According to the Pennsylvania Land Trust Association
The French and Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust
ranks 9th among all Pennsylvania Land Trusts.
There are 1434 conservation easements
held by 43 trusts across the State
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The Trust is having an extraordinarily productive year. Conservation Director Pam Brown reports that we have secured more than $1.6 million in state and county funding to purchase conservation easements to create parkland and preserve environmentally sensitive lands in East Vincent and Charlestown Townships. These projects will result in the protection of 200 hundred scenic acres for recreation or watershed protection.

In addition, we are writing easements for 11 properties, which will permanently protect another 240 acres in the French and Pickering Creeks and Pigeon Run watersheds in Warwick , East Pikeland , and Charlestown Townships.

LAND CONSERVATION Achievements

• Protecting more than 8,650 acres through purchases, conservation easements and public/private partnerships.
• Promoting greenways and trails along the French and Pickering Creeks.
• Founding the Great Valley Nature Center in conjunction with others.
• Maintaining stewardship of 100 easements on preserved lands.
• Encouraging best management land practices.

TOTAL WATERSHED AREA

• French and Pickering Creek Watersheds = 69,770 acres or  nearly 190 square miles

PROTECTED LANDS IN THE FRENCH AND PICKERING WATERSHEDS

• 21,000 acres or 30% of the total
• Total parcels = 749
• Average size = 28 acres

REMAINING UNDEVELOPED LANDS OVER 10 ACRES

• 29,248 or 42% of the total
• Total parcels = 977
• Average Size = 30 acres

DEVELOPED LANDS (estimated)

• 19,355 acres or 27% of the total

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the lands preserved by FPCCT