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Celebrating Three Decades of Preserving Adams County's Natural Treasures
Celebrating Three Decades of Preserving Adams County's Natural Treasures

Adams County’s landscape is a beautiful backdrop against the changing seasons…

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Kathy JohnsonJune 1, 2025
Walkers Appreciate Preserved Properties
Walkers Appreciate Preserved Properties

Recently Healthy Adams County and Hoffman Homes, Inc. hosted an afternoon walk around their property. 

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Times columnKathy JohnsonMay 29, 2025
Celebrating 30 years of preserving the lands we love
Celebrating 30 years of preserving the lands we love

April is Land Conservancy Month—and this year is especially meaningful as we celebrate 30 years of the Land Conservancy of Adams County.

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Times columnKathy JohnsonApril 24, 2025
Celebrate spring and support land preservation at the 28th Annual Art Auction
Celebrate spring and support land preservation at the 28th Annual Art Auction

Spring in Adams County is always a beautiful reminder of why land preservation matters.

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Times columnKathy JohnsonMarch 27, 2025
Land Conservancy of Adams County celebrates conservation benefactors
Land Conservancy of Adams County celebrates conservation benefactors

During its 2025 annual dinner, the Land Conservancy of Adams County honored four landowners who recently preserved Adams County farmland, woodland, open spaces, and freshwater streams.

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About usKathy JohnsonMarch 21, 2025
Thirty Years! Oh My!!
Thirty Years! Oh My!!

Thirty years ago a couple of fellows had the wonderful idea of starting a land conservancy in Adams County.

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Times columnKathy JohnsonFebruary 27, 2025
The Land Conservancy of Adams County celebrates 30 years
The Land Conservancy of Adams County celebrates 30 years

At the beginning of a new year, we often stop, look back at the year that just ended, take stock, and then look to the year ahead and beyond.

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Times columnKathy JohnsonJanuary 23, 2025
Forest Management Plans
Forest Management Plans

In 2024 WeConservePA, the statewide association of land trusts of which we are a member, offered a new grant program to develop forest management plans on protected properties.

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About usKathy JohnsonDecember 27, 2024
Reflections on 2024
Reflections on 2024

A Year of Success, Preservation, and Community at the Land Conservancy of Adams County

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Times columnKathy JohnsonDecember 26, 2024
159 acres preserved in Adams County Fruit Belt
159 acres preserved in Adams County Fruit Belt

The Land Conservancy of Adams County has announced a conservation easement donated by Boyer Nurseries and Orchards, in the heart of the county’s extensive fruit belt.

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Preservation successesKathy JohnsonDecember 20, 2024
Eighty-three acres preserved in Cumberland Township
Eighty-three acres preserved in Cumberland Township

The Land Conservancy of Adams County has announced a conservation easement donated by Sara and Jamey Tatman on their 83-acre property in Cumberland Township west of Gettysburg.

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Preservation successesKathy JohnsonDecember 6, 2024
Let’s be thankful for what we have
Let’s be thankful for what we have

Join us in our mission to preserve the lands and rural character that help create the peace and beauty of our area.

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Times columnKathy JohnsonNovember 28, 2024
Land Conservation Q & A
Land Conservation Q & A

What is the Land Conservancy of Adams County?

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Times column, Land preservation 101Kathy JohnsonOctober 24, 2024
Celebrating land conservation
Celebrating land conservation

The Land Conservancy of Adams County held its 20th annual Summer Picnic on Sunday, September 8 hosted at the home farm of Hanover Shoe Farms, a world-renowned racehorse breeding operation.

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Times columnKathy JohnsonSeptember 26, 2024
Land Conservancy Earns National Recognition
Land Conservancy Earns National Recognition

The Land Conservancy of Adams County has renewed its land trust accreditation - proving once again that, as part of a network of over 450 accredited land trusts across the nation, it is committed to conservation excellence.

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About usKathy JohnsonSeptember 18, 2024
Meet our 2024 intern: Liz Houston
Meet our 2024 intern: Liz Houston

Hello LCAC family, my name is Liz Houston, and I was this summer’s college intern.

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About usKathy JohnsonSeptember 10, 2024
Preserving the past for future generations
Preserving the past for future generations

In the center of Highland Township, located down a narrow, dead-end road, lies a farm preserved with the Land Conservancy of Adams County with a lot of stories.

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Times columnKathy JohnsonAugust 22, 2024
Highlighting LCAC at the homesteading and green living expo
Highlighting LCAC at the homesteading and green living expo

As a dedicated volunteer for the Land Conservancy of Adams County (LCAC), serving as both the Board Secretary and the Communications Committee Chair, I recently had the pleasure of participating in the Homesteading and Green Living Expo.

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Times columnKathy JohnsonJuly 25, 2024
Never too late to celebrate
Never too late to celebrate

The Land Conservancy of Adams County celebrated “Land Conservancy of Adams County Month” in a big way.

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Times columnKathy JohnsonJune 27, 2024
The benefits of land preservation
The benefits of land preservation

Preserving land and restricting uncontrolled development keeps us happier, healthier and more economically desirable and sustainable.

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Times columnKathy JohnsonMay 23, 2024
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P.O. Box 4584
670 Old Harrisburg Road
Gettysburg, PA 17325

(717) 334-2828
LCAC@PreserveAdams.org

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