Press release from Lancaster Conservancy on November 12, 2024. Lancaster Conservancy’s Shaw Family Nature Preserve in Mount Joy Township is growing by nearly 19 acres. The wooded Otto and Berta Florschutz tract being added to the preserve provides a buffer to the supporting landscape for the Conewago Creek that has critical habitat for fish, reptiles, and amphibians. … Read more
Press release shared by Wildlands Conservancy on October 23, 2024. Photos and text courtesy of Wildlands Conservancy. Over 100 individuals gathered to watch scissors cut ribbon to celebrate the grand opening of the Lehigh Valley’s newest nature preserve, Black River Sanctuary, 187 acres situated in Salisbury and Saucon Townships. “At a time when our region is … Read more
Press release shared by Lancaster Conservancy, October 30, 2024. Photos and text courtesy of the land trust. Conserving contiguous natural lands to create corridors of habitat for wildlife and human recreation is one of Lancaster Conservancy’s highest land protection priorities. Often that process happens one small parcel of land at a time. The Conservancy is … Read more
Press release shared by Lancaster Conservancy, October 8, 2024. Map courtesy of the conservancy. Lancaster Conservancy (the Conservancy) is expanding Kellys Run Nature Preserve in Holtwood, Lancaster County, by 43 acres. With this new addition, the beloved nature preserve will total over 500 acres. The property under agreement includes an additional quarter mile of the … Read more
Press launch shared by Western Pennsylvania Conservancy August 29, 2024. Images courtesy of the Conservancy. There may be extra land for fishing, mountaineering and wildlife watching because of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy’s everlasting safety of a 735-acre property in North Union Township, Fayette County that was instantly conveyed to the Division of Conservation and Pure … Read more
