MANADA CONSERVANCY
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Mission Statement
The Manada Conservancy is a land trust dedicated to the preservation of natural, historic, agricultural and scenic resources, and to the promotion of environmental education.
About This Cause
The Manada Conservancy has protected, in perpetuity, more than 850 acres of habitat, farmland, stream banks, wetlands, and open space. We are working on more than twice that number of acres in 2014. Our land protection is accomplished through outright ownership (about 115 acres) and through voluntary conservation easements donated by landowners on their private lands. Along stream banks, we have done restorations, plantings and clean-ups, with much more to be done. Each of our protected properties has been preserved because of high conservation value, and each conservation easement is tailored to protect those important resources. Along with agricultural lands, we have made The Swatara Creek Greenway and the Kittatinny Ridge Corridor high priority areas, and we have protected a number of properties within these two areas. On the education front, The Manada Conservancy has presented at least four free educational programs per year since the late 1997, covering topics ranging from Natural History, Conservation, History, and Native Habitat Gardening to larger issues like Climate Change. These programs are open to the public and hosted at easily accessible locations, and have been attended by all ages. We also have mentored many Eagle Scouts, have given out numerous Student awards, and have a very active volunteer and internship program. Our promotion of Native Plants in the landscape has resulted in the purchase of thousands of natives at our annual sales, and we have given over 100 presentations on landscaping with natives. We maintain a free data download page on our web site with planting information and suggestions.