells the story of Heritage Conservancy's Croydon Woods Nature Preserve and its cleanup (see the illustration above). Their book, Bristol and a Bird, is being shared at family events and used in our educational programs in the area.

Look for lichens on your next winter walk or even in your back yard.

You can probably find lichen in your own yard or local woods, but don't overlook its superpowers! At first glance, an individual lichen appears to be a plant-like organism, but it is in fact a miniature ecosystem. 

A lichen is at once a single organism, a hybrid colony, and an ecological strategy. Each partner brings a different skill to the team. By working together the "partners" are able to survive, thrive, and work in harsh conditions. Their symbiosis facilitates soil creation and other vital functions.

Read more about the amazing world of lichens.

“Mid Penn Bank is proud to support the Heritage Conservancy through Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. Supporting environmental educational programs that encourage future generations to value and care for the environment is crucial to building a sustainable future. We are honored to support this program that encourages environmental stewardship and makes efforts to preserve our natural lands for years to come.”

– Mid Penn Bank

Thank you to the following Platinum Business Leaders for supporting Heritage Conservancy's mission and making accomplishments possible through their generosity:

And to the following Business Partners for their new and renewed support:

Bucks Country Gardens

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Volunteer Information Session

Thursday, March 27, 6:30 - 7:30 PM

Want to learn about volunteer opportunities that Heritage Conservancy has to offer? Volunteers support our conservation mission with hands-on work — on our nature preserves, at Aldie Mansion, and elsewhere. Join us to learn about the land and places we protect and how you can get involved.

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Aldie Spring Garden Cleanup

Tuesday, April 1, 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Help prepare the grounds at Aldie Mansion for the upcoming events season. We will work to clear out the gardens and get them ready for mulching. Your work helps maintain this historic property and the event rentals that help fund our mission!

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Supporting Environmental Literacy Across the Curriculum with the MWEE Framework

We are partnering with the Bucks County IU for teacher trainings that offer time in the field and six hours of ACT 48 credit.

April 9 at Bucks County IU and Silver Lake Nature Center Learn more...

Mulch Madness

Tuesday, April 15, 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Grab your work gloves and join us at Aldie Mansion. With your help, we will spread over 50 yards of mulch throughout Aldie’s beautiful gardens.

Mulching the gardens prepares us for the busy spring and summer season.

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Business Partners Reception

Thursday, April 17, 5:30 – 7:30 PM

Business Partners of Heritage Conservancy are invited to a special gathering to celebrate their vital support in growing our land conservation efforts throughout the region. Wine, beer, and hors d’oeuvres will be served.



Register now.

See our full spring events lineup here!

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