News and Events

Upcoming Events

Pennsbury land trust presents:

How to Plan and Grow a Victory Garden Workshop

Saturday, March 20th. 9:30-11AM @ Pennsbury Township Building: 702 Baltimore Pike, Chadds Ford, PA.Gardening experts will give advice on how to create a winning vegetable garden. Fee is $5; free to Pennsbury Land Trust members. To register call 610-388-7401. Download flyer for complete details.

Pennsbury land trust presents:

Back yards, streams and rivers, and drinking water quality

Ever wondered about how contaminants get into our drinking water? What are the costs of drinking water treatment? How can citizens, municipalities, and land managers help to reduce
contamination risks?  Guest speaker Dave B. Arscott, Ph.D., Assistant Director, Research Scientist at Stroud Water Research Center, will present on Thursday, April 8th, 7:30pm @ Pennsbury Township Building: 702 Baltimore Pike,Chadds Ford, PA. Download flyer.

RSVP requested but not required (610 388-7401). Refreshments will be served.

Johnson's Woods Preserve Spring Walk

Sunday, April 25th, 1-3pm. Meet at Pennsbury Municipal Building for the short carpool to the Preserve. Free to Pennsbury Land Trust members; $5 for others.

Join us for a walk in Pennsbury’s recently acquired 36-acre wooded stream valley preserve. Discuss the ecology, the location of future trails, and future management of this valuable area as we search for spring wildflowers, returning birds, amphibians and stream invertebrates. Wear sturdy footwear for uneven and possibly wet ground.

Past Events

Joint Pennsbury and Kennett Land Trusts Education Series

Natural Treasures of Chester County

Discover how our local natural systems work as we visit several beautiful sites in Pennsbury and Kennett Square. Experts will share practical tips on evaluating and managing both large and small properties to encourage desirable wildlife in healthy habitats. Join us for one or all three sessions, each with its own educational focus. Light refreshments will be provided.

Session I: Your Backyard Habitat

Using the pond, stream, woodlands and fields of Pennsbury Township Park learn how to enhance your own backyard, large or small, for desirable wildlife. Discuss techniques for encouraging native plants, birds, and butterflies while discouraging undesirable invasive alien plants. Identify emerging wildflowers, returning birds, and awakening spring amphibians. Take home a list of locally available native plants best suited to this area.
Leader is Pennsbury Land Trust president and biologist Karen Travers.

Session II: Bucktoe Creek Preserve

Visit a private 285-acre property in Kennett Square along the scenic Bucktoe Creek where the landscape is being restored. Director of the Bucktoe Creek Preserve, William Ryan will offer some practical ecological restoration techniques you can apply to you own property. Observe native wildflowers and birds in the peak of spring.

Session III: Tour of Local Small Ecological Gardens

Visit 2-3 small local properties that have incorporated native plants to enhance wildlife habitats. Landowners will share their challenges as well as successes with woodlands, wetlands, ponds, and rain gardens. Take home a native plant and many ideas for you own property.