The Tinicum Conservancy
Protecting our rural character and natural resources through community-based land conservation.
Upcoming Local Events for Nature Lovers
Monday, August 24 — Tinicum Land Preservation Committee meeting, 7:30 p.m., Tinicum Township - preserving additional open space and farmland in Tinicum; the committee's work centers on local land preservation. (Tinicum Township)
Tuesday, August 25 — High Rocks Parknership. 9:00 a.m., Tinicum Township. The first of a ten-part habitat restoration program for High Rocks Park. (High Rocks Parknership)
Saturday, August 29 — High Rocks Parknership. 8:00 a.m., Tinicum Township. Restoring habitat at High Rocks Park. (High Rocks Parknership)
Saturday, August 29 — Planting for Pollinators: Meadow Inspiration Tour, 10 a.m.–noon, Russell-Mandel Preserve, New Hope. Heritage Conservancy's conservation staff will use its restored meadow to demonstrate how native plantings can improve habitat for pollinators and the local ecosystem. $10–$15. This one is particularly relevant if you're interested in applying conservation practices at home. (Heritage Conservancy) Heritage Conservancy events & registration
Applications open through August — 2027 Master Watershed Steward Program. The Penn State Extension program includes 40+ hours of training in stream health, water quality, groundwater, native plants and habitat, followed by projects such as stream cleanups, riparian plantings, rain gardens and community-science work. Applications for the 2027 class are being accepted this month. (Bucks County Conservation District)
Tuesday, September 8 — High Rocks Parknership. 9:00 a.m., Tinicum Township. The first of a ten-part habitat restoration program for High Rocks Park. (High Rocks Parknership)
Saturday, September 12 — High Rocks Parknership. 8:00 a.m., Tinicum Township. Restoring habitat at High Rocks Park. (High Rocks Parknership)
Tuesday, September 15 — High Rocks Parknership. 9:00 a.m., Tinicum Township. The first of a ten-part habitat restoration program for High Rocks Park. (High Rocks Parknership)
Friday, September 18 — High Rocks Parknership. 9:00 a.m., Tinicum Township. The first of a ten-part habitat restoration program for High Rocks Park. (High Rocks Parknership)
September 19 — Forest Stewardship at Zega-Lockatong Preserve, 9:00–11:30 a.m., Stockton, NJ — Hunterdon Land Trust volunteers will remove invasive shrubs, protect native saplings and document beech leaf disease as part of a hands-on forest stewardship workday. (Idealist) Volunteer registration
September 19 — Butterfly Bonanza, 1:00–3:00 p.m., Russell-Mandel Preserve, New Hope — Participants will help conduct a butterfly survey and tag monarchs for a community-science project studying their fall migration. $10 per family. (Heritage Conservancy) Information and registration
September 20 — Hunterdon Land Trust 30th Anniversary Community Day, 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m., Dvoor Farm, Flemington — A free community event on the 40-acre preserve featuring nature activities and tours of the historic farmstead and bank barn. (Montgomery County Alive) Event information
September 20 — Farm Tour at Styer Orchard, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Langhorne — A guided Heritage Conservancy outing exploring the orchard, seasonal growing practices and the role working farms play in preserving open space. Free for members; $5 for a guest. (Heritage Conservancy) Information and registration
September 23 — Gardens & Grandeur: Aldie Mansion Pollinator Meadow, 5:30–7:00 p.m., Doylestown — Heritage Conservancy's stewardship team leads a tour of the gardens and pollinator meadow focusing on their ecology and ongoing landscape stewardship. $10 members/$15 nonmembers. (Heritage Conservancy) Information and registration
September 25 — Butterflies and Wildflowers Walk, 1:00–2:00 p.m., Teetertown Preserve, Hunterdon County — Hunterdon County Parks naturalists lead an exploration of late-season butterflies and wildflowers at the preserve. (Hunterdon County) Hunterdon County Parks calendar and registration
September 26 — Preserve @ Play: “Nutty for Seeds, Nuts and Berries,” 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m., Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve — A family nature day exploring the role seeds, nuts and berries play in native ecosystems and food webs through activities along the preserve's trails. Free for members; $20 per nonmember ticket, covering up to six guests. (Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve) Information and registration
Saturday, September 26 — High Rocks Parknership. 8:00 a.m., Tinicum Township. Restoring habitat at High Rocks Park. (High Rocks Parknership)
Saving the natural beauty of open land is possible. We’re doing it right now.
The Tinicum Conservancy was formed in 1992 by a group of conservation-minded residents who were concerned that larger, regional land trusts weren’t paying enough attention to land protection in our township. Within eight years, we had conserved a thousand acres. By 2004, another thousand acres were added, and yet another thousand by 2007. Today, 5,133 acres in and around Tinicum are protected… and counting!
Ready to take the next step?
Protecting the natural beauty of our community is a team effort. Whether you’re most comfortable volunteering your time in the office or in the field, donating money to help us grow, conserving your own property, or helping us spread the word about the importance of land conservation, we need you on our team.
