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why protecting land matters
Every acre we save cleans and cools the air we breathe, soaks up floodwaters, provides wildlife with habitat, filters the water we drink, and brings humans improved health and joy.
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More than ever, “forever” depends on what we do today. Together we can make a difference.
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natives are nice
Native plants feed native insects, which are the foundation of life on this planet. Every yard, garden, and patio pot needs more natives.
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Towpaths & Tales: An Aerial Photographic History of the Delaware Canals
Towpaths & Tales: An Aerial Photographic History of the Delaware Canals
Take a flight back in time over a much different Delaware Valley—one in which canals that once powered the region remained largely intact, less than […]
Towpaths & Tales: An Aerial Photographic History of the Delaware Canals
Towpaths & Tales: An Aerial Photographic History of the Delaware Canals
Take a flight back in time in this program on aerial photography.
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Volunteer – Nurture Nature – SOLD OUT
Volunteer – Nurture Nature – SOLD OUT
Event is sold out. Please connect with us on another volunteer event. Love nature and want to lend her a helping hand? Grab gloves and […]
Volunteer – Nurture Nature – SOLD OUT
Volunteer – Nurture Nature – SOLD OUT
Event is sold out. Please connect with us on another volunteer event. Love nature and want to lend her a helping hand? Grab gloves and […]
Mantis Meadow Walk – Waitlist
Mantis Meadow Walk – Waitlist
This event is sold out. Please join us at your next outdoor adventure or sign up for the waitlist below. Did you know that many […]
3 events,
Volunteer – Care for Nature – CANCELLED
Volunteer – Care for Nature – CANCELLED
This event has been cancelled due to the expected frigid weather conditions. We apologize for any inconvenience and look forward to seeing you at future […]
Volunteer – Care for Nature – CANCELLED
Volunteer – Care for Nature – CANCELLED
This event has been cancelled due to the expected frigid weather conditions. We apologize for any inconvenience and look forward to seeing you at future […]
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1 event,
Volunteer – Winter Gardening
Volunteer – Winter Gardening
Did you know more than 100,000 plants thrive at Stoneleigh: a natural garden? Grab gloves and join staff and fellow volunteers in weeding, planting, mulching, […]
3 events,
Volunteer – Nurture Nature – Cancelled
Volunteer – Nurture Nature – Cancelled
This event is cancelled. Please join us for a different event in the future. Love nature and want to lend her a helping hand? Grab […]
2 events,
Volunteer – Winter Gardening
Volunteer – Winter Gardening
Did you know more than 100,000 plants thrive at Stoneleigh: a natural garden? Grab gloves and join staff and fellow volunteers in weeding, planting, mulching, […]
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Volunteer – Love our trees, please
Volunteer – Love our trees, please
Love nature and want to lend her a helping hand? Grab gloves and join fellow volunteers in straightening tree tubes and cutting invasive vines to […]
First Friday Hike – SOLD OUT
First Friday Hike – SOLD OUT
Event is sold out. Please connect with us on another outdoor adventure. Join Preserve Manager Zac Bohm, Assistant Preserve Manager Dustin Welch, and Events Coordinator […]
Beauty of Buds Walk
Beauty of Buds Walk
Signs of spring are all around us, even in the winter. Flower and leaf buds are more than just ways for us to identify plants; […]
1 event,
Volunteer – Nurture Nature
Volunteer – Nurture Nature
Love nature and want to lend her a helping hand? Join fellow volunteers in removing invasives, nurturing native plants, or restoring habitat. Projects vary, but […]
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Volunteer – Give Back to Nature
Volunteer – Give Back to Nature
Love nature and want to lend her a helping hand? Grab gloves and join fellow volunteers in nurturing nature. Good fun (and dirt) is guaranteed! […]
Winter Outing Series – Hike at Crow’s Nest Preserve
Winter Outing Series – Hike at Crow’s Nest Preserve
This gathering is exclusive to members and guests of the Conservationists, Natural Lands’ leadership annual gift society. Absorb the beauty of winter and connect with fellow Conservationists […]
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Volunteer – Winter Gardening
Volunteer – Winter Gardening
Did you know more than 100,000 plants thrive at Stoneleigh: a natural garden? Grab gloves and join staff and fellow volunteers in weeding, planting, mulching, […]
Mantis Meadow Walk – SOLD OUT
Mantis Meadow Walk – SOLD OUT
This event is sold out. Please join us at your next outdoor adventure or sign up for the waitlist below. Did you know that many […]
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1 event,
1 event,
Sound Meditation
Sound Meditation
Join our partners Soul Bloom for an evening of supreme relaxation in the restored bank barn at Crow’s Nest Preserve. Enjoy a full sound bath […]
3 events,
Volunteer – Nurture Nature – FULL
Volunteer – Nurture Nature – FULL
Love nature and want to lend her a helping hand? Grab gloves and join fellow volunteers in removing invasives, nurturing native plants, or restoring habitat. […]
Volunteer – Give Back to Nature
Volunteer – Give Back to Nature
Love nature and want to lend her a helping hand? Grab gloves and join fellow volunteers in nurturing nature. Good fun (and dirt) is guaranteed! […]
Winter Wander Forest Bathing Walk – sold out
Winter Wander Forest Bathing Walk – sold out
This sold-out event has been changed to Saturday, March 15, due to a heavy rain forecast for Sunday. In this fast-paced world, it becomes difficult […]
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Volunteer – Spring Gardening
Volunteer – Spring Gardening
Did you know more than 40,000 plants thrive at Stoneleigh: a natural garden? Grab gloves and join staff and fellow volunteers in weeding, planting, mulching, and […]
Outdoors Online – Composting 101
Outdoors Online – Composting 101
Join us for a virtual workshop to learn all about composting with Gwenn Nolan, founder of Mother Compost. Whether you are brand new to the […]
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1 event,
Volunteer – Spring Gardening
Volunteer – Spring Gardening
Did you know more than 40,000 plants thrive at Stoneleigh: a natural garden? Grab gloves and join staff and fellow volunteers in weeding, planting, mulching, and […]
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2 events,
Volunteer – Care for Nature
Volunteer – Care for Nature
Love nature and want to lend her a helping hand? Grab gloves and join fellow volunteers in nurturing nature. Good fun (and dirt) is guaranteed! […]
Spring Equinox Stroll & Connect (NextGen) – sold out
Spring Equinox Stroll & Connect (NextGen) – sold out
Celebrate the spring equinox with an after-hours stroll and campfire.
