2026-07-23T08:44:51-05:00 2025-12-31 231909723 MCKONLY & ASBURY LLP 415 FALLOWFIELD ROAD CAMP HILL PA 17011 990 2025-01-01 237046908 LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVANCY LANC 7173927891 117 SOUTH WEST END AVE LANCASTER PA 176033396 FREDERICK SCHROEDER JR PRESIDENT & CEO 7173927891 2026-07-23 1 ALYSSA N IRISH P02389116 7177617910 2026-07-23 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z FREDERICK SCHROEDER JR 117 SOUTH WEST END AVE LANCASTER PA 176033396 8276507 0 X WWW.LANCASTERCONSERVANCY.ORG X 1969 PA THE MISSION OF THE LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVANCY IS "PROVIDING WILD AND FORESTED LANDS AND CLEAN WATERWAYS FOR OUR COMMUNITY FOREVER." THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVANCY INCLUDE PRESERVATION OF NATURAL LANDS, ECOSYSTEMS, LANDSCAPES, AND WATERWAYS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. CONSERVANCY PRESERVES ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 365 DAYS A YEAR, SUN UP TO SUN DOWN. OUR WORK RESULTS IN PROTECTION OF CRITICAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS, RECREATION LANDS, WATER RESOURCES, AND PRESERVES MATURE FORESTS THAT CLEAN OUR AIR AND WATER. WE WORK WITH NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL PARTNERS TO PROTECT THE SPECIAL PLACES WITHIN LANCASTER COUNTY AND ALONG ITS STREAMS AND RIVERS. THIS EFFORT ALSO TAKES US INTO YORK, CHESTER AND DAUPHIN COUNTIES WITH A FOCUS ON LAND, WATER AND COMMUNITY. 18 18 34 1144 0 0 7381571 6614572 302061 384525 828353 808365 163511 217030 8675496 8024492 47875 92827 0 0 2199914 2334887 0 0 322575 1219841 1873183 3467630 4300897 5207866 3723595 92225467 95845335 2657935 1666346 89567532 94178989 X THE MISSION OF THE LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVANCY IS "PROVIDING WILD AND FORESTED LANDS AND CLEAN WATERWAYS FOR OUR COMMUNITY FOREVER". THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVANCY INCLUDE PRESERVATION OF NATURAL LANDS, ECOSYSTEMS, LANDSCAPES AND WATERWAYS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. CONSERVANCY PRESERVES ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 365 DAYS A YEAR, SUN UP TO SUN DOWN. OUR WORK RESULTS IN PROTECTION OF CRITICAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS, RECREATION LANDS, WATER RESOURCES, AND PRESERVES MATURE FORESTS THAT CLEAN OUR AIR AND WATER. WE WORK WITH NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL PARTNERS TO PROTECT THE SPECIAL PLACES WITHIN LANCASTER COUNTY AND ALONG ITS STREAMS AND RIVERS. THIS EFFORT ALSO TAKES US INTO YORK, CHESTER AND DAUPHIN COUNTIES WITH A FOCUS ON LAND, WATER AND COMMUNITY. 