Press launch by Berks Nature on 6 Could 2025
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Berks Nature efficiently positioned a conservation easement on 71.97-acres of undeveloped, forested land with headwaters to the Pine Creek watershed. The property’s house owners, Richard and Lynda Levengood, donated the easement to Berks Nature in Could of 2025, guaranteeing the safety of this verdant ecosystem in perpetuity with out requiring private compensation. The Levengoods aren’t any strangers to land conservation; their lately eased property joins the expansive cluster of conservation easements monitored by Berks Nature within the Oley Hills Conservation Panorama which incorporates one other Levengood property, protected practically 8 years earlier.
The Rockland Township property lies simply contained in the municipal boundary shared by Pike and Rockland Townships, in Berks County. Rockland, Pike, and District townships are characterised by their many forested ridge traces, wetlands, and rural landscapes. The Levengood property is a microcosm of the signature options of the area. Effervescent groundwater springs, rocky outcrops, scenic vistas, and – most significantly – greater than 90% of the property is undeveloped native oak forest. Pristine hardwood forests like this one are massively useful for wildlife, offering ample meals and forage supplies for a various number of animal species.
It was for the forest that Richard and Lynda Levengood sought to preserve. The 5 parcels which comprise their practically 72-acre property is sort of solely native forest. To the Levengoods, nothing mattered greater than inserting their woodlands below everlasting conservation. Having already preserved a 91-acre property lower than 1 mile away from the Rockland property, Richard and Lynda depart an enduring legacy behind them: the Oley Hills are to stay inexperienced, rolling, and lively.
Berks Nature is grateful to have labored with Richard and Lynda Levengood on including but extra essential habitat to the conserved lands in Berks County. Essential monetary help for this mission was supplied by the Pike-Oley-District Preservation Coalition (PODPC) in pursuit of a grant of conservation easement upon the property.
About Berks Nature
Berks Nature is a 501(c)(3) non-profit conservation group that has been serving the Berks County group since 1974. We consider that nature is crucial to our high quality of life. Our work facilities round this worth, from land preservation and path administration, to group gardens and environmental training, to our State of the Setting report and summer time Eco-Camp; defending, stewarding, and connecting folks to nature and Berks County’s distinctive mosaic of pure assets.
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