2 events,
Story Stroll – Spring Awakening – sold out
Story Stroll – Spring Awakening – sold out
This event is sold out. Please join us for a future event. Kids, bring your favorite adult and spend an afternoon at Hildacy Preserve. Join […]
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2 events,
Volunteer – Spring Gardening
Volunteer – Spring Gardening
Did you know more than 40,000 plants thrive at Stoneleigh: a natural garden? Grab gloves and join staff and fellow volunteers in weeding, planting, mulching, and […]
Volunteer – Mulch Madness – full
Volunteer – Mulch Madness – full
This volunteer event is full. Please join us for a future event. Love nature and want to lend her a helping hand? Join fellow volunteers […]
1 event,
Outdoors Online – Fungi 101
Outdoors Online – Fungi 101
Join our partner, Julie Travaglini from Allegheny Land Trust, for an online webinar all about fungi. Ever found some alien looking substance and wondered if […]
1 event,
Volunteer – Spring Gardening
Volunteer – Spring Gardening
Did you know more than 40,000 plants thrive at Stoneleigh: a natural garden? Grab gloves and join staff and fellow volunteers in weeding, planting, mulching, and […]
1 event,
PlayIn Time Music Circle
PlayIn Time Music Circle
Join our partners at PlayIn Time Productions for a weekly, interactive musical program geared toward children up to age five and their parents or caregivers. Instructors […]
1 event,
Hidden History: Barns of Crow’s Nest – sold out
Hidden History: Barns of Crow’s Nest – sold out
This event is sold out. Please join us at your next outdoor adventure. Join us for an afternoon exploring the insides of the 19th century […]
0 events,
0 events,
1 event,
Volunteer – Spring Gardening
Volunteer – Spring Gardening
Did you know more than 40,000 plants thrive at Stoneleigh: a natural garden? Grab gloves and join staff and fellow volunteers in weeding, planting, mulching, and […]
1 event,
Volunteer – Nurture Nature – full
Volunteer – Nurture Nature – full
This volunteer event is full. Please join us for a future event. Love nature and want to lend her a helping hand? Grab gloves and […]
1 event,
Volunteer – Spring Gardening
Volunteer – Spring Gardening
Did you know more than 40,000 plants thrive at Stoneleigh: a natural garden? Grab gloves and join staff and fellow volunteers in weeding, planting, mulching, and […]
4 events,
Volunteer – Love our trees, please – CANCELLED
Volunteer – Love our trees, please – CANCELLED
This event is cancelled due to weather. Please join us at another volunteer day. Love nature and want to lend her a helping hand? Grab […]
First Friday Hike: Then & Now – CANCELLED
First Friday Hike: Then & Now – CANCELLED
This event is CANCELLED due to weather. Please join us at your next outdoor adventure. Join current Preserve Manager Preston Wilson, past Preserve Manager Jack […]
PlayIn Time Music Circle
PlayIn Time Music Circle
Join our partners at PlayIn Time Productions for a weekly, interactive musical program geared toward children up to age five and their parents or caregivers. Instructors […]
First Friday Organ Concert
First Friday Organ Concert
The Organ Historical Society (OHS) and Natural Lands present First Friday Organ Concerts in the Main House at Stoneleigh: a natural garden. Join us for […]
1 event,
Volunteer – Nurture Nature – FULL
Volunteer – Nurture Nature – FULL
This volunteer event has reached capacity. Please join us at another outdoor opportunity. Love nature and want to lend her a helping hand? Grab gloves […]
2 events,
Volunteer – Care for Nature
Volunteer – Care for Nature
Love nature and want to lend her a helping hand? Grab gloves and join fellow volunteers in nurturing nature. Good fun (and dirt) is guaranteed! […]
Yoga in the Garden – CANCELLED
Yoga in the Garden – CANCELLED
This event has been cancelled due to the weather forecast. Please join us next Sunday. Relax the mind and strengthen the body with an all-levels […]
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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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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