Authored by Kaitlyn Tothero and English Dawson Now through September, Berks Nature invites you to explore and enjoy learning all about our Berks Nature Preserves in our new ‘The Nature...
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Ephraim Malickson once owned this land; nearly 200 acres nestled withinin the Schuylkill Highlands region of Berks County. These Highlands are rich in both cultural and natural heritage valued by...
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For almost 20 years, Pennsylvania has been using an innovative approach to working with partners on conservation, sustainability, and recreation. This strategy is known as the Pennsylvania Conservation Landscape Program,...
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In January of 2023, Andrew Fetterman joined the Berks Nature team as the organization’s first Vice President for Land and Conservation. This role will focus primarily on overseeing the land,…
Harbingers of Spring April showers bring May flowers, so the saying goes. But this popular turn of phrase establishes a somewhat inaccurate timeline. Not that flowers don’t bloom in May...
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It's one of the more popular sayings around Berks Nature: Live every day like it's Earth Day. As a conservation non-profit organization, we look forward to the extra excitement and...
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The indigenous Lenape people, original stewards of the ridge, named it Kittatinny or “endless mountain”; a fitting name for a range that stretches close to 250 miles from northern Maryland...
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The Schuylkill River watershed provides drinking water to almost 2 million people. Encompassing almost 2,000 square miles (including much of Berks County!) about one quarter of this vital watershed is…