The Pennypack Preserve encompasses 771 acres and is the second-largest privately-owned natural area open to the public in Montgomery County. The Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust (PERT), which manages the preserve, recently acquired an additional 37 acres in a deal that involved private, state, county, borough, and township resources. This complex acquisition was made possible by the generous support of Montgomery County's Green Fields/Green Towns open space program. In addition, the Trust received equally significant support from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' (DCNR) Community Conservation Partnership Program (C2P2), which provided a grant that covered nearly 40% of the project cost. In total, three properties were protected. The properties, on the grounds of the Lord's New Church in Bryn Athyn Borough and Upper Moreland Township, encompass the headwaters of a tributary to Pennypack Creek as well as upland forests, mature evergreen plantations, and acres of old-field habitat. The Trust protected two of the parcels with conservation easements and purchased the third outright. This acquisition illustrates the important role that organizations such as PERT play in maximizing available funding by bringing different stakeholders together to preserve resources that are mutually beneficial.