With dozens of different wildflower species that bloom at the beginning of spring, Shenks Ferry Wildflower Preserve is a Lancaster County gem with regional renown. These wildflowers, known... read more →
Help create wildlife habitat and support clean streams and rivers by gardening with plant species native to our area! Native plants provide important sources of food and shelter... read more →
Dan Ardia is a professor of biology at Franklin & Marshall College and serves as a member of the Lancaster Conservancy’s Board of Directors. In a recent Nature... read more →
Lancaster Conservancy’s Organization Service Days offer groups and businesses the opportunity to visit a nature preserve for a day of volunteering and team building. The volunteers tackle invasive... read more →
National Invasive Species Awareness Week is February 23-27, 2026. Invasive species are plants or animals that take over a region in which they did not originate. They may... read more →
The Lancaster Conservancy seeks proposals from qualified professional services firms to design, engineer and permit a Universal Access Trail and Parking Lot at its Robert A. Kinsley Nature... read more →
Lancaster Conservancy recently worked with a property owner to protect 11.6 acres with a conservation easement in Conoy Township, Lancaster County, about a mile east of the Susquehanna... read more →
Fulton Township, Pa. – The Lancaster Conservancy has transferred the 175-acre Rock Springs Nature Preserve to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (DCNR) Bureau of Forestry,... read more →
The land trust accreditation program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. Lancaster Conservancy is pleased to announce... read more →
You probably know Lancaster Conservancy through our nature preserves like Clark, Kellys Run, and Wizard Ranch. Maybe you’ve attended our educational programs or fundraising celebrations. But less often seen is the team of... read more →