Natural Lands - The Magazine of Natural Lands Fall/Winter 2017, Issue 151

10 N ATUR A L L A N DS saving open space CHESTER COUNTY, PA 1 1,505 acres West Vincent Township, West Pikeland Township, East Pikeland Montrose Wellsboro 81 February 1 – July 31, 2017 Carbondale Gillen/Graul Scranton Milford 84 Wilkes Barre Williamsport 380 5 Stroudsburg 80 476 Hazelton Lewisburg Bryn Coed Farms 81 Key Partners: Chester County Preservation Partnership Program; East Pikeland Township; PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Bureau of Recreation and Conservation – Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund; West Pikeland Township; West Vincent Township; William Penn Foundation; and the more than 500 households and foundations that have contributed to the Campaign for Bryn Coed Farms, chaired by George and Christy Martin and Eliza and Peter Zimmerman. In June, Natural Lands purchased the 1,505-acre Bryn Coed Farms. In doing so, one of the largest remain- ing unprotected swaths of land in the greater Philadelphia region was preserved. It was the chance of a lifetime and one we simply couldn’t pass up! About one third of the property will become the Bryn Coed Preserve with the remainder sold to private buyers with conservation easements in place, creating a unique conserva- tion community anchored by in the preserve in the center. The preserve will include nearly 10 miles of trails open to the public—every day, free of charge. To secure the 500-acre nature preserve we seek and open it to the public, Natural Lands needs to meet its $5 million Campaign for Bryn . SPRI NG / SUMMER 2 017 11 Coed Farms goal by December 31st. With $450,000 left to raise, every gift counts. If you have not yet made a campaign contribution (or are able to consider an additional gift), please visit natlands.org/bryncoed. oldest “living memorial” protected 2 Freedoms Foundation 41.6 acres Schuylkill Township Key Partners: Chester County Municipal Park and Open Space Acquisition and Development Program; Schuylkill Township The Medal of Honor Grove, which makes up the majority of the Free- doms Foundation’s 72-acre cam- pus, is the oldest “living memorial” Easton P E N N S Y LVA N I A Allentown 78 Quakertown 4 Doylestown Pottstown 76 3 1 81 Trenton 276 Norristown 2 PHILADELPHIA Lancaster Coatesville West Chester York 476 Camden Media Chester 295 83 Wilmington w Ex pr es sw ay 7 Millville Bryn Coed Farms 6 Baltimore Atla nt Vineland 70 Glassboro 55 95 Frederick r Je 95 Elkton J E R S E Y ik e np ur Ne M A RY L A N D 95 Delaware Bay Harrisburg 76 476 Reading 81 N E W

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