Featuring rolling farmlands, open grasslands, wooded terrain, and stream corridor, the protection of the Strawbridge property secures a contiguous block of open recreation space of nearly 8,000 acres -- one of the largest in the southeast region-- in Elk, Franklin and New London townships in Chester County.

“The efforts over the last eleven years to conserve the Strawbridge property were extraordinary,” said DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn. “This department appreciates the efforts of our external partners to make projects like this happen. Through the technical assistance of The Conservation Fund, as well as financial support from Mt. Cuba Center in Hockessin and Chester County’s Open Space Program, this tremendous property is conserved for the enjoyment of generations yet to come.”

Now under DCNR’s ownership, the Strawbridge property will be managed as part of the White Clay Creek Preserve in the Pennsylvania state park system, and open for public recreation.

More than 690 separate plant species have been identified on the Strawbridge properties -- 15 of which are considered endangered or rare in the state of Pennsylvania.

Rare species such as the regal fritillary butterfly and the short-eared owl are also known to reside there. The Strawbridge property also supports roughly 3.5 miles of the Big Elk Creek, a tributary of the Elk River and Chesapeake Bay.

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(Reprinted from DCNR’s March 4 Resource newsletter.  Click Here to sign up for your own copy.)

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