By Tianna Godsey, events coordinator

We had an absolutely fantastic Bioluminescent Lightshow on June 27, 2026, at Mariton Wildlife Sanctuary. Attendees kept saying they haven’t seen fireflies like this since they were young and recognized the type of environment and native plant ecosystem that must be maintained for this to be a reality.

Preserve Manager Zane Miller began the evening with a wonderful presentation on some of the genera/species we might see at Mariton that night, going over the commonly seen fireflies, and what we might expect as the evening grew darker and fireflies began to emerge in full lightning force.

Some really cool findings from the evening included: Photinus marginellus (Little Gray Firefly), with a salmon-pink light, and its common counterpart, Photinus scintillans (Pine Barrens or Pale Firefly), discovered through the larval-type female. We also found some of the common fireflies we expected to see, before the evening was taken over by the predatory Photuris (including some definite femme fatales mocking the light patterns/behaviors).

A full list of the species discovered thus far at Mariton:
• Ellychnia corrusca
• Lucidota atra
• Pyractomena angulata
• Pyractomena borealis
• Photinus macdermotti
• Photinus marginellus
• Photinus pyralis
• Photinus scintillans
• Photuris pensylvanica
• Photuris versicolor
Suspected:
• Photuris lucicrescens
• Photuris tremulans

It’s almost impossible to count how many unique light patterns and behaviors we witnessed that evening, but it was enough to leave everyone in awe. We saw yellow flashes, orange flashes, bright green flashes (including dot-dash and falling comet-type flashes), blue-green, and white-blue. One observation made toward the end of the evening is how it is often easier to notice the different patterns and colors when you don’t focus directly on them but try to catch the lights in your peripheral vision.

Firefly studies are a growing community science project, and one that doesn’t have a lot of local experts. This makes it a very accessible form of community science to get involved in through iNaturalist. All you have to do is begin to pay attention to the fireflies you see, even in your backyard. Next time you see one, pay attention to its flash pattern and behavior—and if you’re able to capture it, take a photo of its back and the elytra (wings), and the stomach including the butt-lights. These are both helpful for identification. Here is more information on all of that.

Happy summertime!

 

An American Kestrel tagged as number 56944 spent time resting and refueling at Natural Lands’ Gwynedd Preserve in Montgomery County, PA, on its migration journey from New England to Florida last year. Like many bird species, these tiny falcons are in decline. Their migration timing and routes are influenced by environmental cues and food availability, both of which are impacted by a changing climate. Studying their migratory patterns may provide insights to scientists.

This particular kestrel’s movements were tracked through a program called Motus, which is the Latin word for “movement.” Created by the nonprofit organization Birds Canada, Motus is an international community working together to study the movement and behavior of birds, bats, and insects. These creatures are tagged with miniaturized transmitters that give off unique radio frequencies in short bursts. The tags “ping” when in proximity to Motus stations placed across the world. These stations are like radio towers and have antennas that collect a range of frequencies. Currently, there are more than 2,300 towers in 34 different countries—including newly installed stations at Gwynedd Preserve and Glades Wildlife Refuge.

The tiny tags are appropriately sized for each type of animal and stay in place with lightweight harnesses. Wildlife safety and quality of life is paramount; tagging equipment must not amount to more than three percent of the animal’s body weight.

“Banding birds and conducting bird surveys are valuable tools for monitoring birds, but they only tell us part of the story,” said Claudia Winters, bird conservation program manager for Natural Lands. “A bird may never be recorded again after it’s banded, but a Motus-tagged bird will send signals to every tower it passes for as long as the tag’s battery lasts. And that information is available to everyone—scientists and laypeople alike—through the Motus website.” Claudia’s position as bird conservation program manager is a newly created one for Natural Lands, reflecting an increased focus on how birds and other wildlife can help inform our conservation priorities.

canaries in the coal mine.
Birds are biological barometers that can reveal the health of our natural areas. Because they are sensitive to environmental shifts, their presence and diversity can signal intact, high-functioning ecosystems that might otherwise look unremarkable. What’s more, tracking bird migration patterns allows researchers to identify “climate refugia”—areas that remain stable enough to support life as other habitats degrade due to temperature changes and extreme weather events.

Simply put, bird species data are helping Natural Lands determine where to focus our land conservation efforts.

