Lancaster Conservancy began Lancaster Water Week in 2017 with the goal of educating and empowering our community to care for the 1,400 miles of streams and rivers in... read more →
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of Lancaster Water Week, Lancaster Conservancy invited K-12 students to create public service announcements about actions residents of their community can take... read more →
Improvements to Climbers Run Nature Center, the Conservancy’s home for our rapidly growing conservation education and volunteer program, have begun. This work will make the preserve more welcoming... read more →
The Lancaster Conservancy, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that owns and manages preserved natural lands in Lancaster, York, Dauphin, and Chester Counties (www.lancasterconservancy.org), seeks bids from qualified site construction... read more →
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 →
Hellam Township, Pa. – Lancaster Conservancy is expanding Robert A. Kinsley Nature Preserve in Hellam Township, York County by 31 acres. With this new addition, the nature preserve... read more →
Conservancy Friends and Supporters, As we turn the page on another year, we are reminded how fortunate we are to call the Susquehanna Valley home. This is a... 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 →