Wayne County’s Spruce Lake Farm Protected

Floyd Schnakenberg has always enjoyed camping and hiking on his land, home to undisturbed forests, a pristine glacial lake and boreal sphagnum bog, as well as a diverse mix of plants and wildlife. He never wanted to chance his property one day being subdivided and developed.

Looking for a way to permanently protect his land, Floyd found Delaware Highlands Conservancy and put 189 acres of his property, Spruce Lake Farm, under a conservation easement to protect it from subdivision. And although there is a financial incentive in putting land under an easement, Floyd’s reasoning concerns protecting the natural beauty of his land and the wildlife on his property so it can be enjoyed for years to come.