Land Conservation

Heritage Conservancy works with communities, landowners, and governments to ensure that the region’s landscapes endure and flourish, for the benefit of people and nature.

Conserve Your Property

Heritage Conservancy works with property owners to preserve private land through conservation easements that protect it from development, both now and in the future.

Municipal Partnerships

Heritage Conservancy partners with townships and local governments on planning, land protection, and best practices for land preservation.

Visit Our Nature Preserves

Come hike! Heritage Conservancy owns and manages six public nature preserves around Bucks County. Explore shaded trails, pollinator meadows, and natural beauty.

Land Stewardship

Heritage Conservancy manages about 1,500 acres of natural land, open space, and wildlife habitats, using and sharing best practices in conservation.

Landowner Resources

We share resources to help land owners understand the natural features and conservation values that make their land special. Check out our resources.

Acres protected

We have protected almost 17,000 acres of open space, farmland, wildlife habitat, and important watershed areas throughout Bucks, Montgomery, and Northampton Counties.

Heritage Conservancy is a nationally accredited Land Trust and owns and maintains multiple nature preserves around Bucks County, many of which are open to the public.

Watch: When Randy Bimes and Barb Harding placed a conservation easement on their farm with Heritage Conservancy, they didn’t just protect their land, they gained a partner.

Heritage Conservancy's Protected Properties

This map shows the properties that Heritage Conservancy currently helps protect, many in partnership with local municipalities. Please note that most of these are privately owned and not publicly accessible, though we all benefit from the protected land and open space.

Agricultural Preservation Easement (these are often family farms)

Conservation Easement (natural land and open space)

Fee Simple (lands we own and manage; some are public preserves, others are sensitive habitats)

Facade Easements (protected historic buildings)

Facade and Conservation Easement (these properties include preserved land and protected historic buildings)