Welsh Mountain Nature Preserve "Fast Facts"
Total acreage of Preserve:
873
Total acreage in conjunction with Money Rocks County Park: approximately 1200
Total cost of project: $5,139,323
Total left to raise: $599,942
Total miles of potential new trails: 20
Number of students in the 8 surrounding school districts: over 38,000
Estimated population of Welsh Mountains region: 44,102
Welsh Mountain Nature Preserve Campaign Committee
Linda Castagna
Community Supporter
Wilbur Horning
Mayor of New Holland and Ambassador of Susquehanna Bank
Loren Martin
Community Resident and Terra-Gro, Inc. General Manager
Eric Nordstrom
Lancaster County Conservancy Board Member
Pat Stockwell
Lancaster County Conservancy Board Member
Gary Van Dyke
Caernarvon Township Supervisor
Dave Zimmerman
East Earl Township Supervisor
For most of us, the traditional vision of Lancaster County is dominated by rolling farmlands. Take
a closer look at the northeastern corner of the county, however, and you'll see it reveals a different
story. Here, in a portion of the federally recognized Pennsylvania Highlands, are the Welsh
Mountains - some of the highest and most deeply forested acres in the entire county.
The Lancaster County Conservancy has been working since 2004 with numerous partners to protect what will be named the Welsh Mountain Nature Preserve - which in conjuction with the adjacent Money Rocks County Park will be one of the largest contiguous pieces of protected forested land in the county - a truly unique wildlife habitat that also protects our water and air quality, and provides unmatched opportunities for public recreation.
Currently, we have protected 469 of a possible 873 acres. We need the support of the whole community - and you - to help us complete the final phase of this valuable land protection project.
The closing date to purchase this land is May 15, 2011
For more information on how you can help, contact Ralph H. Goodno, Conservancy President & CEO at rgoodno@lancasterconservancy.org or by calling 717-392-7891 ext. 204.
Prefer to send in your support? Click here to download a form you can return via mail.
Do you represent a business or a municipality? You can help us reach the match for an additional
$25,000 Challenge Award
from Caernarvon Township.
Please contact the Conservancy directly for details.
Thank you to the following partners for their support of this project:
Chester County Solid Waste Management Authority
PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Lancaster County
Caernarvon Township
East Earl Township
Fulton Bank
Private Donors
Shady Maple Smorgasbord
The Speedwell Foundation
The William Penn Foundation
Yoder's Restaurant & Store
Zook Molasses
Ressler Fund
& Lancaster Environmental Fund
The mission of the Lancaster County Conservancy is to save and steward the ecosystems and landscapes upon which we depend for food, clean water and air, economic and public health, and the restoration of soul and spirit. Founded in 1969, this member-supported, non-profit organization currently protects and manages 28 nature preserves that account for nearly 3,000 acres of natural land. Call 717.392.7891 or visit www.lancasterconservancy.org for more information.