Past and Present Projects

Actively pursuing conservation since 2009, the Conservancy's exciting projects include:
Tick Borne Illness Presentation
  • Objective: To provide timely information about ticks and the Illnesses they spread, presented by a trained medical professional

Pollinator Habitat Restoration
  • Objective: To improve local pollinator habitat and provide public education on pollinator importance

Cub Scout Education Days
  • Objective: To provide youth education events on conservation topics and initiatives and their value to water quality

Bird Watch Walks
  • Objective: To provide recreational and informative walks with a professional wildlife educator and guide

Ferns, Mushrooms or Native Plant Walk
  • Objective: To provide recreational and informative walks with a professional conservation educator

"Miss Kelly Live" Webcasts
  • Objective: To provide fun and informative weekly educational sessions in response to the shutdown and isolation created by the Covid 19 pandemic, programming continues monthly, all videos are archived and available to the public via social media platforms

American Chestnut Tree Restoration Project
  • Objective: To provide a mother plot and planting site for a transgenic chestnut tree able to resist blight, in cooperation with SUNY University and the American Chestnut Tree Foundation

HFCA Day Camp Fishing Event
  • Objective: To provide a recreational and informative day for HFCA Day Camp participants and counselors
 
HFCA Day Camp Education Day at Promised Land
  • Objective: To provide an educational trip/event at Promised Land for HFCA Day Camp participants

Rick Koval Reptile and Amphibian Presentations
  • Objective: To provide an educational presentation for HFCA members and their guests on reptiles and amphibians by a professional herpetologist

Gary Alt Bear Study and Education Presentation
  • Objective: To provide further studies of the bear population in Hemlock Farms as well as an educational and informative presentation on living in close contact with bears by a professional mammalian scientist and conservationist

Bill Streeter Birds of Prey Presentation
  • Objective: To provide educational presentations on hawks, eagles, owls and other prey birds by a professional bird biologist and prey bird rescuer

Earth Day Event
  • Objective: To celebrate and educate around the national Earth Day event to increase awareness of themes like recycling, habitat protection, water conservation and spending time in nature

Learning in the Forest Educational Conservation Initiative
  • Objective: To educate HFCA members and their guests about the conservation value of undeveloped green space, with their additional value for natural best management practices for stormwater management 

Shred Day
  • Objective: To provide a safe and secure shred event available to HFCA residents, as well as assuring paper is responsibly recycled

Great Backyard Bird Count Progressive Event
  • Objective: To facilitate a recreational and informative day for backyard bird watchers and to provide information to United States Migratory Bird Counts

Hemlock Trail Improvements and Maintenance
  • Objective: To improve the hiking surface and overall quality of the Hemlock Trail
 
Partner Events with the Welton Heritage Center/Archives
  • Objective: To preserve the educational and historic materials and structures that give testimony to the Brewster legacy and HFCA history
 
Community Outreach at HFCA Club, Group and Community Events
  • Objective: Upon request, the Conservancy has visited multiple HFCA groups and clubs and set up Tailgate kits at HFCA events, providing crucial information on a variety of conservation topics including but not limited to: Women’s Club, 50+ Club, Firewise Wildfire Preparedness Day, Hemlock Farms Day, Landscape Club, Butterfly Garden Group, National Night Out, Everything Apple, Welcome Neighbor, Neighbor To Neighbor Club)
 
Hemlock Farms Library Programs and Book Donations
  • Objective: To provide awareness of conservation issues through storytelling and book reading
 
Environment Day
  • Objective: To partner with the HFCA Conservation Department and HFCA Environment Committee
 
Keep PA Beautiful Supporter
  • Objective: To sustain the HFCA membership in this worthwhile program which provides road cleanup materials statewide
 
Dog Run Project
  • Objective: To improve the HFCA Dog Run for the health and enjoyment of HFCA member dogs and dog owners
 
Conservancy Day
  • Objective: To have a fun and informative day for HFCA members, their guests, and Pike County residents, this event included education and a live animal wildlife presentation
 
Switchgrass Sock Donation
  • Objective: To provide a best management practice and assist in erosion and sediment control in Hemlock Farms

Partnership/Participating Council Member Penn State Extension
  • Objective: To partner with the Pike County Penn State Extension Office and provide collaborative support, expertise and outreach for its programming

​Partnership/Participating Member Pike County Tick Borne Illness Task Force
  • Objective: To partner in the educational outreach of the important work of this County Commissioners Committee through Tick Key donations, donation of illustrations for children’s informational booklet and school curriculum, informational brochure printing, participation in local tick counts