When you make a gift to the Land Conservancy, you’re making a meaningful and long-lasting investment in Adams County’s rural lands and character. There are a couple things you can do to make your investment go even further.
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To say these are interesting times would be quite the understatement. I hope this message comes as you, your family, and friends are safely settled in and riding out this Covid-19 crisis.
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What happens when you wake up one morning and the land you grew up on is covered in concrete? What happens when children aren’t safe to play outside because of too much traffic, too many people, or too much pollution? What happens when you go to the store and cannot find any locally grown products?
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Some preservation projects undertaken by the Land Conservancy are more impactful than their acreage might suggest. A recent project preserving just 17 acres of woodland in Huntington Township is one example.
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Don Stabler recently preserved 80 acres of his family’s farm in Hamilton Township, carrying out the wishes of his father…
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You’ll often read that land trusts like ours work with local landowners to preserve land through the use of conservation easements. Ever wonder what exactly is a conservation easement?
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People often ask us what’s the difference between Pennsylvania’s Clean and Green Program and preserving land through a conservation easement held by the Land Conservancy.
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As we talk with landowners, township officials, and others around Adams County, it’s apparent that there’s some confusion about the difference between the work of the Land Conservancy and that of the county’s Agricultural Land Preservation Program.
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A quarter-century of preserving the rural lands we all love.
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The Land Conservancy of Adams County earned accreditation from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission in 2013, making us one of only 21 accredited land trusts in Pennsylvania. But just what does that mean?
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