Said Todd Sampsell, vice president of conservation, “Resilient landscapes are ones that can withstand stressors—big storms, changing weather patterns, floods and drought, loss of habitat. Our work saving open space can help build resiliency against these very real and pressing issues. But we must know what to prioritize.”

“It’s certainly not the only data we are using,” Todd continued. “In fact, we layer a number of data sets into mapping software—things like development pressure, stream impairment, flooding susceptibility are included—but wildlife populations are an important data point. Sadly, birds are some of the most at-risk species and so are really telling indicators.”

The Scarlet Tanager is a useful case study, as Pennsylvania supports 17 percent of this species’ global population. These vibrantly colored songbirds arrive to our region in late spring from South America to breed. They build their nests 50 feet high in the treetops where they then rear a clutch of three to five young.
Scarlet Tanagers need dense, unbroken forests that are not bisected by roads or power lines. These man-made features create “edge habitat” where racoons, Blue Jays, and Brown-headed Cowbirds thrive and prey on or displace the eggs of Scarlet Tanagers. Studies have found that Scarlet Tanager nests located in deep forests have a success rate of 64 percent. This is compared to only a 22 percent success rate when the nests are in small woodlands with significant edge.

Once their vulnerable eggs have hatched, both male and female Scarlet Tanagers work tirelessly to find enough insects for their hungry brood. They make trips back to the nest every 20 minutes with caterpillars, beetles, and other large arthropods. In areas where the forest cover is broken by development, the birds are forced to fly farther and are exposed to hawks and other predators.

Of course, the Scarlet Tanager is just one vulnerable species whose numbers have declined over the last few decades. However, research shows that a healthy diversity of bird species often correlates with the presence of other, harder-to-track species like butterflies and aquatic life. Therefore, protecting habitat where birds are thriving means we can safeguard entire biological communities.

“Once we look at the connection between birds like the Scarlet Tanager and the habitats they depend on, we can use this knowledge to inform our conservation work,” said Todd. “The largest forested landscape in our region is the Kittatinny Ridge, which has become an area of increased interest for us when evaluating land protection opportunities.”

The Kittatinny Ridge, which roughly translates to “endless mountain” in Lenape, stretches for 185-miles across 12 counties from the Maryland border to the Delaware Water Gap. Its vast, forested geography serves as a migration superhighway for more than 150 different species of neotropical migrants, including the Scarlet Tanager, Cerulean Warbler, Wood Thrush, and Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Thousands of hawks, eagles, and other raptors ride the thermal winds created by the Ridge’s steep slopes. Beyond birds, the Kittatinny Ridge offers sheltered passage to Monarch Butterflies, nine different species of bats, and myriad mammals.

It was even used by American Kestrel number 56944, whose tag pinged 11 Motus stations—including the one at Gwynedd Preserve—along its migration route.

taking nature under our wing.
In addition to helping us determine where to protect land, studying birds can also tell us how to steward land already under Natural Lands’ care. For a good example of this, we turn from forests to fields.

“Bobolinks are really charismatic birds,” Claudia Winters said with a smile. “During spring breeding, males sing a bubbling, rambling song while acrobatically diving and hovering over the meadows. They sound like R2D2 from Star Wars.”

These migratory songbirds travel about 12,500 miles round trip each year back and forth between their wintering grounds in South America and their breeding region in the northern U.S. Quite the opposite of Scarlet Tanagers, Bobolinks build their nests in open fields and meadows, tucked between clumps of grasses on the ground.

Bobolinks and other grassland nesting birds are declining faster than any other group of birds. Their population has plummeted by more than half since 1970 due to land development and changing farming practices.

In the past, farmers mowed hay fields once or twice a summer, usually in late July. Modern agricultural technology and the demand for high-protein “green chop” for dairy cows have shifted mowing as early as May and is often repeated every 30 days.

“This essentially creates a trap. Ground-nesting birds are drawn to a lush field as a nesting site in early spring only to have their nest—along with any chicks or baby birds—destroyed when the hay is cut,” said Claudia. “Even if they manage to lay another clutch of eggs, there isn’t enough time for them to hatch and the young to fledge before a second haying.”
By delaying mowing until July 15, Natural Lands ensures the meadows and agricultural fields on our preserves are safe havens for ground-nesting species.

