Name: Bioluminescent Lightshow
Start: 2026-07-11T20:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-07-11T22:30:00-04:00
Location: Green Hills Preserve

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From yoga to bird walks to volunteering, we offer events year-round.
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8:00 am

A volunteer in a blue Force of Nature shirt smiles at the camera, holding a tree tube in a large open space.

Volunteer – Nurture Nature

July 11 @ 8:00 am - 10:30 am

Bryn Coed Preserve Flint Road, Chester Springs

10:30 am

view of the Main House from the Great Lawn

Home and Garden Tour

July 11 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Stoneleigh: a natural garden 1829 County Line Road, Villanova

3:00 pm

two young girls play with colored stones on a tree stump in the middle of the woods.||

Pints & Connect: Family Edition

July 11 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

ChesLen Preserve 1199 Cannery Road, Coatesville

a pavilion sits in a large green field with its shadow cast on the grass as the sunrise shines behind it.

Pints on the Preserve

July 11 @ 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm

ChesLen Preserve 1199 Cannery Road, Coatesville

8:30 pm

a mass of lightening bugs glowing in a dark field during twilight

Bioluminescent Lightshow

July 11 @ 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm

Green Hills Preserve 553 Gunhart Road, Mohnton

find yourself outside

Are you up to the challenge? Explore all 20 of our featured preserves and Stoneleigh: a natural garden, and collect all the code words to receive a Natural Lands “Find Yourself Outside” t-shirt.

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people sitting in a field during golden hour with a band playing on a stage in the background

music. without walls.

Rock, roots, and rhythm. No matter what the style, music is better with nature as the backdrop.

So get your groove on this year with Natural Lands at these amazing events!

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pints on the preserve

East Branch Brewing Company will be pouring suds on select Saturdays. Enjoy refreshments with a take-your-breath-away view.

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