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February

Robeson Township Farm Protected by Berks Nature Conservation Easement

02/27/2020

  In February 2020, Berks Nature closed on a conservation easement project in southern Berks. The Love family has protected about 80 acres of their family farm, located in Robeson Township along a tributary to Beaver Run, in the Hay Creek Watershed. The farm includes a mixed landscape of woodland, pasture, and sorghum and hay fields. The conservation easement protects read more

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categories: Conservation Projects
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February

Municipal Authorities Now Eligible for Conservation Easement Assistance Program

02/10/2020

The Pennsylvania Land Trust Association’s Conservation Easement Assistance Program (CEAP) provides grants of up to $7,500 to help organizations plan and complete conservation, trail, and other public access easements in Pennsylvania. PALTA is now expanding the pool of eligible applicants for public access easement projects to include municipal authorities whose articles of read more

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categories: Funding
6
February

Merrill W. Linn Land and Waterways Conservancy Preserves Meadow Lane Farm

02/06/2020

Pennsylvania Land Trust Association member, Merrill Linn Land and Waterways Conservancy, successfully protected Meadow Lane Farm in Snyder County, preserving the farm forever. Here's their story in their own words. In 2018, representatives of the Merrill Linn Land and Waterways Conservancy in Lewisburg were invited by a landowner to have a look at her property for easement read more

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categories: Conservation Projects
3
February

Donated Conservation Easement to WPC Keeps Forested Area, Scenic Views Intact in the Ligonier Valley

02/03/2020

The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announced today the permanent protection of a 22-acre property in Cook Township, Westmoreland County through a donated conservation easement from property owners Michael Blehar and Beth Evans. The Ligonier Valley property includes 1,000 feet of frontage on Fourmile Run, a tributary to Loyalhanna Creek – a popular 50-mile trout fishery read more

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6
January

Heritage Conservancy Helps Preserve 55-Acre Farm

01/06/2020

Working in partnership with Richland Township in Bucks County, Heritage Conservancy facilitated the preservation of 55 acres of land in the Quakertown area owned by Kathy and Lee Clymer. The Clymer Farm contains agricultural fields, pastures, a portion of the Tohickon Creek, forested areas, and a pond, and it is currently being utilized as an equestrian farm. Located read more

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3
January

Lancaster Farmland Trust Preserves Two Farms

01/03/2020

On January 3, staff from Lancaster Farmland Trust met with the Stoltzfoos family to sign paperwork and add the family's two farms—42 acres and 22 acres—to the growing list of preserved farms in Lancaster County. The Stoltzfoos homestead is found on the smaller property, bordered by their 42-acre farm to the north. The house and barns are home to the family, their small herd read more

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20
December

Lancaster Farmland Trust Preserves 72-Acre Fisher Farm

12/20/2019

Salisbury Township, along Lancaster County’s eastern border, is home to the newest preserved farm in the county. On December 20, staff from Lancaster Farmland Trust (LFT) met at the Fisher family farm to sign paperwork and add their 72-acre farm to the growing list of preserved farms in Lancaster County. Bisected by a small tributary to Pequea Creek, the Fisher farm is a read more

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16
December

Lancaster Farmland Trust Preserves Two Family Farms

12/16/2019

On December 16, staff from Lancaster Farmland Trust (LFT) met at the Stoltzfus family farm to sign paperwork and add their two farms—59 acres and 11 acres—to the growing list of preserved farms in Lancaster County. In quiet, picturesque southern Lancaster County, you’ll find these two farms along an unassuming country road. The larger farm is home to a small dairy herd, some read more

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13
December

Lancaster Farmland Trust Preserves 57-Acre Farm

12/13/2019

Martic Township, in the river hills of southern Lancaster County, is home to the newest preserved farm in the county. This afternoon, staff from Lancaster Farmland Trust (LFT) met at the Norton farm to sign paperwork and add their 57-acres to the growing list of preserved farms in Lancaster County. Nestled at the end of a long driveway, the farm is home to horses, read more

