York County nature preserve grows to more than 1,000 acres
Updated Dec 21, 2020;
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Hellam Hills Nature Preserve in York County recently was expanded by 70 acres and now stands at more than 1,000 acres.
According to the Lancaster Conservancy, the expansion occurred through a land deal with Ralph Streibig, who donated part of the value of the land in memory of his husband, Richard L. King, and King’s family, who loved the land and worked to preserve it for future generations.
The nature preserve northeast of York now is nearly 800 contiguous protected acres and more than 1,000 acres total.
The conservancy completed the purchase with a Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Updated: 12:17 PM EST December 16, 2020
YORK COUNTY, Pa. The Lancaster Conservancy has acquired a 70-acre addition to the Hellam Hills Nature Preserve in York County, the organization said Wednesday.
With this acquisition, Hellam Hills Nature Preserve grows to nearly 800 contiguous, protected acres, and the total land exceeding 1,000 acres, the Conservancy said.
The addition was purchased with financial assistance from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of Recreation and Conservation, who awarded the project a grant from the Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund, the Conservancy said.
Brookfield Renewable donated a 173-acre tract in Lower Chanceford Township along McCalls Ferry Road as the match to DCNR funding, along with private donations, the Conservancy added.