Vote Yes to Save Crebilly

06/05/2025

Our friends at Natural Lands are closing out their fiscal year this month. If you aren't yet a member of Natural Lands, please consider joining. It took a village to save Crebilly, but Natural Lands played a critical role. They donated thousands of hours of staff time over several years to finalize the conservation of this special place. Take a moment to thank them with your membership at natlands.org/join.

You can make a difference.

12/10/2024

Thank you Natural Lands, all the funders, the citizens of Westtown, and all the amazing volunteers who never gave up. Crebilly is SAVED!
(Please consider becoming a member of Natural Lands. Their staff donated thousands of hours of time over the past three years to make this conservation success happen for us all. www.natlands.org/join)

We are pinching ourselves! After three years of working to create relationships, raise funds, and negotiate details, Crebilly Farm in Westtown Township, Chester County, is saved. All 308 acres. Forever.
Our thanks to all the Robinson family, many grassroots volunteers who worked tirelessly for years prior, the 750+ housholds that donated, the residents of Westtown Township who voted for the Open Space Fund, and our funders: Chester County Government, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Open Space Institute, Mt. Cuba Center, and the Marshall-Reynolds Foundation, and anonymous donors.
And, of course, Natural Lands members, whose support enables our staff to stick with years-long projects like this one. Please consider becoming a member at any dollar amount at natlands.org/join.
Photo: Billy Kyle

11/13/2024

FYI: At the Westtown Supervisors meeting on Monday, November 18th, 2024, at 7:00 p.m., a revised proposal on the "Stokes Estate" Conditional Use application for residential development will be presented. Be sure to attend and make your voice heard to the supervisors!

11/01/2024

Hurrrrrrrahhhhhhh! This has been a long haul (and we can't fully celebrate until closing in December), but what a way to start the month of December!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Successful Result from the Save Crebilly Campaign MEDIA, Pa., November 1, 2024 – Natural Lands and Westtown Township announced today the successful…

10/10/2024

Wahooo! We are at 93% of our goal with more than 600 households making gifts ranging from $25 to $25,000!

10/01/2024

Thanks, County Lines Magazine for the shoutout in the October edition about the Save Crebilly Campaign. Make your donation now at natlands.org/crebilly!

Just a few things we’d thought you’d like to know this month.

09/11/2024

Natural Lands has received gifts and pledges from 401 donors so far, amounting to $650,850 toward the Save Crebilly Campaign! They are ALMOST to 93% of the goal! Have you made your gift yet? Please share this post with your networks. www.natlands.org/crebilly

08/26/2024

Gifts are coming in to the final Save Crebilly campaign! Make yours today.
Give $100 and receive an “I Helped Save Crebilly” car magnet
Give $250 and receive an “I Helped Save Crebilly” tote bag
Give $500 and receive an “I Helped Save Crebilly” hat
Give $1,000 and above and receive all three!
www.natlands.org/crebilly

08/20/2024

Guess what??? The first 100 people who donate $50 or more to the Save Crebilly Campaign will receive a complimentary ticket to Brandywine in White—a unique and elegant pop-up summer evening for BYO wine and food enthusiasts. This year’s event will be held on Saturday August 24, 2024, at Crebilly Farm.
Here's the donation page: www.natlands.org/crebilly

08/19/2024

“Now is the time to come together—friend by friend, neighbor by neighbor, and gift by gift—to raise the final $2.5 million, unlock our generous $2 million challenge, and reach the l goal of saving all of Crebilly Farm,” said Oliver Bass, president of Natural Lands. “It’s a chance of a lifetime.”

Natural Lands has set up a web page to receive donations: www.natlands.org/crebillyfarm.

WESTTOWN — Natural Lands announced Friday that it is launching the Save Crebilly Campaign—a final step in the organization’s multi-year fundraising effort to preserve the entirety of Crebilly…

08/12/2024

It's time to take the final step together to preserve all of Crebilly Farm!
More than $20 million has been committed to this conservation effort already. This is thanks to the Westtown Township open space referendum, county, state, and federal grants, and private donations from people like you. Additionally, Mt. Cuba Center and an anonymous donor have created a generous $2 million challenge.
The challenge will match, dollar for dollar, all gifts we receive as we take this final step.
It is time to come together—friend by friend, neighbor by neighbor, and gift by gift—to raise an additional $2.5 million, unlock the $2 million challenge, reach our $25 million goal, and guarantee the project’s success.
Deadline: October 31, 2024.
Donate at https://bit.ly/3X0KLKY

01/23/2024

A representative of Natural Lands told township supervisors at Tuesday’s meeting that the conservancy is moving closer to finalizing the acquisition of the remaining 206 acres of Crebilly Farm.
With a total purchase price of about $25 million, Natural Lands has almost cleared the final hurdle and is $3 million short of its goal.
https://natlands.org/news/daily-local-just-a-financial-nudge-needed-to-preserve-crebilly-farm/