French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Belief Protects 55 Acres in North Coventry Township – Cyber Tech

Press launch shared by French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Belief, September 17, 2024.  Images shared courtesy of the land belief. 

French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Belief has finalized a voluntary conservation settlement with long-time Chester County resident Julia Kirlin and her granddaughter Allison Manley to guard in perpetuity 55 acres in North Coventry Township. This property sits alongside a mixed-oak forested ridgeline, options wetland meadows, and lies close to the headwaters of Pigeon Creek, making it an ecologically beneficial parcel for land and water safety efforts. This website additionally serves as an vital connector between the 700+ acre Coventry Woods Protect in North Coventry and the 200+ acre Woody’s Woods in South Coventry. Each are important parts of the 73,000-acre Hopewell Huge Woods, the biggest in-tact forest in southeastern Pennsylvania.

Talking to the abundance of unpolluted water close to the property, this website previously hosted a trout hatchery in addition to serving as a working farm and orchard. Moreover, over half a mile of the North Coventry path system passes via the Kirlin property, providing rugged climbs and excellent views of the encircling countryside. The Kirlin household are long-time supporters of open area in North Coventry. A number of of the trailheads on the North Coventry path system bear the names of Julia and her late father, Karl Maier.

“This vital win for open area preservation stems from a powerful working partnership between the Kirlin household, North Coventry Township, Chester County, and French & Pickering.  Residents and guests to the Hopewell Huge Woods will have the ability to get pleasure from this vital pure asset in perpetuity because of the generosity of Julia Kirlin and her household,” famous Karl Russek, Conservation Director for French & Pickering.

Chester County awarded French & Pickering $201,565 in grant funds for the acquisition of the Kirlin easement, with the stability supplied by our companions in North Coventry Township. French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Belief is grateful for the help of Chester County and North Coventry Township, for the generosity of Mrs. Kirlin and Mrs. Manley, and for the chance to guard this distinctive piece of open area.

Since 1967, French & Pickering has protected greater than 13,500 acres in northern Chester County via purchases, conservation easements and public/personal partnerships. The non-profit group works with landowners, townships, foundations and the state and county to buy and monitor conservation easements, create parkland, and protect environmentally delicate land.

Media Contact: Shelby Coulton, Program & Communications Coordinator ([email protected].)