We kicked off the holiday season on Sunday, December 4th, with our 28th annual Christmas at Aldie fundraiser. More than 200 guests filled the halls of Aldie Mansion to rally behind the preservation of our area’s natural and historic heritage. With a delicious meal prepared by Jeffrey A. Miller Catering and enthusiastic supporters who share […]
Heritage Conservancy recently assisted in the preservation of 219 acres of farmland in Nockamixon Township, Bucks County. Located on Durham Nox Road, the Caccavo property is one of the largest farms ever preserved in Bucks County, and it will now be protected in perpetuity. All farms that apply for agricultural preservation are ranked annually according […]
Recognizing that his East Rockhill Township property was special (a property known to many of you as the Tohickon Family Campground) and understanding a need to protect it, Jerry Deegan worked with Heritage Conservancy to successfully list the campground’s Levi Sheard Mill on the National Register of Historic Places in December 2006. This stone gristmill […]
On Thursday, April 19th, Heritage Conservancy staff members Jim Drennan, Shannon Fredebaugh, and Taylor Thompson worked with volunteers from the Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward Program and the Bucks County Conservation District on a continuing water quality study at the Bristol Marsh Nature Preserve. Since the beginning of the year, we’ve conducted monthly water […]
The 62-acre Gorski Farm, which is located along Cedar Lane in Wrightstown Township, is now protected in perpetuity. Adjacent to two other preserved farms, the preservation of the Gorski Farm creates 151 continuous acres of active farming and will help assure that farming continues as a robust land use in this part of Bucks County. […]
Tammy Schane portraying Martha Mercer Last week, we hosted an event here at our Aldie Mansion home at which our Membership Coordinator, Tammy Schane, performed a one-woman show as Martha Dana Mercer, the original owner of Aldie Mansion, which was built in 1927 for her and her husband, William Mercer. We feel that it’s a […]
We had a busy end of December! Around the same time as our Croydon Woods acquisition, we were closing on the preservation of another property, this time at the opposite end of the county in upper Bucks County. The Wernett property, a 17-acre working farm that is also known as Sunrise Farm and is located […]
A documented home from Lower Frederick Township With assistance from the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, the Bureau for Historic Preservation (PHMC/BHP), the Township Planning Commissions, and local volunteers, Heritage Conservancy has begun conducting inventories of historic buildings in Abington and Lower Frederick Townships, Montgomery County, for a Historic Resources Survey (HRS) Project. Both townships […]
When a property is preserved in perpetuity, the recording of its conservation easement or deed is just the first step. Properties require annual maintenance and monitoring by our staff to ensure their continued protection, and the Conservancy-owned Lindsay Farm Preserve recently highlighted the importance of this monitoring and defense of a property’s natural resources. For […]
A tri-colored bat found hibernating in the Durham cave Click to help Heritage Conservancy save our bats! Heritage Conservancy recently discovered a glimmer of hope at its bat hibernaculum in Durham Township, PA. Last month, the Pennsylvania Game Commission performed its biannual survey of the Durham bat hibernaculum, which resides on a 90-acre preserved property […]