When I received notice that I was to become the next member of Berks Nature’s team in November of 2023, I was overjoyed; I had finally done it – I...
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Perhaps you’ve encountered a vernal pool while exploring your favorite forest, but didn’t realize what it was. They do disguise themselves as somewhat still, murky, and rather uneventful shallow depressions...
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“Fleetwood can be very proud of its water system,” read the opening line of the Water Supply section in Seventy-Five Years of Fleetwood History, a publication produced as part of...
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What is nature worth? If we knew, how would this change the way we, as a community, make decisions about our housing, our infrastructure, and our resources? For over 300...
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In September 2024, twenty-six nature lovers gathered at The Nature Place in Angelica Creek Park for a bioblitz, a collaborative event where participants observe as many different living species as...
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Did you know that trees exist on every continent except Antarctica? From purifying our air and providing oxygen, to filtering the water we drink, to affording habitat for wildlife, and...
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“In rural Berks townships, the historic buildings cannot be separated from their setting…the whole landscape having a nineteenth-century historic character.” – Phoebe Hopkins (1987), Executive Director 1991 - 1999 For...
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How would you want your investment in Berks Nature returned to you? In trees planted or waterways cleaned? Maybe in acres protected or history recorded? In 2005, a series of...
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When I first stumbled upon Berks Nature in spring 2023 after searching online for volunteer opportunities, I was thrilled to learn that there was a local organization doing such crucial,...
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Reading is sheltered by two sister peaks. To the east stands Mount Penn (arguably the more popular of the sisters). To the south, Neversink Mountain, whose name is derived from...
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