The Lancaster Conservancy recently celebrated the acquisition of 23 acres in East Earl Township, expanding the Welsh Mountain Nature Preserve to 940 acres.
The Welsh Mountain Nature Preserve is the only public protected natural land in East Earl Township. The new tract is one of the last remaining forested properties adjacent to the preserve, which also borders Money Rocks County Park.
The Conservancy received a 2018 grant from DCNR to acquire the land.
“DCNR salutes the Lancaster Conservancy in its long-term commitment to expanding natural lands in the area, and is proud to partner in this invaluable acquisition,” said DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn. “This addition can only enhance the Welsh Mountain Nature Preserve, which already is heavily visited by the public."
All 23 acres will be open to the public, free of charge, all year.
(Photo: Victoria Monacelli, Philadelphia.)
(Reprinted from DCNR’s October 16 Resource newsletter newsletter. Click Here to sign up for your own copy.)
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