The French and Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust was founded in 1967 by Samuel W. and Eleanor M. Morris.  The Trust is a community-based non-profit 501(c)3 conservation organization.  For 40 years the Trust has led the way in preserving open spaces and protecting historic places in Northern Chester County.

Our focus is protecting the rural and historic resources within the watersheds of the French and Pickering Creeks.  These areas contain some of the most scenic lands in Pennsylvania and are rich with sites of historic importance, especially those associated with the early iron industry.

We work collaboratively with individual landowners, local, county and state government, and other conservation organizations in our preservation efforts.  Through the successful implementation of public-private partnerships, the Trust has protected more than 8250 acres of open space and placed more than 60 sites on the National Register of Historic Places