Landowner Stories
The Benefits of Community Conservation
One conservation easement held by the Delaware Highlands Conservancy was transferred to us by The Nature Conservancy. As The Nature Conservancy says, “The best stewardship is local and community-based,” and the Delaware Highlands Conservancy strives to exemplify this statement.
This particular easement is a 242-acre tract of land around Carr Pond in Wayne County, Pennsylvania. The property includes 30 acres of a glacial lake, a wetland, and a renowned trout stream. We thank all our volunteers in our community who help us monitor the properties, prepare baseline documentation and meet with landowners. Their support, along with the financial contributions of our members and sponsors, make our work possible.
Our goal is to continue to protect land by working with individual landowners, leveraging state programs, and operating as the official sponsor of the Forest Legacy Program in Pike County. This will do much to maintain our scenic beauty and rural character so unique to this community.
Landowner Stories
- Appreciating Nature's Design
- Neighbors Work Together to Protect Eagles
- Conservation Easements Tailored to Your Goals
- Land Is Worth More than Development Dollars
- From Camping to Organic Farming
- Inspired by Native American Beliefs
- Caring for the 'River of Dreams'
- Lemons Brook Farm: Protecting a Childhood Home
- Lake Lattimore: A Community Effort
- The Real Value of 1,000 Forested Acres
- Bringing Family Values to Land Conservation
- Egypt Creek: Development Rights Transferred
- Stewards of Barn Bass Sanctuary
- Local Family Helps to Protect Their Community
- Lessons from the Milford Experimental Forest
- A Partnership for Land Preservation
- With Creative Planning, Conservation Can Pay
- The Benefits of Community Conservation
- Land Conservation Among Neighbors
- Protecting Mink Pond Club for the Future
- Forestland Protected from Subdivision
- Green Valley: Home to Mountain Lions?
- A Land Protection Milestone for DHC
- A Protected Place for Our "Furry Friends"
- Protecting Rural Places in Pike County
- A Wildlife Sanctuary in South Canaan Meadows
- Neighbors Protect Scenic By-Way
- Sullivan County Wildlife Habitat Protected
- Crooked Creek Farm and Gardens Protected
- Twin Lakes: A New, Unique Partnership
- Tearing Down a House and Getting a Tax Break
- Journey’s End Farm: A Gift to the Community
- Coxton Lake Protected by Local Landowners
- The Butterfly Barn: Giving Back to Nature
- Willowemoc: Our First Conservation Easements
- Wayne County’s Spruce Lake Farm Protected
- Protecting Bone Pond from Subdivision
