Remembering Ed Wesely

Conservancy founder Barbara Yeaman with her daughter Suzanne and son Bill at "Ed's Bench" at the Van Scott Nature Reserve.

On Saturday, October 8, 2022, the staff and Board of Directors of the Conservancy were honored to dedicate a bench at the Van Scott Nature Reserve in memory of our…

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2022 Photo Contest Winners Announced

A fall foliage landscape reflected in a lake.

Through summer 2022 the Conservancy held its fifth annual juried photo contest, Confluence: Land, Water, Wildlife. The contest invites local photographers to capture striking nature photos from the Upper Delaware…

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Scholarship Awarded to Local Student

2022 Scholarship Recipient Owen Anderson

The Delaware Highlands Conservancy has awarded the annual Vanessa Joy VanGorder Memorial Scholarship for $2,000 to Owen Anderson, a 2022 graduate of Eldred Junior-Senior High School. The Vanessa Joy VanGorder…

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2021 Photo Contest Winners Announced

A sunrise filtered through an oak tree.

Through summer 2021 the Conservancy held its fourth annual juried photo contest, “Confluence: Land, Water, Wildlife.” The contest invited local photographers to capture striking nature photos from the Upper Delaware…

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Conservancy Seeks Accreditation Renewal

The Delaware River on a sunny summer day.

The land trust accreditation program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. The Delaware Highlands Conservancy is pleased to…

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2021 Scholarship Recipients

2021 Delaware Highlands Conservancy/Yeaman Scholarship Recipient Amy Carpenter.

The Conservancy has awarded its “Delaware Highlands Conservancy/Yeaman Scholarship” for $1,175 to Amy Carpenter (above), a 2021 graduate from Delaware Valley High School, and the “Vanessa Van Gorder Memorial Scholarship”…

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