Huntingdon Valley / Pennsylvania / United States
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The Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust serves as an 800-plus-acre preservation for what once was Eastern Montgomery County’s prevalent landscape: fields and fields of pristine prairie lands.
The Trust’s efforts of conservation lead its limited staff and hundreds of volunteers on a year-round mission to protect indigenous fauna and flora from invasive plant species and especially deer. For this reason, the miles of trails leading from one spectacular meadow to the next, have specific recreational purposes.
Visitors may stroll or hike along trails or ride their horses. Some trails reveal once powerful paper mills, now stone remnants, along the Pennypack Creek that pre-date the founding of the United States.
Also to further the Trust’s mission of conservation, several interactive programs are available to both members and the public.
French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust is a community based charitable organization which works to protect lands and areas in northern Chester County. The organization works to conserve scenic and agricultural lands and also works to create greenways and trails along creek areas. The trust was established in 1967 and has protected over 9,000 acres of natural and park lands. The organization has also worked to place numerous sites and districts on the National Register of Historic Places.
Blue Hill Partners is an investment firm located in Chestnuthill. The management team and seven advisors focus on the green technology sector to help build green businesses by providing management support, investment capital and strategic resources.
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The Lower Merion Conservancy is a nonprofit organization that aims to preserve historic and natural sources in the community. It hosts such community volunteer groups as BirdWatch, StreamWatch, ButterflyWatch, Forest Restoration, Native Plant Gardening, and Residents Reporting Environmental Observations. It also supports open space preservation and offers educational opportunities.
