CHADDS 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 Land
Setting 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, Uncategorized
Sightings 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, Uncategorized
Brinton Run Preserve is normally a quiet sanctuary for plant and wildlife species, as well as a reverent site commemorating the Battle of Brandywine of the Revolutionary War. But for a few days this winter, the peaceful landscape bustled with the commotion of heavy equipment and construction workers. Demolition crews from TSI Home Improvements tore
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Brinton Run Preserve, NALT News, Stories From the Land
Picture an oak in your mind. What do you see? Do you imagine a large, tall tree in the middle of a field? Or do you picture a small, scrubby shrub on a sun-baked rock? Either way, you are right. Oaks come in all shapes and sizes. There are approximately 500 species – everything from
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Stories From the Land, Uncategorized
A small fox scrambles across a dirt road. Turkey and deer tracks provide evidence of a marsh visit. A juvenile eagle flies out of an oak tree heading across a field, while an osprey flies over a creek. Just another day in the office for the field biologists at North American Land Trust (NALT). The
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Stories From the Land
THE GROUP EFFORT TO PRESERVE THIS ENDANGERED BUTTERFLY’S HABITAT IN SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK May is the ultimate celebration of the spring season; many of us are in the garden getting our hands dirty, the birds wake us up every morning with their melodic tunes, and flowers are bursting with color. In Saratoga Springs, New
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Limited Development, Stories From the Land
HOW PARTNERS ARE CREATING AN INCLUSIVE NATURAL ESCAPE ON A NALT CONSERVATION AREA “The outdoors is for everyone” is a mantra many of us have heard, but what does that actually look like? For someone with mobility challenges, exploring a new outdoor area means planning for the unknown, from start to finish: “transportation, parking, restrooms, curbs,
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Family Lands, Stories From the Land
Bay Creek’s Nature Preserve encompasses woodlands, clear running creeks, glassy ponds, and is naturally populated with hundreds of species of wildlife. It will be traversed by an innovative trail system and will be home to thoughtfully planned activity areas and access points for exploring waterways by kayak or canoe. The Nature Preserve gives Bay Creek
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Stories From the Land