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A Main Line nature preserve is thriving amid coronavirus. Could it be a model for others to open?

With Valley Forge and so many other options unavailable, foot traffic at the nature preserve has jumped ninefold during the pandemic, requiring some creative rerouting.

Shannon, Kailee, Thomas, Colton, Adalyn, and Forrest Hansen (left to right) of Wayne explore McKaig Creek at the McKaig Nature Education Center in Upper Merion Township. The preserve has become a wildly popular refuge during the pandemic.
Shannon, Kailee, Thomas, Colton, Adalyn, and Forrest Hansen (left to right) of Wayne explore McKaig Creek at the McKaig Nature Education Center in Upper Merion Township. The preserve has become a wildly popular refuge during the pandemic.Read moreDAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer