Wildlands Conservancy is currently working on the following projects to help protect our natural resources and enhance the quality of life where you live, work and play!

Preserve Management a Top Priority — Wildlands Conservancy owns 11 preserves, totaling 2,239 acres. Management Plans are being developed for these properties. Management Plans help prioritize what conservation work needs to be done to maintain the ecological health of a preserve. Management Plans usually involve monitoring the extent of native vs. invasive vegetation; looking for any illegal dumping or illegal vehicle use; evaluating fragmentation of the property caused by trails, roads, etc. and looking for evidence of animal species that inhabit the property.
 
Have You Noticed the “Grow Zone” signs in the Allentown City Parks? – Wildlands Conservancy continues to work with the Parks & Recreation department to establish the Grow Zones zones along the Little Lehigh and Cedar Creeks, that are areas along waterways that are intentionally unmowed to allow the streamside vegetation to grow improving water quality, creating a natural buffer that absorbs pollutants and providing food and shelter for wildlife. Wildlands Conservancy is also providing expertise to the department on the best management practices for invasive plant species problems and help with extending the current riparian buffer project along Cedar Creek.

50-mile Greenway Will Connect You with Nature

The Jordan Creek Greenway – a 53.3-mile active greenway connecting the City of Allentown with the Appalachian Trail atop Blue Mountain will protect land and provide recreational trails for our community. The greenway will also protect wildlife habitat, improve water quality by protecting long linear tracts of streambank and preserve open space. Wildlands Conservancy has secured major funding from the Trexler Trust to support this effort.