Natural Lands Trust add key parcel to French Creek Park
On March 25th, 2016, Natural Lands Trust purchased a small but significant parcel of land that will be transferred to French Creek State Park. The 2.3 acres of woodlands are a critical link needed to connect the soon-to-be-completed two-mile section of the Big Woods Trail running through French Creek State Park to the Thun Trail (pronounced “tune”) section of the Schuylkill River Trail.
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Kennett honored with Growing Greener award
The Natural Lands Trust and the Chester County Association of Township Officials (CCATO) honored Kennett Township with the Growing Greener Communities Award, Thursday. This award recognizes a Chester County township that has engaged in a dynamic initiative designed to save land, steward natural resources, and connect people to nature. Natural Lands Trust and CCATO presented the award to representatives...
Op/Ed: VISTA 2025 offer balance of growth and preservation
By Molly Morrison, President, Natural Lands Trust
Molly Morrison
It may be surprising that preservation features so prominently in reports about Chester County’s new economic development plan. The need to balance economic growth and preservation is, however, the innovative and insightful organizing principal of VISTA 2025, the County’s new Economic Development Strategy.
The plan, prepared with...
