French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust
Preserve, steward, and connect people to the land in northern Chester County
Home to insects, invertebrates, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals, our creeks are vibrant ecosystems teeming with life. Want to see for yourself? Throw on your boots or water shoes and join us as we get into the South Branch of the French Creek — classified as "Exceptional Value" by the PA Department of Environmental Protection — […]
Curious about the life teeming in our creeks? Step into the water and see it firsthand! Environmental educator Colleen Cranney and Preserve Manager Jim Moffett will guide children, parents, and guardians through a hands-on exploration in the portion of the French Creek that runs through the Thomas P. Bentley Nature Preserve. They'll investigate the vibrant […]
Grab your flashlight or headlamp and join us for a guided night time stroll through the trails of our Templin Woods Preserve as we explore the hidden world of moths. Due to their nocturnal nature, moths are often overlooked in the bug world. Surprisingly, moth populations largely outnumber their daytime cousins, the butterfly by 10 […]
Grab your binoculars and join us for an evening of birdwatching! French & Pickering's Jim Moffett and Amy Langman and Valley Forge Audubon Society's Patty Werth will help you spot, identify, and observe the various birds that can be found at the Thomas P. Bentley Nature Preserve. Following the walk, we invite you to join […]
MEMBER EARLY ACCESS PROGRAM: Please note that 2026 French & Pickering members enjoy registration list priority to this event until Sunday, August 23 at 11:59pm. Before this deadline, members that register will be added to the registration list, and non-members that register will be put on a waitlist. After this deadline, we will email non-members who registered during member […]
Grab your binoculars and join us for an evening of birdwatching! French & Pickering’s Jim Moffett and Amy Langman and Valley Forge Audubon Society’s Patty Werth will help you spot, identify, and observe the various birds that can be found at the Templin Woods Preserve. Following the walk, we invite you to join us for […]
French & Pickering will be an exhibitor at Lundale Farm's Sunflower Festival. We hope to see you there!
As the bald eagle, our national symbol, was facing extinction in the continental U.S. in 1976, Tina Morris was beginning her graduate work at Cornell University. By luck and circumstance, she was selected to reintroduce the species into New York State in the hope that eagles could repopulate eastern North America. Young, female, with no […]
French & Pickering will be an exhibitor at the 2026 Greenixville Green Earth Festival. We hope to see you there!
Join Warwick Township as they commemorate America’s 250th anniversary with a day-long celebration at Warwick Furnace, one of Pennsylvania’s significant Revolutionary-era industrial sites. Visitors are invited to step into the world of colonial America and explore the role this historic furnace played in the nation’s founding. Parking Address/Instructions: Parking will be in the fields near […]
Grab your binoculars and join us for an evening of birdwatching! French & Pickering’s Jim Moffett and Amy Langman and Valley Forge Audubon Society’s Patty Werth will help you spot, identify, and observe the various birds that can be found at the Thomas P. Bentley Nature Preserve. Following the walk, we invite you to join […]
