ClMancaster Farming, Saturday, January 22, 1994
YORK (York Co.) As 1993
came to a close, the Farm & Na
tural Lands Trust, York County’s
only private nonprofit land preser
vation organization, was busy
wrapping up land saving actions
on more than 232 acres of land.
Conservation easements on the
first two properties, consisting of a
total of 64 acres, were formally
accepted by F&NLT’s board of
directors at their November meet
ing. These lands will now be for
ever protected for their agricultur
al and natural open space values.
Two of the most unique fea
tures a land trust can offer
a landowner who wishes to protect
their land are flexibility and
anonymity. For many different
reasons, landowners wishing to
protect their land sometimes pre
fer to do so privately. The first
conservation easement approved
was granted to the Trust under a
limited disclosure agreement.
This conservation easement on
50 acres of farm and open space
lands along Powder Mill Road is a
first for York Township. The inte
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grated nature of the current and in
tended future uses of this property
provide substantial benefit to the
community as a natural, ecologi
cal, and scenic resource. Through
their donation of a conservation
easement on this property, the
landowners have provided a rare
opportunity for land preservation
and for the future of York County.
The second conservation ease
ment approved in November is an
other first for both public and pri
vate land preservation efforts in
York County. This easement on
14.308 acres of agricultural land
has been granted to F&NLT by
Barbara Wamenof East Manches
ter Township, with a future con
servation easement on the adjoin
ing 188 acres of agricultural and
natural lands.
The Warren Farm, at limes re
ferred to locally as Starview
Farms, lies between the village of
Starview and the Boro of Mt.
Wolf. The original 202-acre prop
erty, from which the 14.308-acre
parcel was separately deeded, has
been in the Warren family since
1948, and has supported a variety
of agricultural uses. Today the
land is in a crop rotation of com,
wheat, soybeans, hay, and oats.
With better than 96 percent of all
soils on this parcel in soil capabili
ty Classes I through IV, this tract
is well suited to its current agricul
tural use.
Management of the property to
promote wildlife and bird habitat
has been a long-term project for
Barb Warren. An avid birder with
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Three days filled with educa
tion and fun are planned. Tuesday
will begin with lunch at 11:30 a.m.
After lunch, tours focusing on
small agribusinesses will begin.
First stop will be MGS, Inc., a
utility trailer manufacturer. Next
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Landowners
interests in international conserva
tion, she wanted to assure that the
conservation easement that would
forever protect her family’s land
would also address her concerns
for the birds and other wildlife that
have made the lands of Starview
Farms their home. The flexibility
of the Farm & Natural Lands Trust
was critically important in assist
ing Barb to devise a conservation
easement that specifially address
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where they do silk screen printing
on fabric for several large com
panies. Last will be Ivan Rissler,
Inc., a producer of forage blend
ers.
The opening banquet Tuesday
evening will feature Cyndi Gar
ber, a vocalist. An ice cream social
and pool party will end the day.
On Wednesday, the business
meeting will begin at 9 a.m. After
lunch, educational workshops will
be held. The ladies program will
include Carol Stoltzfus doing col
or analysis and then a work along
craft by Ada Mae Martin in the
morning and a tour of Wilbur
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ed her concerns. The easement as
approved, calls for the mainten
ance of wetlands and hedgerows
while prohibiting the destruction
or alteration in a manner detri
mental to wildlife of the ponds,
water courses, and wetlands locat
ed on the property. In addition,
pastures, fields and boundary
fences are to be left in natural ve
getation and managed so as to pro
vide corridors of habitat for wild
life, birds and native plant species.
Warehouse, and shopping at Sell
help Craft and Tearoom. The
awards banquet will conclude
Wednesday.
Thursday will again have a tour
with visits to Earl and Grace Mar
tin Farm, where they farm com,
rye, soybeans, and tobacco. They
also finish 600 head of beef cattle.
At Paul B. Zimmerman, Inc. Steel
and Fabrication, attendees will see
a large family-run business and
hardware store. Hammercrcek
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tendees about the fastest growing,
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clude the three-day event.
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