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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Apple Pond Farm Protected

The Conservancy is pleased to announce that Apple Pond Farm, 81 acres in Callicoon Center, Sullivan County, New York, has been permanently protected with a conservation easement. Landowners Dick Riseling…

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2020 Photo Contest Winners Announced

A comet passes over a barn in the night sky.

Through summer 2020, the Conservancy held its third annual juried photo contest, “Nature Heals: Restore, Renew, Reconnect.” The contest invited local photographers to capture striking nature photos from the Upper…

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2020 Virtual Picnic

A child runs happily through a meadow wearing butterfly wings

The Conservancy’s annual Firefly Picnic was cancelled this year due to the coronavirus, but we are pleased to offer our first-ever Virtual Picnic with nature-themed fun for all ages! First…

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