To help spread the word, Natural Lands is part of the Grassland Bird Collaboration, an effort spearheaded by Willistown Conservation Trust and the Cornell Land Trust Bird Conservation Initiative. The Collaboration reaches out to Chester County property owners and farmers to provide guidance on best management practices to benefit vulnerable birds. Because much of Chester County’s hay is purchased by local mushroom farmers for compost rather than to feed dairy cows, it doesn’t need to be high in protein and can be harvested late.

Other bird species are being used to evaluate and adjust land stewardship practices. Audubon Vermont uses bird data to teach foresters how to maintain a layered forest composition including standing dead trees for woodpeckers and thick shrub layers for Black-throated Blue Warblers. Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association is measuring the impact of forested “buffers” along stream banks by monitoring the population of Louisiana Waterthrush, a key indicator of riparian health. And the Institute for Bird Populations studies the number of Ovenbirds to evaluate understory forest health, linking overpopulation of hungry white-tailed deer to declines in this species’ population.

Last summer, Claudia Winters was checking a kestrel nest box at Stroud Preserve in Chester County, PA. She’d come to band the nestlings in the box so they might someday contribute data for future conservation studies. “I found an adult female in the box with her nestlings, and she already had a band on her leg,” recounted Claudia. When she submitted the band number to the Bird Banding Laboratory at the U.S. Geological Survey, she learned the band had been put on by a Natural Lands staff member in Salem County, NJ, seven years earlier.

“The average lifespan of an American Kestrel is between two and five years, so it was fantastic to find one still successfully mating and rearing young at this age,” says Claudia. “I know it’s just one bird, but it gives me hope that Natural Lands is making a difference by saving land, stewarding it thoughtfully, and studying the wildlife that rely on it.”

against the odds.
Last May, a group of Natural Lands donors and volunteers enjoyed an exclusive tour of Glades Wildlife Refuge in Cumberland County, NJ. A highlight of the trip was a visit to Raybin’s Beach where, every spring, thousands of Red Knots land to feast on horseshoe crab eggs. These migratory shorebirds travel an astonishing 20,000 miles annually between the Arctic and South America. Without this important refueling layover along the Delaware Bayshore, they would not survive the journey.

Participant Mike Niven snapped this photo of a Red Knot and, when looking at his photos later, noted the bands on both legs. Natural Lands staff submitted the band numbers to the U.S. Geological Survey and learned this bird had been banded 11 years earlier and is estimated to be 13 years old. The average lifespan of a typical Red Knot is three to five years.

The math would suggest that this extraordinary bird has migrated about a quarter of a million miles in its lifetime, roughly equivalent to the distance between Earth and the Moon. By protecting the tidal shoreline it depends on, Natural Lands is ensuring that this bird and others like it can thrive.

By Jonathan Long, NextGen Council member

Hello all, my name is Jonathan Long.  I’m a member of Natural Lands’ NextGen Council.  For a day job, I’m a land use and property attorney in West Chester, Chester County, but I’ve always had a love of the outdoors and hiking after growing up in central Pennsylvania in the woods on the side of a mountain.

As professions go, law can be pretty stressful, so I lean into destressing activities, which for me are hiking and photography.  Hiking allows me to clear my head and photography provides a creative outlet.  Over the years, I have found that there are perhaps no better spots for enjoying hiking and photography together than Natural Lands’ preserves.  My home preserves–Stroud, ChesLen, and Bryn Coed–are my favorite spots, but I’m always looking for new spots.  The preserves’ combination of woods, grass lands, native flowers, and strategically placed scenic overlooks provides a plethora of motifs and subjects.

One of my absolute favorite things to do is to get up early, grab coffee, and head out to Stroud when the world, and the sun, are just waking up. There’s something so magical about catching shots of the morning mist still clinging to the hillsides, dew drops on cobwebs strung between grass stems, or bees and butterflies lazily enjoying the native flowers in the fields.

I hope you enjoy the pics and I hope to see you out at one of the preserves someday!

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager.

We are thrilled to announce that we now have a mediation labyrinth at the Warwick Woods part of Crow’s Nest Preserve. It was the initiative and effort of our long-term residential intern, Elwood Harney, who has enjoyed them at other places and wanted to create one here.

