Photo Credit: Hulton Archives and Getty Images Earth Day began in 1970 as a nationwide call to action, an opportunity for people to come together and rethink how we care for the environment. More than 50 years later, it remains a powerful reminder that collective impact ...
Each year, Willowsford Conservancy’s Deer Management Program helps maintain a healthy balance of the deer population across Conservancy property in support of land stewardship and community well-being. Managing deer densities reduces damage to native vegetation, agricultural areas, and residential landscapes, while supporting a healthier herd and stronger habitat for other wildlife. The ...
Beavers: Nature’s Engineers in Our Midst Few animals capture the imagination quite like the North American beaver (Castor canadensis). As the largest rodent on the continent, beavers are remarkable not just for their size, adults can weigh between 30–60 pounds and span over 3 feet long, but for their ...
Spooky Fungi & Forest Oddities Fall brings crunchy leaves, cool nights, and some of nature’s spookiest sightings, fungi that look straight out of a Halloween story. These strange, colorful decomposers are not just spooky; they play a vital role in forest health. Eastern ...
Summer evenings in Willowsford often come alive with a quiet kind of magic, the gentle flicker of fireflies lighting up the dark. Despite their name, fireflies are actually beetles, not flies. Their glow, called bioluminescence, is used mainly to attract mates and to warn predators. Many predators know that bright ...