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e-News from Willistown Conservation Trust
| October 6, 2014
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27-Acre Little Brook Farm Preserved Forever
Another Piece of the Open Space Mosaic Completed
Late this summer the beautiful 27-acre Little Brook Farm on White Horse Road in Berwyn was permanently protected from development by donation of a conservation easeme
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Little Brook Farm's conservation easement assures that its natural beauty will always be there for future generations to enjoy.
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nt to Willistown Conservation Trust.
The property includes a residential complex with a large 19th century stone farmhouse and outbuildings set in a rural landscape along a tributary of the Crum Creek known as Fox Run. The farm features a variety of ecosystems in a remarkably undisturbed state, a diversity of plants and animals in a broad range of habitats, and a gently undulating and rolling meadow mixed with woodlands of mature oak, hickory, tulip poplar and beech trees. Adjacent to the stream are sensitive riparian buffer areas, floodplain and a pond.
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The property boasts numerous stone outbuildings.
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Little Brook Farm was home to the late Alan Crawford, Jr., who spent 88 years there. The remarkable setting of the farm inspired Alan's lifelong love of nature. His journal of birds sighted on the farm spanned an 80-year period and documented over 220 species, a remarkable record of a place he deeply loved.
Thanks to the generous donation of the conservation easement, this special place can remain in its natural state and be enjoyed by people and wildlife forever.
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The 2-acre pond was created in 1947 when the stream was dammed. It has accounted for 26 species of waterfowl, 8 species of waders and 5 species of sandpipers.
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As with all of the Trust's conservation easements, this easement is attached to the land in perpetuity, so even if t
he land is sold, future owners must abide by its restrictions.
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A crisp, clear fall evening welcomed 200 guests on October 5th at the annual Sycamore Society party.
The Sycamore Society honors donors who annually contribute $1,000 or more to the Trust's Annual Fund. The party celebrates and thanks these supporters whose annual donations are critical to the Trust's operations.
The gathering was held on a beautiful property in Willistown that has been permanently protected from development by conservation easement to Willistown Conservation Trust.
Guests were treated to a glorious sunset followed by a beautiful moonrise.
For more information about the Sycamore Society and to learn how you can become a member, please contact Nancy Rosin at nkr@wctrust.org or 610.353.2562 ext. 19.
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About Us
Willistown Conservation Trust is a non-profit organization that relies upon the generosity of its supporters to sustain its operations. Its founders have been protecting land in the Willistown area for over 35 years.
We work to preserve and manage the open land, rural character, scenic, recreational, historic, agricultural and natural resources of the Willistown area and nearby communities, and to share these unique resources with people of all ages and backgrounds to inspire, educate and develop a lifelong commitment to the land and the natural world.
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