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Splish Splash!

Come out and splash in Brandywine Creek! Squish in the mud, swish your toes in the water, and splash your friends. Kids and adults are […]

August 13 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

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The Savoy Company presents Trial By Jury  and other Gilbert and Sullivan hits

Stoneleigh: a natural garden

Delight in an evening of laughter and music! The Savoy Company returns for their annual summer performance presenting the hilarious one-act show that launched Gilbert and Sullivan’s […]

August 15 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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Beats & Brews

Binky Lee Preserve

music. without walls Join us for a magical early-fall evening where music, nature, and community come together beneath crisp autumn skies. Enjoy live music from […]

September 19 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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September

An orange and black butterfly with white spots on a leaf with a meadow in the background,

Writers’ Circle: Inkcaps, Moss, & Manuscripts

September 2 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Stroud Preserve 454 North Creek Road, West Chester, Pennsylvania

Through the Wild Lens – Photo Contest at Mariton Wildlife Sanctuary

September 4

Edible and Medicinal Plant & Tree ID Walk

September 4 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

ChesLen Preserve 1199 Cannery Road, Coatesville, Pennsylvania

Contra Dance

September 5 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm

Crow's Nest Preserve 201 Piersol Road, Elverson, Pennsylvania

black and white warbler singing while perched on a branch with a green background

Explore: Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research

September 6 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research 170 Possum Hollow Rd, Newark, DE

a mushroom laying on its side on the ground, showing the intricate pattern on the underside

Fungi Foray: Salt Marshes & Mushrooms

September 7 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Harold N. Peek Preserve 1400 South 2nd Street, Millville, New Jersey

tree branches overhead with a grassy trail leading through a meadow and rolling hills

Tales of Green Hills Preserve: Then & Now

September 10 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Green Hills Preserve 553 Gunhart Road, Mohnton, Pennsylvania

People and children on blankets on the lawn with a woman playing guitar.

PlayIn Time Music Circle

September 11 @ 10:15 am - 11:00 am

Stoneleigh: a natural garden 1829 County Line Road, Villanova, Pennsylvania

a man with hands resting on a pipe organ keys.

Friday Organ Concert

September 11 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Stoneleigh: a natural garden 1829 County Line Road, Villanova, Pennsylvania

A large black, white, and yellow spider with long legs on a plastic tube in a tree planting.

Eight-Legged Explorers: Spiders, Silk, & Science

September 12 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Mariton Wildlife Sanctuary 240 Sunnyside Road, Easton, Pennsylvania

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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