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Preserving land in the Valley Creek watershed of Chester County PA
A hardy crew of snow-covered volunteers in good spirits after a morning clearing invasive vegetation in George Lorimer Preserve
19.01.2026 22:51 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Nature's cleanup crew moving in. A kettle of vultures over Valley Creek Preserve. 12.21.25.
21.12.2025 22:09 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A healthy fox on the hunt in the snow along Valley Creek by the Preserve entrance sign
18.12.2025 17:00 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A group of smiling teenage girls in a field in rain gear
Planting trees? Hold my - root - beer, said this group of Baldwin School students. We do it in the rain!
02.11.2025 00:34 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Two guys in front of land with trees planted in protective tubes
George Lorimer Preserve Manager Greg Sprissler and volunteer Jeff Jackson with Red Maple and Blackgum trees they planted in protective tubes
30.10.2025 23:14 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Turkeys in a meadow
Wild turkeys taking a walk through a conservation easement next to Valley Creek Preserve
11.10.2025 20:54 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Mowed trail through a meadow to a wooded ridgeline against a clear blue sky
The entrance to George Lorimer Preserve from Le Boutillier Road on a beautiful Fall day, with the trail passing the Burr oak tree planted to honor Mitsie Toland.
09.10.2025 02:59 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A poster describing the need for volunteers to help plant trees
Please come help the Conservancy plant trees and shrubs, and "touch grass" - literally as well as figuratively! Meet at the George Lorimer Preserve parking lot at 9am on Saturday 27th September.
20.09.2025 21:45 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Flowers and trees inside a fenced enclosure
A splash of Fall color inside the deer exclosure in the George Lorimer Preserve. Fall sneezeweed, Devil’s beggartick, Queen Anne’s lace, Great blue lobelia, and many more.
13.09.2025 13:08 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Birds silhouetted agaonst a clear blue sky
A pair of red-shouldered hawks circling and yelling at a crow over Valley Creek Preserve on a beautiful Fall day
13.09.2025 04:44 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Colorful sunset behind trees
Sunset over the Conservancy's Valley Creek Preserve featured on the cover of Tredyffrin Township's Fall newsletter. An article inside features neighbors who sustain the Preserve to be enjoyed by the whole community.
09.09.2025 16:58 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Newly planted tees and shrubs growing in a field surrounded by trees
Check out OLC's blog for a progress report on the Valley Creek plantings, some fun plant info and area history and a photo of our care team and their tools!
www.openlandconservancy.org/olc-blog
