The Brandywine Conservancy protects and conserves the land, water, natural and cultural resources of the Brandywine-Christina watershed.
Chadds Ford, PA
Joined March 2017
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I’ve said before- I’ve been to many parts of the world and I’ll put the Brandywine River valley in autumn up against anywhere else in a beauty battle. @NBCPhiladelphia @Telemundo62 @BrandywineMuse @visitbrandywine @BranConservancy @SteveSosnaNBC @VisitWilmington @ChaddsFordHS
The @BranConservancy is closing in on an exciting conservation milestone!
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Today's #NativePlantFriday is commonly known as Rough-Stemmed Goldenrod (Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’),one of the early goldenrod species to be admired in the wild & propagated for garden use. Named for its explosive, firework-like spray of yellow flowers along long-arching stems.
Goldenrods are among the very best herbaceous host plants for the caterpillars of butterflies & moths—an important protein for baby songbirds. Flowers provide a late food source for bees/butterflies; seeds feed small songbirds.
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Today's #NativePlantFriday is commonly known as Narrow Leaved Coneflower or Brown-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba).Bearing cheerful,yellow-orange ray flowers w/ dark central cones (similar to all Black-Eyed Susan types),this one is taller/bushier than the others, w/ smaller flowers
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Today's #NativePlantFriday is commonly known as Summer Phlox or Garden Phlox (Phlox paniculata). Often considered the backbone of perennial gardens, summer phlox is planted for its summer color, fragrance, use as a cut flower, ease of growth and benefit to pollinators.
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Today's #NativePlantFriday is Cup Plant (Silphium perfoliatum). A large, bold, coarsely textured plant with attractive—to both people and pollinators—lemon-yellow flowers, Cup Plant can easily soar to 10’ in height. (1/2)
📸: Mark Gormel
The large leaves of Cup Plant, with a sandpaper-like surface, unite at their bases to encircle thick, square stems and form a cup. Rainwater retained in the cups serves as a mini oasis for a multitude of birds and insects. (2/2)
📸: Mark Gormel
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Enjoy this #WildlifeWednesday moment featuring a curious black #bear exploring the @BranConservancy's Penguin Court Preserve in Westmoreland County, PA. And for those wondering: did he break our trail camera? Yes. Was it worth it for this footage? ALSO YES. Enjoy! 🐻❤️
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"To protect and provide ideal growing conditions for the remainder of PA’s native plant species, the PA @DCNRnews has established 35 wild plant sanctuaries....The preserves contain many of the state’s rarest and most threatened plants."
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Learn more at brandywine.org/stabler!
Now in bloom: The Queen Anne’s Lace Pod—a temporary, site-specific installation on #Brandywine's campus—by #artist Ian Stabler. Commissioned by @BranRiverMuseum, the sculpture is made of natural materials and blends together our joint mission of art & nature w/ @BranConservancy.
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"Mark Gormel, horticultural coordinator at the @branconservancy, and other plant specialists around the country wouldn’t mind if this particular buttercup, known more properly as the lesser celandine, disappeared — like yesterday."
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"It’s a dangerous import, a master conqueror, rapidly spreading & effectively smothering competitors, garden experts warn. Conservancy founder George Weymouth famously painted the bluebells on his property; the buttercups are blamed for suffocating them."
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So much fun! We can't wait for our next *virtual* night of tasty treats with @VictoryBeer, @RighteousFelon & @eclatchocolate on 2/11. Learn more & register at brandywine.org/tastes
WFH. All fun this evening leading a tasting with my friends at @eclat and @RighteousFelon to benefit @BranConservancy Sign yourself up for our 2/11 tasting: brandywine.org/conservancy/e… #chocolates #jerky #beer #localflavor
Celebrating the new year with a huge conservation win made possible by @BranConservancy, in partnership with Oxford Area Foundation, and with generous support by PA @DCNRnews & @ChescoGovt.
Via @PhillyInquirer: inquirer.com/science/climate…
"We are truly thrilled for John and the well-deserved recognition he has received for his decades of expertise, service and leadership in this field,” noted Ellen Ferretti, Director of @BranConservancy.
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“The Brandywine Conservancy’s Hiking through History map blends our more than 50 year work on preserving precious landscapes, the natural world, our cultural heritage and the essence of places we call home."
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Thank you to our local Pennsylvania state @SenKillion and @GovernorTomWolf for your support!
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Happy #TakeYourDogToWorkDay! Here’s to all of our new four-legged coworkers who have helped us seamlessly transition into life working from home these past few months. They are the “work from home” experts after all. 🐶🥰
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Land is #MyHappyPlace. On this #EarthDay, we need #Land4All more than ever. Land trusts save the special places we need and love. Find one near you at findalandtrust.org
Today kicks off #PAcleanwaterweek w/ a focus on #DelRiverWatershed. Within this watershed, through @WilliamPennFdn’s Del River Watershed Initiative, @BranConservancy is proud to be one of 6 partner orgs working to protect & restore water quality in Brandywine-Christina Watershed.
Encompassing over 565 sq. miles in parts of DE & PA, the Brandywine-Christina Watershed is one of 8 targeted areas identified by @WilliamPennFdn's DRWI where interventions could significantly safeguard or improve #cleanwater. #PAcleanwaterweek #DelRiverWatershed
The staff and trustees of the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art and @RadnorHuntRaces Committee mourn the loss of their dear friend and supporter, Mrs. J. Maxwell R. Moran (Betty Moran), who passed away on January 23, 2020: brandywine.org/brandywine/me…
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The staff and trustees of the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art mourn the loss of their dear friend and supporter, the Honorable Harry G. “Hal” Haskell Jr., who passed away on January 16, 2020. Hal was one of the Brandywine’s earliest champions: brandywine.org/brandywine/me…
