Conservation Services
Making the Message
Trees and Trails
Nifty Numbers
Connecting People to Nature
100
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
How many editions of "Natural Lands Magazine" does NLT produce each year?
2
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?
18
100
When are NLT's public preserves open to visitors?
Sunrise to sunset, year round.
200
Name 2 types of people, entities or agencies with whom NLT has worked to save land.
private landowners, local municipalities, townships, state officials, county officials, state parks, non-profit organizations.
200
What does SSC stand for?
S: Saving land, S: Stewarding natural resources, C: Connecting people with nature
200
Name two challenges to trail stabilization.
Slope, wet areas, or water flowing across the trail
200
How many of NLT's public preserves allow unleashed dogs?
none!
200
In 2014, _______number of volunteers donated more than _____________ hours of service
300 volunteers, more than 3500 hours (wow!)
300
How long do conservation easements last?
Easements protect property in perpetuity.
300
What was the first property protected by the Philadelphia Conservationists (the organization that founded NLT)?
The John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge (then known as Tinicum Marsh)
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 or manage?
42
300
Name 3 Volunteer Roles you could serve with NLT.
Invasive Plant Steward, Tree Steward, Trails Steward, Gardener, Nest Box Monitor, Birds & Wildlife Monitor, Bird Walk/Nature Hike Leader, Photographer, Outreach Ambassador, Event Support, Educational Guide, Admin Support, Special Projects
400
Who can hold a conservation easement?
Only a qualified conservation organization such as Natural Lands Trust, or government agency such as a township.
400
Who was NLT's founder?
Allston Jenkins
400
Name 3 invasive plant species that impact our Preserves?
garlic mustard, multi-flora rose, mile-a-minute, lesser celandine, japanese honeysuckle, phragmites, purple loosestrife, musk thistle, japanese knotweed, japanese stilt grass, porcelainberry vine,asian bittersweet vine, english ivy, autumn olive, japanese barberry, norway maple, tree-of-heavan (ailanthus tree), princess paulownia tree, and many of the fast-growing, rampant vegetation in our region!
400
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%
400
Name 3 outreach events (or types of events) that connect people to NLT.
Bird Walks, Bird Banding demonstration, Book signing & lecture, Brunch with Bobolinks, ChesLen Chase for Open Space, Community Read, Friday Night Lights, Marshallton Triathlon, Nature Hikes, Paint & Wine Pairings, Pollinator programs, Secrets of Saw-whets, Tails and Trails Day, Tree Planting party, Volunteer service outings, Wild Wanders, Winter Eagle Festival, XPoNential Music Festival.
500
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (PA DCNR) selected NLT to provide ordinances, site design, workshops, and training under this state-wide program.
Growing Greener: Conservation by Design
500
Name 4 of NLT's 18 public nature preserves.
Bear Creek Preserve, Binky Lee Preserve, ChesLen Preserve, Crow’s Nest Preserve, Glades Wildlife Refuge, Green Hills Preserve, 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 13 counties.
500
NLT has partnered with __________ for the 2nd annual 'Community Read' initiative.
Longwood Gardens
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