The labyrinth is a walking meditation, not a maze. Labyrinths can be used for different reasons: coping with grief and loss, opening the flow of creativity, relieving stress, or just needing some time to clear your mind. A labyrinth is often used as a metaphor representing the journey to the center of your deepest self and back out into world with a better understanding of who you are. (Source: brochure for the meditation labyrinth at St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church in Douglassville, Pennsylvania.)

We think that our labyrinth is particularly wonderful because it is located in a beautiful natural setting. It occupies one of the former campsites at Warwick Woods, so it takes up little space in an area that was already a gravel pad. We had a couple pallets of used bricks available, and we decided that a brick and gravel labyrinth would be easy to maintain. Special thanks go to our Buildings Stewardship staff and Excavator George Albright for their work adding and spreading the gravel.

You can find the labyrinth just west of the meadow at Warwick Woods, on the Meadow Loop Trail. It does not yet appear on trail maps so we hope you enjoy the discovery of it as you explore Crow’s Nest Preserve. Our interns add a lot to the experience of working and volunteering at Crow’s Nest, and a project is often a highlight of their time here. Our paid long-term internship includes provided housing and includes work in both land stewardship and environmental education.

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager.

Yes, I know it’s only half over. But strange!

We had a hard frost in mid-April. That’s not remarkable; our last “possible” frost date here is May 15—two more weeks from now, and we’ve had them even later than mid-May a couple times. What was unusual—and damaging to so many plants—is that the frost was preceded by a few days at close to 90 degrees. Unfortunately a lot of trees had leafed out; their very small leaves were still susceptible to the cold and have been killed. So now, a few weeks later, the landscape partly looks like spring—green grass and some species fully leafed out—while other trees are bare like it’s still winter. You can see the difference even as you pull in our parking lot.

Cold air must have pooled in the low-lying valley (in which most of Crow’s Nest Preserve is located) because the oaks on the surrounding ridges appear relatively unscathed while many in the valley entirely lack leaves, or have shriveled leaves and flowers (photo above). The lead photo, an aerial view of the woods surrounding French Creek, shows plenty of pin oak minus leaves while other species are already green. Below, a shag-bark hickory with shriveled leaves.

Compare the photo above with another hickory nearby that has normal growth (below):

In addition to some oaks and hickories, yellowwood (Cladrastis kentukea, photo below), black gum (Nyssa sylvatica), sweet gum (Liquidambar styraciflua), and hackberry (Celtis occidentals) also had their leaves killed. Redbud (Cercis canadensis) flowered beautifully but now the leaves look like they were damaged. Black walnuts and ash (we still have a few) are always later to leaf out, and though they might have been affected, it’s difficult to tell. Some tuliptrees (Liriodendron tulipifera) look a little thin; others look ok.

Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) took a hit but new leaves have already greened up behind the dead ones (see below):

Things that leafed out fine include red maple (Acer rubrum), ironwood/American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana), and American dogwood (Cornus florida). American beech (Fagus grandiflora) looks ok, except that the leaves in the last couple years have already been appearing discolored and distorted by beech leaf disease and there’s a fair chance that many of these will be defoliated by summer. Blackhaw (Viburnum prunifolium) is flowering now and the leaves look great—those leaves are a little leathery and that seems to help.

Interestingly, a couple species that we understand might be negatively affected by the heat stress of summers under a changing climate (we’re near the southern end of their range) have full leaves: black cherry (Prunus serotina) and sugar maple (Acer saccharum).

I didn’t notice any of our typical invasive plants affected by the frost, except for Asiatic bittersweet vine (Celastris orbiculatus). I don’t see any changes to evergreen conifers like white pine or red cedar, but that doesn’t mean they weren’t affected.

Among herbaceous plants, of course sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis) was knocked back—that’s why it’s called sensitive fern. That will return after a bit of time. We’ve had a very good year for spring ephemeral wildflowers, some spectacular displays of anemone, bishop’s hat, sessile bellwort, hepatica, bloodroot, spring beauty, mayapple, nodding trillium, and Dutchman’s breeches. My sense is that although they experienced the same conditions, their leaves were sufficiently formed and hardened off by the time of the cold snap. Now we also have blooms of Solomon’s seal, showy orchis, and Jack-in-the-pulpit to enjoy.

