Natural Lands says the 46 acres of open space in Aston will have meadows, woodlands and hiking trails. It will be owned and operated by Aston Township.
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.