0 0 2132986 68500 384525 LAND STEWARDSHIPINVESTING IN RESTORATION & ACCESSTHE CONSERVANCY SAVES AND CARES FOR PLACES WHERE WILDLIFE CAN THRIVE AND PEOPLE CAN GET OUTDOORS. WE PLANT NATIVE TREES AND POLLINATOR MEADOWS WHILE FIGHTING INVASIVE SPECIES LIKE GARLIC MUSTARD AND MULTIFLORA ROSE, FOSTERING HEALTHY BIODIVERSE ECOSYSTEMS. THE CONSERVANCY ALSO ENCOURAGES RESPONSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE OUTDOOR RECREATION BY STRATEGICALLY BUILDING AND MAINTAINING TRAILS AND OTHER VISITOR INFRASTRUCTURE.NEW TRAILS & RESTORATION AT HIGH FAMILY NATURE PRESERVEIN 2025, THE CONSERVANCY OPENED 2 MILES OF NEW HIKING TRAILS THAT TRAVERSE MEADOW, BOULDER-STREWN WOODLANDS, AND SMALL STREAMS AT THE HIGH FAMILY NATURE PRESERVE IN MOUNT JOY TOWNSHIP, LANCASTER COUNTY. THE PRESERVE, FORMERLY KNOWN AS DONEGAL HIGHLANDS, WAS RENAMED IN HONOR OF THE EXTRAORDINARY GENEROSITY OF THE HIGH FOUNDATION, THE CALVIN AND JANET HIGH FAMILY FOUNDATION, SUZANNE HIGH, AND DON AND LISA CLARK.THE PRESERVE HAS RECENTLY UNDERGONE EXTENSIVE ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION, INCLUDING THE USE OF CLIMATE-SMART FORESTRY TO ENCOURAGE MORE LAYERS OF SUCCESSIONAL FOREST AND TO CARE FOR THE MEADOW HABITAT AT THE PRESERVE, AS WELL AS THE REMOVAL OF INVASIVE SPECIES LIKE BUSH HONEYSUCKLE, AUTUMN OLIVE, AND PRIVET. THE CONSERVANCY THOUGHTFULLY PLANNED TO MITIGATE AND THEN REPURPOSE THE IMPACT OF THESE RESTORATION EFFORTS TO CREATE THE NEWLY OPENED TRAILS AT THE HIGH FAMILY NATURE PRESERVE.PARTNERS & FUNDERS: HIGH FOUNDATION, MOUNT JOY TOWNSHIPRESTORING MEADOWSMEADOWS PROVIDE A DYNAMIC HABITAT CHARACTERIZED BY GRASS AND HERBACEOUS FLOWERING PLANTS, WHICH ARE CRUCIAL FOR BIRDS AND INSECTS, SERVING AS A SOURCE FOR COVER AND NESTING HABITAT AS WELL AS FOOD. MEADOWS WERE ONCE A PROMINENT LANDSCAPE FEATURE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, BUT TODAY THEY ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY RARE. IN 2025, THE CONSERVANCY SEEDED 30 ACRES OF MEADOW AT PRESERVES INCLUDING KELLYS RUN, SAFE HARBOR, AND TUCQUAN GLEN & PYFER. THIS PAST SUMMER, PREVIOUSLY RESTORED MEADOWS AT KELLYS RUN PUT ON A BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY OF NATIVE WILDFLOWERS TEEMING WITH INSECTS AND OTHER WILDLIFE, SHOWCASING WHAT THE NEWLY SEEDED MEADOWS AT OUR OTHER PRESERVES WILL LOOK LIKE IN TWO YEARS. FROM PLANNING TO IMPLEMENTATION TO RESULTS, RESTORATION PROJECTS TAKE A LONG TIME, BUT THE POSITIVE IMPACT FOR LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS IS WORTH THE WORK AND THE WAIT. DIVE DEEPER INTO THE POLLINATOR MEADOWS AT KELLYS RUN WITH A NEW MEADOW CONNECTOR TRAIL ADDED TO THE PRESERVE IN 2025!PARTNERS & FUNDERS: NATURAL RESOURCE AND CONSERVATION SERVICES, PA GAME COMMISSIONBATTLING BAMBOOLAST YEAR, CONSERVANCY STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS REMOVED PATCHES OF BAMBOO FROM APPEL AND TUCQUAN GLEN & PYFER NATURE PRESERVES, BATTLING THE TENACIOUS INVASIVE PLANTS WITH HARD HATS AND STRATEGIC CUTS TO TOPPLE THE 30- TO 40-FOOT-TALL STALKS. BAMBOO CREATES A MONOCULTURE WHERE NO OTHER SPECIES CAN EXIST, BUT WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF THESE BAMBOO PATCHES BEING REMOVED, MORE THAN A DOZEN OTHER SPECIES BEGAN GROWING WHERE THE BAMBOO ONCE STOOD.SEASONAL STEWARDSHIP CREWTHE 2025 SEASONAL STEWARDSHIP CREW OF FOUR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS INTERESTED IN A CAREER IN CONSERVATION TACKLED