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Tunes on the Terrace: Arcana Music Ensemble

Join us for a concert in the garden. In collaboration with Bowerbird, the Arcana New Music Ensemble will perform the music of Pauline Oliveros’s works […]

June 13 @ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm

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Bowerbird presents ‘Follow the Sound’

Stoneleigh: a natural garden

Enjoy the magic of a summer evening stroll in the garden coupled with live musical vignettes. Join us for an outdoor musical experience in which […]

June 20 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

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Friday Night Lights

ChesLen Preserve

music. without walls. Featuring The Flying Komorowski Brothers with opener Madisun Bailey. Warm summer breezes, live music, locally crafted cider, wine and beer, s’mores, and […]

June 26 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

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May

yellow flowering vines hanging for a pergola with a garden in the background

Flowering Vines of Stoneleigh

May 15 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

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

Lehigh River as seen peeping through dark tree branches

Art Along the Trails – Through the Wild Lens

May 16

Mariton Wildlife Sanctuary 240 Sunnyside Road, Easton, Pennsylvania

pen and ink drawing of wisteria in a sketchbook

Beginning a Botanical Sketchbook: Observations

May 16 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

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

A large white oak tree stands in the middle of a grassy field surrounded by much smaller trees under a blue sky.

Under the Canopy of Giants: Big Tree Tour

May 16 @ 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Bryn Coed Preserve Flint Road, Chester Springs, Pennsylvania

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Yoga in the Garden

May 17 @ 10:15 am - 11:15 am

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

a cotton candy colored sunset over a bee balm filled meadow

Nature as Healer: A (Grief) Writing Workshop

May 17 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Gwynedd Preserve 640 Swedesford Road, North Wales, Pennsylvania

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Wine and Wander

May 19 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

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

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Gentle Sunset Yoga – CANCELLED

May 19 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

ChesLen Preserve 1199 Cannery Road, Coatesville, Pennsylvania

two bluebirds sit on a bird box in a meadow.|a bluebird perched near a bird box.

Read Between the Pines: Quiet Book Club – CANCELLED

May 20 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Hildacy Preserve 1031 Palmers Mill Road, Media, Pennsylvania

a yellow and brownish bird looking at the camera perched on a thin branch

Murmuration & Migrations: Spring Bird Walk – CANCELLED

May 21 @ 8:30 am - 11:00 am

Peacedale Preserve 160 Peacedale Road, Lincoln University, 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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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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