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Guided Tours of Aldie Mansion
Thursday, October 6th
6:00 PM and 7:00 PM
and
Tuesday, October 11th
1:00 PM and 2:00 PM
Aldie Mansion
85 Old Dublin Pike
Doylestown, PA 18901
Which local gentleman did William Mercer choose as the model for the
World War I Memorial that is currently located in the center of Doylestown?
Find out this and more during an open house of Aldie Mansion guided tours!
Reservations are not required but are appreciated. Click HERE for more information on regularly scheduled
tour times.
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Art for Conservation
 Friday, October 7th
5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Rising Sun Farm
207 Church Hill Road
Kintnersville, PA 18930
The Artists of the Gallows Run are back for the 8th annual Art for Conservation gallery in upper Bucks County! Beautiful, affordable art will be available.
Proceeds benefit land conservation in Nockamixon Township.
Click
HERE for more information.
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A Deeper Look into Aldie Mansion, and a Behind-the-Scenes Tour
Wednesday, October 19th
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Aldie Mansion
85 Old Dublin Pike
Doylestown, PA 18901
The Aldie estate of years past still fascinates because of its grandeur and its association with the Chapmans and the Mercers. Come see old photos and maps of old Aldie, the studios of William and Henry C. Mercer, and the cottage where Willie and his wife Martha lived before they built new Aldie. Learn more about the pet cemetery, the Italian garden and in-ground pool, and get a rare behind-the-scenes tour of the servants' quarters and the basement!
Free for Heritage Conservancy members; $10 for nonmembers. Click HERE for
more information.
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Heritage Conservancy and GoPhillyGo
Go to Bristol Marsh
SEPTA + BIKE + NATURE WALK
Saturday, October 22nd
9:30 AM meet-up at Suburban Station in Philadelphia
9:45 AM departure to Bristol Station
3:00 PM return to Suburban Station
Get multimodal with Heritage Conservancy and GoPhillyGo as we combine SEPTA Regional Rail with bicycling to travel from Center City to Bristol Marsh, a GoPhillyGo featured destination, for an afternoon of bike exploration and nature walking.
After a bike ride, we'll break for a complimentary lunch at Bristol Marsh. Lunch will be followed by a
Heritage Conservancy-led nature walk through Bristol Marsh.
The cost of this event is $10.
The $10 covers your SEPTA fare and lunch.
For more information and to register, click HERE.
Registration deadline is Monday, October 17th.
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Elizabeth Chapman Lawrence Returns!
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Aldie Mansion
85 Old Dublin Pike
Doylestown, PA 18901
Aunt Lela is back by popular demand! Aunt Lela provided the money for the old Aldie Mansion and its property and also ensured that her nephews and niece (Henry C., William R. and Elizabeth Mercer) received a "proper" education, complete with numerous trips to Europe where both men discovered the inspiration for their artwork. Membership coordinator Tammy Schane transforms herself into Aunt Lela and tells the story of how a young woman from Bucks County became an international globetrotter and minor celebrity of her time. Tours available afterwards.
Free for Heritage Conservancy members; $10 for nonmembers. Click HERE for more information.
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Sunday, December 4th
5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Aldie Mansion
85 Old Dublin Pike
Doylestown, PA 18901
Kick off the holiday season with us at our home in historic Aldie Mansion for a black tie optional fundraising event that includes cocktails, dinner and hors d'oeuvres prepared by Jeffrey A. Miller Catering!
All funds raised further our mission
to preserve and protect our natural and historic heritage.
Click HERE for more information or to purchase tickets.
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Any time of year is perfect for a wedding at historic
Aldie Mansion!
Visit our
for details.
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Keeping Our Waterways Safe and Clean
Two happy helpers doing their part to keep our waterways clean
On Saturday, September 24th, Heritage Conservancy staff members and 19 compassionate volunteers made a positive impact on the quality of our region's waterways by cleaning up the Bristol Marsh Nature Preserve in Bristol, PA.
Located adjacent to historic Bristol Borough's Waterfront Park, this 33-acre nature preserve contains a unique fresh water tidal marsh that helps to filter water before it enters the connecting Delaware River, which is a source of drinking water for over 15 million people in our region. Any litter, trash, or pollution in this area could eventually end up in our waterways, adversely affecting the existing plant and animal life as well as risking possible contamination of our clean drinking water.
Like most tasks, it is natural to gravitate toward completing the ones that will produce the most noticeable difference. During trash cleanups, it may be more compelling to go for the larger items because you see the results immediately, but small items are just as important to remove. After all, the smaller pieces of litter are the items that could end up being swallowed by wildlife.
Jim Drennan, Conservation Steward at Heritage Conservancy, focused solely on collecting cigarette butts. His efforts paid off, because his day's tally came to 355 cigarette butts removed from Bristol Marsh!
