All proceeds benefit land conservation in Bucks County! Heritage Conservancy, the Doylestown, PA based conservation organization, has announced its Third Annual Barley Sheaf Benefit Dinner. The event will take place on Sunday, May 20th at The Inn at Barley Sheaf Farm in New Hope. Now a signature bed and breakfast and gourmet restaurant in Bucks […]
Heritage Conservancy Honors Thomas Hebel of Bucks Country Gardens at Annual Business Member Reception
Event Recognizes Significant Contribution to Conservation Doylestown, PA, April 23, 2012: Heritage Conservancy, an accredited not-for-profit conservation organization that specializes in preserving our natural and historic heritage, honored Mr. Thomas Hebel at its annual Business Member Reception on Thursday, April 19th at the organization’s headquarters, historic Aldie Mansion in Doylestown, PA. Mr. Hebel was presented […]
Submissions for the 2012 Heritage Partnership Awards Program
Heritage Conservancy is reaching out to our friends, members, supporters and volunteers to help find deserving recipients for our 2012 Heritage Partnership Awards! Our Heritage Partnership Awards Program honors and recognizes individuals, organizations, government agencies, community groups and leaders who have made significant contributions in the areas of land conservation, historic preservation, watershed protection, sustainable agriculture, […]
The 2011 Annual Report
We are pleased to announce the publication of our 2011 Annual Report. As part of our continued effort to recycle and preserve, the “green” version of this report can be viewed by clicking the PDF box below. If you would like a hard copy, please call us at 215-345-7020 x 107. “Conservation is a state […]
Raising Heritage Breed Animals on Preserved Agricultural Land
A Study Linking Land Preservation and Animal Conservation In May of 2011, The 1772 Foundation funded a study to be completed by Heritage Conservancy that would determine the feasibility of creating a heritage breed livestock operation on a plot of Heritage Conservancy preserved agricultural land. As a result of the study, Heritage Conservancy developed a […]
The Largest Cut to Conservation and Recreation in PA History
Dear friends and supporters, Pennsylvania Governor Corbett’s proposed 2012-13 budget eliminates ALL conservation, park and recreation funding from the Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund. What’s worse, the budget goes on to propose that the termination of funding be permanent. This means a loss of $30M for conservation in 2012-13 and far more in the […]
Hundreds of Acres Preserved in 2011 and Jeff Marshall Promoted to President
At year’s end, Heritage Conservancy celebrated the preservation of hundreds of acres of land in 2011 in addition to the elevation of the Conservancy’s Chief Preservation Officer, Jeffrey Marshall, to President of the organization. Due to partnerships with federal, state, county and municipal agencies, Heritage Conservancy was able to preserve 467 acres over the last […]
Happy Holidays from Heritage Conservancy
A message from our Chief Operating Officer Dear Friends and Supporters, 2011 has been a very exciting and successful year for Heritage Conservancy. Your generosity makes it possible for us to protect our land and history for future generations to enjoy. We would like to thank you for supporting our mission. Click HERE to view […]
The Economic Value of Protected Open Space
The final version of Return on Environment, The Economic Value of Protected Open Space in Southeastern Pennsylvania report, was recently released by the Green Space Alliance and the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. This report is the first to quantify the economic value of protected open space in the five-county Philadelphia metropolitan area, including Buck […]
Annual Christmas Gala Recap
Sunday, December 4th, from 5:00pm to 8:00pm, we will hold our annual black tie gala: Christmas for Aldie. Vivamus vulputate molestie magna vel vulputate. Sed elementum ipsum rhoncus diam pharetra et venenatis lorem gravida. Vestibulum congue elit nisi. Quisque a sem erat. Donec vehicula quam eget eros laoreet vulputate. Etiam sed urna neque. In luctus […]