Schuylkill Center preserves treasured open space
newsworks.org
December 17, 2010
By Megan Pinto
One of Northwest Philadelphia's most beloved swaths of green space now has some assurance that it will stay that way.
This week, officials from the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education signed a conservation easement with the National Lands Trust that will permanently protect 325 acres of its core property. The easement puts the land off-limits to development.
The land includes woods, fields and streams in Upper Roxborough bounded by Spring Lane, Hagy's Mill Road, Port Royal Avenue and the Schuylkill Bike Trail.
"It's sort of a dream come true," said Interim Executive Director Karen Forbes. The agreement wraps up more than four years of legal discussions and scientific evaluations of the land, which is also home to a wildlife rehabilitation clinic, an education center and Green Woods Charter School.
Read the entire article HERE.
December 17, 2010
By Megan Pinto
One of Northwest Philadelphia's most beloved swaths of green space now has some assurance that it will stay that way.
This week, officials from the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education signed a conservation easement with the National Lands Trust that will permanently protect 325 acres of its core property. The easement puts the land off-limits to development.
The land includes woods, fields and streams in Upper Roxborough bounded by Spring Lane, Hagy's Mill Road, Port Royal Avenue and the Schuylkill Bike Trail.
"It's sort of a dream come true," said Interim Executive Director Karen Forbes. The agreement wraps up more than four years of legal discussions and scientific evaluations of the land, which is also home to a wildlife rehabilitation clinic, an education center and Green Woods Charter School.
Read the entire article HERE.
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