🧡 In this season of gratitude, we'd like to thank each one of you for being part of our community — as curious readers, members, volunteers, and supporters. Thank you for caring about this community and planet we call home. 🧡

Over five years of volunteering, Troop 71 has made substantial improvements to our nature preserves in Central Bucks.

Boy Scout Troop 71 of Doylestown was busy this past summer with two major projects to serve the community: a new boardwalk at Heritage Conservancy’s Jackson Pond Preserve and an information kiosk at Russell-Mandel Preserve. In completing these, the troop surpassed 2,000 hours of cumulative service to Heritage Conservancy since they started working with us in 2020!

Meet Troop 71 and see their work.

Heritage Conservancy staff stepped away from their desks for a morning tree planting.

This summer and fall, Heritage Conservancy planted more than 2,000 native trees, shrubs, and wildflowers across our nature preserves in Bucks County! It took an entire community to make it happen. From restoration work to all-hands-on-deck staff days to dedicated volunteers and corporate partners, the past few months have been a testament to what we can accomplish together. 

Read more about the folks who made it happen.

When the congregation outgrew their nearby home in 1853, they purchased land at the intersection of York and Street Roads and built the church for $1,000.

Today’s parishioners at the Lahaska United Methodist Church continue to meet in the same sanctuary where the church’s earliest members began worshipping in 1853. This recent addition to Heritage Conservancy’s Register of Historic Places stands as a reminder of the country churches that served as community hubs in bucolic mid-19th century Bucks County.

Read more about Lahaska Methodist Church.

WHYY reporter Peter Crimmins and photographer Emma Lee reported on the afterschool program in Croydon Woods.

This fall Heritage Conservancy is running afterschool nature programs at all of the elementary and middles schools in Bristol Township School District, including Keystone Elementary. WHYY reporter Peter Crimmins and photographer Emma Lee recently visited Heritage Conservancy’s Croydon Woods Nature Preserve to report on our nature club there as part of a larger story on the benefits of exposing children to nature.

Learn more about Nature Club and read or listen to the WHYY News story.

Conservation Biologist Sebastian Harris flips the script this season. 

As Thanksgiving nears, it’s a great time to consider what the wild turkeys of PA savor. Spoiler alert: it isn’t stuffing, casseroles, or pumpkin pie. They prefer the fruits and seeds that native plants cook up. What’s on the menu for our odd but beloved feathered friends, and do you have anything near your home that lures them?

So what exactly are the wild turkeys eating this time of year?

“In these challenging times for our heritage, roots, and environment it is more important than ever to be diligent stewards of our land. Preservation of our local environment for present and future generations is essential. The mission of Heritage Conservancy focuses on this very objective, and they are an integral partner in assuring this preservation.

A gift to Heritage Conservancy is a gift to our family – a gift that keeps on giving for generations to come. So please join me in contributing to the Heritage Conservancy and help perpetuate this legacy.”

– Michael J. Daley, PhD

Support Heritage Conservancy's Annual Appeal now.

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

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

Feeney's Wholesale Nursery, Inc.

Thompson Organization

Zaveta Custom Homes, LLC

Thanksgiving Bird Count

Saturday, November 22, 9:00 - 10:30 am

Join us for our very first Thanksgiving Bird Count at our Russell-Mandel Preserve! During this outdoor event, Conservation Easement Steward Sebastian Harris will lead participants on a walk through our meadow, counting and collecting data on all of the bird species present. 



Learn more and register now.

Second Saturday Stroll

December 13, 10:00 - 11:00 am

Join a guided walk through beautiful Croydon Woods Nature Preserve! This stroll is a chance to slow down, connect with nature, and discover plants and wildlife. Join your neighbors for a morning stroll in nature.



Learn more and register now.

Join our winter fundraiser! The deadline for tickets is Friday, November 21.

Get tickets now.

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