Natural Lands Trust preserves land by taking permanent ownership and by using _____________, voluntary but legally-binding agreements that permanently limit a property’s use.
Conservation easements
100
What does SSC stand for?
S: Saving land
S: Stewarding natural resources
C: Connecting people with nature
100
What is the primary reason we use tree tubes or Tubex on newly planted trees?
To protect the new trees from deer
100
How many of NLT's nature preserves are open to the public?
17
100
When are NLT's public preserves open to visitors?
Sunrise to sunset, year round.
200
What is the name of the center NLT established to help landowners and municipalities care for their properties?
Center for Conservation Landowners
200
How many editions of "Natural Lands Magazine" does NLT produce each year?
2
200
Name two challenges to trail stabilization.
Slope, wet areas, or water flowing across the trail
200
The 100,000+ total acres saved since the founding of Natural Lands Trust equals what percentage of the total acreage of Pennsylvania’s state parks system?
50%
200
Name the smartphone / tablet challenge created by NLT to guide users through Stroud Preserve.
SCVNGR
300
Name the property type that NLT both owns and stewards.
Nature preserves
300
What was the first property protected by the Philadelphia Conservationists (the group of avid bird watchers who founded NLT)?
The John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge
300
What is the term for the process of establishing a forest by planting or seeding in an area not currently or recently forested?
Afforestation
300
How many nature preserves does NLT own?
40
300
Name the volunteers who help welcome visitors to NLT's preserves.
Trail Ambassadors
400
Who can purchase conservation easements?
Only a qualified conservation organization such as a land trust or government agency such as a township.
400
Who was NLT's founder?
Allston Jenkins
400
Who is your primary point of contact with NLT if you are serving as a Trail Ambassador?
Your preserve manager
400
How many of NLT's 17 public preserves allow unleashed dogs?
0
400
Besides volunteer events, name 3 events that will bring visitors to NLT's preserves in 2012.
Bird Walks
Friday Night Lights
Bird Banding
Preserve Open Houses
The a-MAZE-ing Masquerade
500
NLT has been selected by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to provide ordinances, site design, workshops, and training under this state-wide program.
Growing Greener: Conservation by Design
500
Name 6 of NLT's 17 public nature preserves.
Bear Creek Preserve
Binky Lee Preserve
ChesLen Preserve
Crow’s Nest Preserve
Glades Wildlife Refuge
Gwynedd Wildlife Preserve
Harold N. Peek Preserve
Hildacy Farm Preserve
Mariton Wildlife Sanctuary
Peacedale Preserve
Sadsbury Woods Preserve
Saunders Woods Preserve
Sharp’s Woods Preserve
Stone Hills Preserve
Stroud Preserve
Wawa Preserve
Willisbrook Preserve
500
How many years do tree tubes stay on trees?
5-7 years
500
In how many states and counties does NLT own nature preserves?
2 states and 12 counties.
500
How can you use NLT's website to find the NLT preserve closest to you?