The Delaware Highlands Conservancy is a land trust dedicated to conserving the natural and cultural heritage of the upper Delaware River Watershed.  We are committed to sustaining our rural quality of life and focused on the connections between local citizens, a healthy environment, and a strong local economy.

We seek to connect our local communities to the importance of actively supporting and sustaining our farms and forests.  With the support of our members and strong core of citizen volunteers, the Delaware Highlands Conservancy works to conserve the precious agricultural and forestlands vital to healthy local foods, clean drinking water, biological diversity, and to the overall beauty and quality of life in our region.

Our Story of Success
In 1999, the Conservancy set a goal of protecting 10,000 acres by the end of 2007.  Considering we had only protected 1,000 acres at the time, this seemed a Herculean task.  Through the dedication of members, supporters, hard working citizen volunteers, and willing local landowners, we achieved our goal.  Our success is a testament to the number of landowners who love their land and want to see it sustained now and for future generations as well as to the support of members, donors and volunteers.  Thank you!

Onward to the Future
There is much work still to do.  Local private landowners, some of whom have forested or farmed their land for generations, are feeling the pressures of these economically challenging times.  To help landowners meet these challenges and sustain their lands, the Conservancy has set a new goal - to help protect another 10,000 acres.

In addition to working with private landowners to protect their lands, we also host educational events that celebrate caring for our vital natural resources, promote better stewardship of the land around us, and encourage specific connections between local citizens and the farm and forest lands of our region.

Our June 2010 Newsletter is available! Download PDF here or click on rain barrel below for the web page!

As spring ends and summer approaches, the Conservancy has lots of exciting events coming up and news to share: Click the rain barrel for the latest news, the canoes for information on our annual canoe trip on June 13, and the Kayaks to learn about our annual kayak raffle!