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    Found 20 miles west of Philadelphia, Willistown Conservation Trust focuses on 28,000 acres within the watersheds of Ridley, Crum, and Darby Creeks of Chester and Delaware Counties. Since 1996, the Trust has permanently conserved over 7,500 acres, including three nature preserves open to the public: Ashbridge Preserve, Kirkwood Preserve, and Rushton Woods Preserve, which is home to Rushton Conservation Center and Rushton Farm. The Trust offers six nationally renowned programs for public engagement and research: the Bird Conservation, Community Farm, Education and Outreach, Land Protection, Stewardship, and Watershed Protection Programs.

    Land Protected

    Pennsylvania

    Demographics

    • 1996

    • 1995

    • Yes

    • 25

    • 3,000

    • 395

    • 22

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    Public Access

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    Volunteer Opportunities

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    Conservation Priorities
    Agricultural Land

    Land trusts that protect farms and ranches to ensure sustainable food and secure agricultural ways of life.

    Forests

    Land trusts that protect forested lands for habitat preservation, sequestering carbon, sustainable timber, conserving wilderness and more.

    Wildlife Habitat

    Land trusts that protect habitat for plants and animals, such as wildlife corridors, breeding grounds and habitats for endangered species.

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