165 Acres of Forests, Meadows, and Wetlands Conserved in Wayne County – Cyber Tech

Press launch by Delaware Highlands Conservancy posted 26 February 2026

The Delaware Highlands Conservancy is happy to announce the everlasting safety of 165.54 acres of forests, meadows, and wetlands in Sterling Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, by means of a conservation easement generously donated by landowners Susan, Robert, and Edward Worth.

The largely forested property consists of former fields naturally reverting to woodlands, a mature hemlock grove, a pond with a historic stone dam, remnant stone partitions, a number of springs and seeps, and a small tributary to the West Department of Wallenpaupack Creek. That tributary is designated “Excessive High quality – Chilly Water Fishes” by the Pennsylvania Division of Environmental Safety, reflecting its distinctive water high quality and significance for aquatic life. Wallenpaupack Creek flows into the Lackawaxen River and in the end the Delaware River, which means the conservation of this land contributes to the well being of your complete watershed.

The conservation easement ensures that this land will proceed to supply wholesome habitat for wildlife, safeguard clear water, and assist the distinctive rural character of the area whereas defending the property from improvement and subdivision.

“We’re deeply grateful to the Worth household for his or her dedication to defending this particular place,” stated Diane Rosencrance, Government Director of the Delaware Highlands Conservancy. “From its forests and wetlands to the cold-water stream that feeds into the Delaware River watershed, this property performs an essential position in sustaining clear water and linked habitat. Conservation initiatives like this replicate the highly effective affect non-public landowners can have in defending the pure assets that outline our area.”

The property stays privately owned and isn’t open to the general public. A conservation easement is a voluntary, legally binding settlement between a landowner and a land belief that completely protects a property’s pure values whereas permitting the landowner to proceed proudly owning and managing the land in accordance with the phrases of the easement.

Funding assist was additionally supplied by means of Pennsylvania Division of Conservation and Pure Assets, Bureau of Recreation and Conservation, by means of the Environmental Stewardship Fund, and the WeConservePA Conservation Easement Help Program.

About Delaware Highlands Conservancy

The Conservancy works with prepared landowners who need to guarantee that their lands are protected now and for the long run, no matter who owns the property. As soon as a property is protected with an easement, the Conservancy visits that property yearly to make sure the phrases of the easement are met. The Conservancy is chargeable for guaranteeing the easement phrases are met, perpetually.