I worry about the stress trees will experience having to form a second set of leaves, especially given the drought conditions we are also experiencing this spring, and following a winter of notably low temperatures. This will be one of those years with narrow growth rings, I expect. Right now things look a little grim, but we can hope that everything will recover in a month. A lesson I take away from this is that we should try to have as much species diversity in our forests as we can.

by Tanya Dapkey, NextGen Council member

Hello, my name is Tanya Dapkey and I am a member of the NextGen Council at Natural Lands. I am also an ecologist and entomologist who loves going outside, and right now is the perfect time to start going outside if you love insects the way I do.

I have loved open spaces for as long as I can remember, and Hildacy Preserve holds a special place in my heart. I have conducted Moth Night events at Hildacy since 2016, bringing my love of insects to the public and also bringing my family along for the ride.

Recently, I took a nice long walk through Hildacy and found some of my favorite insects: ground-nesting bees (important pollinators), cranefly larvae in the leaf packs along Crum Creek, and some adorable sweat bees (also important pollinators). I also found a Chinese praying mantis ootheca, which I destroyed. These invasive insects can out-compete our beautiful native mantis, the Carolina mantis (Stagmomantis carolina). (Here’s a post showing the difference between native and invasive praying mantises, and what to do if you find an invasive egg case.)

ground-nesting bee

cranefly larvae

sweat bee

The Greater Philadelphia City Nature Challenge is a great springtime activity, always occurring around Earth Day each year. If you can, join thousands of nature enthusiasts as we head outdoors to explore the natural world around us. Start at one of your favorite Natural Lands preserves or any park or open space near you. iNaturalist does all the identification for you so you can enjoy the outdoors while learning more about what lives in the world around us all. Check out the iNaturalist information collected at Hildacy Preserve.

I hope to see you outside on one of the preserves enjoying the sunshine and… insects. 🙂

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager.

Sometimes, we all need a little help. We all forget things, drop things, or put our water bottle on the roof of our car before driving away.

At Crow’s Nest Preserve we’ve accumulated a stash of hats, sunglasses, water bottles, and other hiking accessories that were left in our parking lot, but we have always struggled with how to reunite these items with their owners.

Feel free to contact us if you think you have left something here. I am pleased share an incredible story that a wedding ring lost along our trails was found a few years later and reunited with the couple who had reached out to us—we kept their names and email on file in case it turned up.

But until now we had no self-service method of getting commonly-dropped items back to their owners. And stuff was piling up in the visitor center. I asked Luke DiBerardinis in Building Stewardship to create a sturdy, weatherproof box that could be mounted in the parking lot next to the information kiosk. The lid had to be designed so it could not be left open. Done—you can see the results above. Graphics Designer Kristen Bower made an attractive little sign to identify the box.

I find it unbelievable that I have to say this—but the box is not a seat, the way it was used twice in the first day it was installed. We do have more than 20 Leopold benches, Adirondack chairs, and other seats around the preserve that we hope you enjoy.

But please lift the lid and check if you left something here on an earlier trip. There’s already a pair of reading glasses in there, and only a little worrisome, a lug nut from the wheel of a car.

 

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager.

Earlier this spring Scouts from Troop 140 assisted Eagle Scout candidate Ethan Graef with his Eagle Project at Crow’s Nest Preserve. The purpose of an Eagle Project is for a Scout to demonstrate leadership in completing a service or improvement for a nonprofit or public organization.

Our old telephone-pole footbridge on the Creek Trail was showing its age. It’s one of the first projects I did at Crow’s Nest almost 30 years ago, and it spanned about 30′. The bridge was easily on its 3rd or 4th generation of deck boards, but the base the deck is screwed into was becoming so rotted it would no longer hold screws. It was time to replace it with a modern bridge over one of the several areas that let floodwaters expand and recede along French Creek while keeping the trail open.

Removing the old bridge was no small task, but after staff cut up the poles with a chainsaw, Scouts carried out the pieces for disposal. The location is only reachable on foot, not with wheeled equipment, so Ethan designed the replacement bridge to be built in sections in his garage. Then Scouts’ many hands transported the modules to the final location where they were bolted together. The old bridge was cabled to trees to keep it from washing away in floodwaters; the new footbridge is anchored at all four corners with concrete footers.

