In two large hoop houses, high above the lakes of Western North Carolina, researchers and volunteers are growing tens of thousands of red spruce trees in an effort to restore the high elevation spruce-fir forests of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. These high-elevation forests in the past were decimated by uncontrolled logging and wildfires. Today, Southern […]
CHADDS FORD, PA – To help build environmental stewardship and connect families with community green spaces, the North American Land Trust (NALT) today announced that it has been awarded a $5,000 “Healing the Planet” grant from The GIANT Company and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful for use at Brinton Run Preserve. “We are honored to be a
CHADDS FORD, PA – The North American Land Trust (NALT) today announced that it has opened Brinton Run Preserve in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, an historic tract of the Battle of Brandywine where American and British forces fought on September 11, 1777. The American Battlefield Trust previously identified the historic battlefield site as one of the
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Brinton Run Preserve, NALT News, Stories From the LandThe North American Land Trust is pleased to announce that it is joining the Monarch Joint Venture (MJV), a partnership of state and federal agencies, nonprofits, community groups, and businesses to protect wildlife habitat crucial to the migration of monarch butterflies. NALT is soon opening its first public preserve, the 71-acre Brinton Run Preserve, in
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Brinton Run Preserve, NALT News, News You Can Use, Stories From the LandCHADDS FORD, PA – The North American Land Trust (NALT) today announced that it recently reached an agreement with the City Council of Naples, Florida, and The Athens Group to permanently protect 104.6 acres along Florida’s Gulf Coast for recreation and open space through a conservation easement. “We are happy to assist the City of
Stewardship is the act of caring for the protected land and the natural resources. It’s a mission that the entire NALT team takes very seriously. Last week, NALT Conservation Biologist Matt Stutzman visited the 2,400-acre Santa Susana conservation area located in Ventura County, California. In 2017, The Boeing Company permanently conserved the property, which supported
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Corporate Lands, NALT News, Stories From the LandSetting foot on Brinton Run Preserve, you can feel the historical significance of the land. You can imagine George Washington and his Continental Army fighting the Battle of Brandywine on its rolling hills, fields, and woods. You can hear the orders to retreat and visualize the American troops leaving the skirmish, hoping to regroup and
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Brinton Run Preserve, NALT News, Stories From the Land, UncategorizedSightings of rare birds trumpet the conservation success story The majestic whooping crane is the tallest flying bird in North America. It stands five-feet tall and has a wingspan of seven feet. It lives for more than 30 years. And it has a distinctive trumpet “whooping” call to attract mates. By all accounts, it is
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NALT News, Science, Stories From the Land, UncategorizedNALT’s Brinton Run Preserve recently was featured in The Hunt, a magazine that celebrates the history, countryside and people of the Brandywine Valley. Melissa Jacobs writes about the amazing group of nonprofits and governmental agencies that partnered to purchase the 72-acre tract where the Battle of Brandywine was fought. It will be the first public
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Brinton Run Preserve, NALT News, UncategorizedAs a kid, Steve DiSipio and his friends would play for hours and hours in the woods behind the DiSipio house. It was this time spent in nature that inspired a young Steve to pursue a career in conservation. “Growing up, I knew I wanted to do my part in preserving these local ecosystems,” he
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