If you enjoy a brisk walk in the woods, you probably don’t want to hike with Sara Johnson. The conservation biologist is known for inspecting every interesting plant she finds, turning what should be a short walk into an epic journey of discovery. “I joke that if you like to go fast don’t hike with […]
CHADDS FORD, PA – North American Land Trust (NALT) is seeking community volunteers to help plant trees, make improvements, and monitor wildlife at its Brinton Run Preserve, which NALT opened to the public in spring 2022. The site of the 71-acre Brinton Run Preserve played an important role in the final engagement at the Battle
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Congratulations to our NALT team member, Ron Lance, whose article on the “Durand oak” was recently published in the “International Oaks” journal by the International Oak Society. Ron’s article is described as a “summary of the problems associated with the recognition of Durand oak and an introduction to a research effort striving for remedial propositions.”
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If you have ever visited a garden center, you may have seen the popular Venus flytrap plant for sale. The plant is relatively easy to propagate and inexpensive to grow. However, this cool and carnivorous plant is actually very rare in the wild. So rare that the North Carolina Protected Plant Species List has designated
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North American Land Trust (NALT) recently participated in transferring two of its conservation easement areas, The Hammersmith Landing and Indigo Sound conservation areas, to the state of Georgia to add to its Altama Plantation Wildlife Management Area near Brunswick. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) manages the nearly 4,000-acre wildlife management area (WMA) in
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The North American Land Trust recently signed the Treaty of Renewed Friendship with the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania. NALT’s Amy Bruckner signed the treaty and spoke at the ceremony, which was held at Haverford College in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Bruckner said she was proud to sign the treaty on behalf of NALT. “Our mission is
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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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The 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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