We’re thrilled with how it turned out and are looking forward to many years of use, joining three other Eagle Scout footbridges (and two others built by staff) along the Creek Trail. We hope you enjoy the improvement.

By Eduardo Dueñas, NextGen Council member

Hi, everyone. My name is Eduardo Duenas, and I’m proud to serve as a member of the Natural Lands’ NextGen Council. Recently, my family rescued a puppy and—let me tell you—our lives have completely changed in the best way.

Bella, our energetic and curious pup, loves to walk and explore new places. As new dog parents, we’re always looking for safe, scenic, and welcoming spaces where she (and my twin eight-year-old boys) can stretch their legs and discover nature.

I had been hearing incredible feedback from fellow dog owners about Saunders Woods Preserve, so we decided to experience it ourselves. And, wow—it did not disappoint.

From the peaceful wooded trails to the sense of calm you feel as soon as you step onto the path, it’s truly a special place. Bella loved every second of it, and it has quickly becoame one of our favorite weekend adventures. Watching her explore reminded me exactly why protected open spaces matter—not just for wildlife, but for families like ours who rely on these natural places to recharge and connect.

We highly encourage everyone—especially fellow dog lovers — to visit this beautiful preserve. It’s a gem. (Just remember to keep your dogs leashed at all times and pick up their waste.)

Now we’re officially on the lookout for our next Natural Lands dog walk adventure.

If you value preserved open spaces, I encourage you to consider donating or becoming a member of Natural Lands. Organizations like this ensure that these places remain protected, ecologically healthy, and accessible for generations to come.

See you on the trails!

MEDIA, Pa., January 5, 2026 – Natural Lands announced today the permanent preservation of a 23.4-acre property in East Bradford Township, Chester County. The land, now protected under a conservation easement held by Natural Lands, is connected to hundreds of acres of open space, offering important contiguous habitat to wildlife.

“We are grateful to the landowners, who wish to remain anonymous, for their generous donation of a conservation easement on their property and to East Bradford Township for their enthusiastic support of this project,” said Sarah Turner, land protection project manager for Natural Lands. “Conservation of this beautiful property increases the acreage of protected open space in East Bradford Township, helping to ensure the area’s natural and scenic values are protected in perpetuity.”

An easement is a legally binding agreement that keeps land in private ownership while ensuring it is conserved from development. It applies to present and future owners of the land. Natural Lands currently holds 500+ easements on more than 26,000 acres and monitors these properties regularly to ensure the terms of the easements are being upheld.

Natural Lands’ 571-acre Stroud Preserve is located less than a half of a mile from the now-conserved land. The organization’s most recent strategic plan, entitled Thriving Nature, Thriving Communities, Thriving Organization, includes goals to protect special places that provide conservation benefit and cultural significance to the community. Natural Lands’ nature preserves are just such places, and the plan calls for preservation of land adjacent to and nearby existing nature preserves, a goal that this conservation easement meets. Natural Lands’ strategic plan will guide the nonprofit’s priorities through 2030 and can be viewed at natlands.org/strategicplan.

The property was identified by East Bradford Township as a conservation priority in their 2016 comprehensive plan, and they are an enthusiastic partner in seeing this property conserved.
“East Bradford Township is proud to partner with Natural Lands to permanently protect more than 23 acres in the western portion of the township,” said Mandie Cantlin, township manager. “This conservation easement reflects our shared commitment to preserving open space, protecting natural resources, and ensuring that this land remains protected for the benefit of future generations.”

The landowners donated to value of the conservation easement and East Bradford Township covered Natural Lands’ expenses as well as a $20,000 contribution to the easement stewardship fund, which underwrites Natural Lands’ costs to monitor and manage the easement in perpetuity.

Natural Lands is dedicated to preserving and nurturing nature’s wonders while creating opportunities for joy and discovery in the outdoors for everyone. As the Greater Philadelphia region’s oldest and largest land conservation organization, Natural Lands—which is member supported—has preserved more than 136,600 acres, including 40+ nature preserves and one public garden totaling more than 23,600 acres. About five million people live within five miles of land under the organization’s protection. Land for life, nature for all. natlands.org.

Please note: “Natural Lands” is the organization’s official operating name and should be used instead of its legal designation (Natural Lands Trust, Inc.).

Media Inquiries:
Kit Werner, Senior Director of Communications
610-353-5587 ext. 267

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