Wildlands Conservancy Friday announced the preservation of nearly 30 acres of high-value fields, woodlands and wetland habitat on the Dreisbach family property in Williams Township, Northampton County.

Longtime residents and local land-preservation supporters, the Dreisbach family was eager to secure a conservation easement for the long-term protection of their property.

“The vision of the Dreisbach family to forever connect the Williams Township community to a place they know to be environmentally critical is inspiring and it furthers our organization’s land-protection mission,” says Christopher Kocher, president of Wildlands Conservancy.

The native seeps and springs, areas where groundwaters surface, are of special concern to the Dreisbachs because of the ideal headwaters habitat they create for amphibians and their impact upon the water quality of the Tumble Creek.

Funding from Williams Township and project support from the Bucks County-based Heritage Conservancy enabled Wildlands Conservancy to successfully negotiate the purchase of a conservation easement from the Dreisbach family.

To date, Wildlands Conservancy holds conservation easements on 7,400 acres, of which 300 acres are natural areas protected in Williams Township, Northampton County. 

7/2/2012