Press launch shared by Berks Nature, July 12. Picture courtesy of the land belief.
In Might 2024, Berks Nature completely protected 139.59 acres of forest with its accompanying streams and seasonal springs in Bethel Township, Berks County. The freshly conserved property is positioned inside a cluster of protected land with one other Berks Nature conservation easement property and PA State Gamelands. Most significantly, the brand new easement lies inside the bounds of the Kittatinny Ridge Panorama, a nationally acknowledged vital conservation panorama.
The Kittatinny Ridge is taken into account to be Pennsylvania’s most local weather resilient panorama and deemed a International Vital Fowl Space by the Audubon Society. The Ridge supplies a greenway for migratory animals from the Mason-Dixon Line all the way in which to the Delaware Water Hole and gives clear ingesting water to many communities.
Property proprietor, Kevin Stein, has spent years accumulating particular person parcels that add as much as a mixed 139.59-acres of now protected land. Kevin additionally has two farm properties within the space which have been protected by means of the Berks County Agricultural Land Preservation Program. Regardless of the significance of the realm, Kevin acknowledged that it’s nonetheless posed by the specter of growth. With many areas alongside the Ridge sustaining rising populations because of the entry of Route 78 and 61, conserving the wooded land in Bethel helps to mitigate among the menace.
The Stein Woodland gushes with spring water within the early months of the 12 months with seeps and is derived showing wherever you look, together with the occasional vernal pool. Understanding that this woodland won’t ever be developed, it’s assured that the numerous springs and streams on the property will proceed to supply high quality water and habitat for people and animals alike sooner or later.
Monetary assist was supplied by The Nature Conservancy of Pennsylvania.
Berks Nature is a 501(c)(3) non-profit conservation group that has been serving the Berks County neighborhood since 1974. We imagine that nature is important to our high quality of life. Our work facilities round this worth, from land preservation and path administration, to neighborhood gardens and environmental training, to our State of the Setting report and summer season Eco-Camp; defending, stewarding, and connecting folks to nature and Berks County’s distinctive mosaic of pure sources.
For extra data contact Regan Moll-Dohm, Director of Communications, [email protected] or by cellphone at (610) 372-4992 ext. 111.