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3
December

DHC and Partners Protect 3,600 Acres

12/03/2019

The Delaware Highlands Conservancy is pleased to announce that 3,683 acres of forestland have now been permanently protected in Pike County. Three hunt clubs—Mink Pond Club, Maskenozha Rod and Gun Club, and Lehman Lake Rod and Gun Club—together form the Northeast Connection: thousands of contiguous, unfragmented acres of forests, lakes, and wetlands along the Little Bushkill read more

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13
November

WPC Acquires Easement on 309 Acres in Venango County

11/13/2019

More forestland along the Allegheny River in President Township, Venango County is now permanently protected, thanks to a donation of a conservation easement on 309 acres to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. The private property has fields and is mostly forested with a mix of white pine, black cherry, and red maple, and is bordered to the south by the Allegheny River—a read more

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11
November

Willistown Conservation Trust Protects Harris Property

11/11/2019

The map of permanently conserved land in the Willistown area just got a little greener, thanks to Lawrie Harris. Harris donated a legacy conservation easement to the Willistown Conservation Trust on November 11, protecting her 12.7 acres on Twinbrook Road from development forever. Located on Twinbrook Road in Easttown Township, in what is known as the Leopard Tract, the gently read more

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18
October

Groups Partner to Conserve 22 Acres Near Hawk Mountain

10/18/2019

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, in partnership with The Conservation Fund and Berks Nature, has acquired 22 acres of land adjacent to its Acopian Center for Conservation Learning. The undeveloped cropland will be incorporated into the Sanctuary’s landholdings and improved as meadow and grasslands with minimal tree plantings. The acreage is protected forever through a conservation read more

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15
October

Foundation for Sustainable Forests Protects 55 Acres in Crawford County

10/15/2019

The Foundation for Sustainable Forests (FSF) has protected 55 acres of working woodlands in perpetuity thanks to a fortunate series of events and the generosity of an inspiring couple in Virginia. Thompsons’ Wood, as it will now be called, is the combination of an adjacent forest already conserved and managed by FSF and this newly acquired parcel, totaling 179 acres read more

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15
August

Manada Conservancy Preserves 225 Acres on Peter’s Mountain

08/15/2019

In 2007, Manada Conservancy placed a conservation easement on the 41-acre heart of a unique swamp ecosystem on the north side of Peter’s Mountain in Wayne Township. However, that swamp system extends well beyond what we had protected, for several miles, on a shelf of the mountain. It holds pools of water, running streams, and contributes to both a very unique plant and aquatic read more

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  • Part of Brandywine Battlefield Preserved in Westtown Township

    Part of Brandywine Battlefield Preserved in Westtown Township

    Natural Lands announced on October 26, 2020 the permanent protection of nearly 10 acres of land along the fast-developing Route …Read More »
  • Unlikely Partners BalletX and Natural Lands Make Nature Center Stage

    Unlikely Partners BalletX and Natural Lands Make Nature Center Stage

    What does it look like when the regions oldest and largest land conservation organization and Philadelphia’s Premier Contemporary Ballet Company …Read More »
  • Heritage Conservancy Sets Pioneering Example of Partnership and Preservation with Manoff Market Gardens

    Heritage Conservancy Sets Pioneering Example of Partnership and Preservation with Manoff Market Gardens

    Freda R. Savana for Heritage Conservancy It could be said that Gary and Amy Manoff have farming in their blood. …Read More »
  • Berks Nature Closes on a Conservation Easement of Olivet Blue Mountain Camp

    Berks Nature Closes on a Conservation Easement of Olivet Blue Mountain Camp

    On September 30th, 2020, Berks Nature closed on a conservation easement project in the Schuylkill River Watershed, Kittatinny Ridge and …Read More »
  • Fifteen More Acres Protected Forever!

    Fifteen More Acres Protected Forever!

      Article originally published in September 2020 by Willistown Conservation Trust. The final conservation chapter to the 15-acre Stonehedge Farm …Read More »
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