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6/13/2024
Wildlands Conservancy Celebrates Grand Opening of New, ADA-Accessible Boardwalk at Dorothy Rider Pool Wildlife Sanctuary
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Wildlands Conservancy Celebrates Grand Opening of 187-acre Black River SanctuaryOver 100 individuals gathered to watch scissors cut ribbon to celebrate the grand opening of the Lehigh Valley’s newest nature preserve, Black River Sanctuary, 187 acres situated in Salisbury and Saucon Townships. “At a time when our region is losing our open space at an alarming rate of more than 2,000 acres a year, Black […]
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New Species Discovery at South Mountain Preserve: Will Yaeger’s Leucoagaricus Fungal FindYou never know what fascinating fungi you’ll find at Wildlands Conservancy’s 14 nature preserves, whether it’s a first for science or a first for your very own eyes. Just ask Lehigh University alum, ’24, Will Yaeger. His little-white-mushroom find turned out to be a big discovery. Last August, during one of his regular outings at South Mountain Preserve, Yaeger, a mycology enthusiast […]
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Wildlands Conservancy Celebrates Grand Opening of New, ADA-Accessible Boardwalk at Dorothy Rider Pool Wildlife SanctuaryThe newly restored, ADA-compliant boardwalk aims to enhance accessibility and the overall nature preserve visitor experience while promoting environmental education and conservation. With the overarching goal of connecting more people with nature, the project involved completely renovating the boardwalk to have ADA-compliant features, extending the trail through a paved pathway to a new parking area, […]
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Why Did the Turtle Cross the Road? Dos & Don’ts for Migration SeasonTurtle migration season is upon us! This means you might see these native and wild amphibians in some unexpected places. Knowing how to interact with turtles making their treks is important for them, as well as all the other species living in connection with them, here in the Lehigh River watershed. Here are some helpful […]
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Catching Up on the Career Path: Dwight and SarahOne-time environmental educators Sarah Kovalchick and Dwight Holloway are pursuing their lifelong passions to work in the great outdoors. We caught up with them on their conservation career paths and learned how Wildlands helped prepare them for their present roles. Sarah is living her park-ranger dreams, thanks to her experience with Wildlands! From Wildlands […]
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Wildlands Welcomes New Board MembersAround the time we switched our calendars to the new year, Wildlands Conservancy welcomed four new board members: Paul Barbehenn, Deborah Kipp, Robert Stover, and Susan Williams. Paul Barbehenn Current Senior Wealth Advisor with Mercer Advisors, founding partner of Andesa Financial Management Paul will be leveraging his expertise and experience building teams and organizations, previous […]
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Native Wildflower Meadow: Educating Young Minds & Regenerating BiodiversitySouth Mountain Preserve is literally seeding new ideas and educating a tomorrow for our special part of the planet. Wildlands’ preserve managers are underway with establishing a 3.3-acre native wildflower meadow in the northwest area of South Mountain Preserve, near the Wilderness Trail. Not only will the wildflower meadow provide sustenance to native pollinators and a home for wildlife, but […]
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LCTI Partnership Brings Repairs & RenovationsA Win-Win for Accessible Nature & Real-World Learning Dorothy Rider Pool Wildlife Sanctuary received some much-needed repairs and renovations this spring thanks to a partnership with Lehigh Career & Technical Institute. You may have heard the sound of power tools at the preserve alongside the playful calls of black-capped chickadees and song sparrows. “The nice part […]
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Wildlands Conservancy Protects 38 acres, Expands South Mountain PreserveWildlands announced today the permanent protection of approximately 38 acres situated in Salisbury and Upper Saucon Townships, Lehigh County that will expand the organization’s 400+-acre South Mountain Preserve. “At a time when the Lehigh Valley is losing open space at the alarming rate of 2,000 acres a year, we need to protect all we can, […]
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Wildlands Conservancy Protects 2,700 acres in Carbon and Luzerne CountiesWildlands announced today the permanent protection of approximately 2700 high-conservation value acres that straddle Lausanne, Banks, and Packer Townships and Weatherly Borough, Carbon County and Foster and Hazle Townships, Luzerne County. Known as the “Penrose Swamp Barrens,” Wildlands purchased the property with cooperation from the Estate of Pasco L. Schiavo and the consent of the Pasco L. […]