Press release by Natural Lands posted 19 March 2025 The sun glints through bare trees in a forest through which a stream flows. Photo by Celine Butler Natural Lands announced the preservation of two wooded properties that were transferred to state agencies. They provide critical habitat for migratory songbirds and other wildlife. The acreage will … Read more
HARRISBURG, Pa. (November 22) – The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) announced today that grant funding opportunities are available to fund stream habitat improvement projects in York and Lancaster Counties. Funding for the grant program is being provided by two sources, the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station and the Muddy Run Pumped Storage Project. … Read more
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 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
