Heritage Conservancy is pleased to welcome two new members to its Board of Directors. The Board of Directors provides guidance to Heritage Conservancy to further its mission of land and historic property preservation, to assist with financial goals, and to achieve regional prominence through outreach and marketing. Mike Fitzpatrick, a former congressman, and Lizann Cooke, a marketing […]
Heritage Conservancy Presents to Germantown Academy Fourth Graders About the Importance of Amphibians
Heritage Conservancy recently had the opportunity to share the organization’s mission with fourth graders at Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, PA. In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. and his devotion to civic engagement and helping others, Heritage Conservancy’s Senior Land Conservationist Laura Baird and Conservancy board member Judy Chang Cody gave a talk to […]
Heritage Conservancy's Christmas at Aldie Fundraiser Benefits Our Area's Natural and Historic Heritage
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 Assists in the Preservation of 219 Acres of Farmland in Nockamixon Township
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 […]
Heritage Conservancy and East Rockhill Township Preserve Tohickon Family Campground
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 […]
Testing…Testing…Water Quality Check!
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 […]
Preserved: 62-acre Gorski Farm in Wrightstown Township
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. […]
Meet Martha Dana Mercer–A Woman After Our Own Heart!
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 […]
Preserved: A Keystone in a 350-Acre Greenway in Upper Bucks County
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 […]
Documenting Our Historic Structures
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 […]