Along with these, 85 food wrappers, over 100 bottle caps, over 300 bottles and cans, 12 meters of fishing line, 6 syringes, 115 plastic bags, a mattress box spring, and much more was collected! There were about 20 large garbage bags collected in all.
Volunteers at the cleanup signed a pledge to show their commitment to keeping our waterways safe. They've certainly started their pledge off right by participating in Saturday's cleanup! Thank you to all of our volunteers who joined us at the marsh.
We made a day of promoting the quality of our region's water sources! Across town, Heritage Conservancy's Director of Resource Protection, Kris Kern, promoted water quality at Bristol Township's Fall Festival using our Enviroscape, which is a hands-on model that visually demonstrates various human activities that cause pollution and how it all ends up in our water systems. Kris taught festival-goers about storm water runoff and shared the message that only rain should go down a storm drain.
The cleanup at Bristol Marsh is part of River Days, a series of events being held this fall to connect people with the Delaware River. Heritage Conservancy joins 22 environmental centers in promoting watershed education and protection. Funding for River Days is provided by the William Penn Foundation.
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Artists of the Gallows Run Host "Art for Conservation" Gallery
at Historic Barn to Benefit Land Conservation
Photo of artist Todd Stone addressing a group at last year's Art for Conservation
If you are an art lover or a fan of Bucks County's open spaces, or better yet--
both
, you will not want to miss the eighth annual
Art for Conservation
weekend-long exhibit that features over 20 local artists. This event just keeps getting better with age!
For the eighth consecutive year, the Artists of the Gallows Run will transform the iconic barn of Rising Sun Farm into Art for Conservation, an exceptional art gallery of paintings, photography, prints, sculptures, and jewelry that benefits land conservation efforts in Nockamixon Township. Presented by Heritage Conservancy, Gallows Run Watershed Association, Nockamixon Open Space Committee, and participating local businesses, this art show will begin on Friday, October 7th, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM and continue into Saturday, October 8th, and Sunday, October 9th, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
Continuing to grow in acclaim, Art for Conservation has become a community event where neighbors and art lovers meet the artists, enjoy live music, sample local cuisine, bid on a silent auction, and purchase original artwork. Forty percent of sales are donated by the Artists to support land conservation in Nockamixon Township. Thanks in part to their efforts, 219 acres of land in Nockamixon Township have been preserved just this year.
The 2016 Artists of the Gallows Run are: Alana Balogh, Cathy Beck, Bill Brokaw, Ron Brown, John Mark Courtney, Joe Danciger, Nan Kirstein, Pat Martin, Paul McGinn, Sharon Mendelson, David Minka, Robert Noonan, Ginny Perry, Judith Renstrom, Karl Schwartz, Reinhold Schwenk, Steve Sears, Mary Shafer, and Todd Stone.
The Artists of the Gallows Run mentoring association, in conjunction with Palisades High School, continues with a juried competition designed to encourage young artists and connect them with the local art community.
Returning this year to Art for Conservation, award-winning poet and author Bernadette McBride will give a reading on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 9th at 3:00 PM. Last year, she delighted guests with her poetic musings on viewing art, her remembrance of childhood, and her surprise acapella singing. Don't miss it this year!
Art for Conservation is a free event and is open to the public. Rain or shine. Rising Sun Farm is located at
207 Church Hill Road,
Kintnersville, PA 18930.
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The ABC's of Back to School and Back to Nature
With those lazy days of summer now a mere haze, leisurely time spent enjoying nature with the kids has most likely been replaced by back to school routines.
After a full week at school, it's important to keep children active and connect them with nature in order to unwind. According to a report by the
National Wildlife Federation, time spent outdoors can actually help children become high-performance learners and score higher on standard tests.
It may sound like an assignment, but getting kids outdoors is as simple as ABC, and we're going to teach you how to do it now.
- A--Allow for outdoor time. It sounds straightforward enough, but with all of the running around we do these days, it's easy to skip time in nature. Pencil it onto your calendar for the same time each week to make sure it's on the schedule.
- B--Balance screen time with green time. Technology can be an informative and educational tool, but it's important to match it with real-life interaction and discovery. Watching a show or playing an online game about nature and then going outside and experiencing it firsthand will help to cement what your child has learned.
- C--Chores can revolve around being outdoors. Planting mums, decorating for Halloween, and raking leaves (followed by jumping in the leaf pile of course!) are all fun chores that get kids outside.
Extra credit: Inquire about outdoor field trips. Heritage Conservancy encourages a connection with nature and outdoor learning by leading class field trips to many of our nature preserves. To schedule a guided trip, contact us at 215-345-7020.
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