PROJECTS FROM TREE PLANTINGS TO TRAIL BUILDING. THE CREW MEMBERS GAINED HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WHILE LEARNING FROM THE CONSERVANCY'S TEAM OF STEWARDSHIP PROFESSIONALS, PREPARING THEM FOR A FUTURE IN THE CONSERVATION FIELD AND HELPING THE CONSERVANCY UNDERTAKE A VARIETY OF PROJECTS TO IMPROVE HABITAT AND RECREATION ACCESS ON OUR PRESERVES. THE CREW'S PROJECTS INCLUDED BUILDING HIKING TRAILS AND FOUR FOOTBRIDGES, MAINTAINING TRAILS, INSTALLING BENCHES ALONG THE UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE LLOYD CLARK TRAIL, AND PLANTING 250 TREES AT TUCQUAN GLEN & PYFER NATURE PRESERVES.PARTNERS & FUNDERS: WILLIS AND ELSIE SHENK FOUNDATION LANCASTER RIVER HILLS MASTER PLANTHE CONSERVANCY UNDERTOOK THE FIRST PHASE OF THE LANCASTER RIVER HILLS CONSERVATION AREA MASTER PLANNING PROCESS IN 2025, WHICH INCLUDED A COMPREHENSIVE FOREST INVENTORY AND ECOLOGICAL SURVEYS FOR ALL EIGHT PRESERVES AND TWO OF THE THREE PARTICIPATING CONSERVATION EASEMENTS LOCATED BETWEEN HOLTWOOD AND PEQUEA. THIS MASTER PLAN WILL GUIDE CONSERVANCY STEWARDSHIP AND INVESTMENTS ACROSS OUR LANCASTER RIVER HILLS PRESERVES FOR THE NEXT 10-20 YEARS. THE MASTER PLANNING PROCESS CONTINUES IN 2026 AS WE GATHER BROADER COMMUNITY INPUT.PARTNERS & FUNDERS: SARVER ECOLOGICAL, HIGH FOUNDATIONVOLUNTEER IMPACT- REMOVED 600 CUBIC YARDS OF INVASIVE SHRUBS- REMOVED 4,500 GALLONS OF INVASIVE HERBACEOUS PLANTS- OVER 1,100 PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED ORGANIZED WORKDAYS- OVER 3,500 PRESERVE VISITORS CONTACTED- OVER 3,100 HOURS DONATED BY VOLUNTEERS 785771 24327 217030 COMMUNITY IMPACTCONNECTING OUR COMMUNITY & NATURELANCASTER CONSERVANCY STRIVES TO EMPOWER EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO EXPLORE OUTDOORS. FROM ANNUAL EVENTS LIKE LANCASTER WATER WEEK AND TRAIL FEST TO SEASONAL K-12 SCHOOL PROGRAMMING TO YEAR-ROUND INTERPRETIVE ACTIVITIES, WE OFFER ENGAGING CONSERVATION EDUCATION FOR LEARNERS OF ALL AGES AND ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO CONNECT WITH NATURE.K-12 CONSERVATION EDUCATIONIN 2025, THE CONSERVANCY ENGAGED OVER 1,600 STUDENTS ON OUR PRESERVES FROM A DOZEN LANCASTER AND YORK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS INCLUDING YORK CITY, PENN MANOR, AND CONESTOGA VALLEY. DURING THESE PROGRAMS, STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT CONSERVATION AND LEAVE NO TRACE, STUDY MEADOWS AND MACROINVERTEBRATES, AND EXPLORE NATURE. FOR SOME STUDENTS, IT IS THEIR FIRST EXPERIENCE IN THIS KIND OF NATURAL SETTING.LANCASTER WATER WEEKTHE NINTH ANNUAL LANCASTER WATER WEEK WAS AN ENERGIZING CELEBRATION OF OUR STREAMS AND RIVERS! DURING OVER 60 EVENTS HOSTED BY DOZENS OF PARTNERS, OUR COMMUNITY PADDLED ON THE CONESTOGA AND SUSQUEHANNA RIVERS, WENT ON WALKS AND BIKE RIDES TO LEARN ABOUT OUR WATERWAYS AND CLEAN WATER PROJECTS, CONNECTED WITH OUR STREAMS AND RIVERS AT COMMUNITY CELEBRATIONS, EXPLORED CREEKS, ENJOYED MUSIC OUTDOORS, VOLUNTEERED TO CLEAN UP LITTER AROUND OUR WATERWAYS, AND MORE.JOIN US FOR THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF LANCASTER WATER WEEK, JUNE 5-13, 2026!FUNDERS: SEE LIST OF WATER WEEK SPONSORS ON PAGE [INSERT #]. LANCASTER WATER WEEK 2025 WAS ADDITIONALLY MADE POSSIBLE THANKS TO A SUBAWARD OF A LANCASTER CLEAN WATER PARTNERS GRANT FROM THE CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST FUNDED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, CHESAPEAKE BAY FUNDERS NETWORK, AND THE CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM.TRAIL FESTOUR SECOND ANNUAL TRAIL FEST BROUGHT HUNDREDS OF ATTENDEES TO WIZARD RANCH NATURE PRESERVE WHERE WE GATHERED ON A BEAUTIFUL SEPTEMBER DAY TO LISTEN TO LIVE MUSIC, LEARN ABOUT OUR WILDLANDS WITH TRAILSIDE TALKS, EXPLORE THE PRESERVE WITH A NATURE DISCOVERY WALK, TEST OUR HIKING KNOWLEDGE IN THE HAPPY HIKER VILLAGE, AND ENJOY TIME OUTDOORS WITH OUR COMMUNITY. SAVE THE DATE FOR THIS YEAR'S TRAIL FEST OCT. 17, 2026, AT INGRID GRAHAM HISTORIC HELLAM NATURE PRESERVE!FUNDERS: SEE LIST OF TRAIL FEST SPONSORS ON PAGE [INSERT #].REWILDING IN THE COMMUNITYIN 2025, 160 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTENDED HABITAT ADVOCATE CLASSES TO LEARN HOW TO CREATE WILDLIFE HABITAT WHERE THEY LIVE, LEARN, WORK, WORSHIP, AND PLAY. TWELVE PEOPLE RECEIVED THEIR HABITAT ADVOCATE CERTIFICATES, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE CERTIFIED THROUGH THE PROGRAM UP TO 50. THROUGH THE CONSERVANCY'S COMMUNITY WILDLIFE HABITAT INITIATIVE, 60 PROPERTY OWNERS RECEIVED GUIDANCE ON NATIVE GARDENING TO PROTECT CLEAN WATER AND PROVIDE FOOD AND SHELTER FOR WILDLIFE. ADDITIONALLY, FIVE PROFESSIONAL LANDSCAPING CREWS ATTENDED TRAININGS ON CONSERVATION LANDSCAPING TECHNIQUES. PARTNERS & FUNDERS: LANCASTER COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, LANCASTER CLEAN WATER PARTNERS TRAINING ON WILDERNESS FIRST AIDTHE CONSERVANCY TRAINED 15 PEOPLE IN WILDERNESS ADVANCED FIRST AID, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF OUR STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, AND AREA FIRST RESPONDERS. WE ALSO HELD WILDERNESS FIRST AID CLASSES FOR MIDDLE CREEK SEARCH AND RESCUE AND TRAIL USERS FROM OUR REGION. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONSERVANCY HELPED TO SET UP AND RUN A BACKCOUNTRY RESCUE DRILL ON CLARK NATURE PRESERVE FOR LOCAL FIRE COMPANIES. THESE TRAININGS HELP BETTER PREPARE STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, AND FIRST RESPONDERS TO ADDRESS MEDICAL CHALLENGES IN WILDERNESS SETTINGS.COMMUNITY SCIENCETHROUGH COMMUNITY SCIENCE INITIATIVES, ANYONE CAN PLAY A ROLE IN CONSERVATION RESEARCH! THE CONSERVANCY'S PHENOLOGY COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROJECT INCLUDES OVER A DOZEN OBSERVERS WHO RECORD INFORMATION ACROSS A RANGE OF HABITATS AT FOUR CONSERVANCY NATURE PRESERVES. THE INFORMATION THEY COLLECT CONTRIBUTES TO UNDERSTANDING HOW INVASIVE AND NATIVE SPECIES INTERACT AND HOW THE NATURAL WORLD RESPONDS TO CHANGE OVER TIME. WE ALSO PARTNER WITH THE LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT'S WATER QUALITY VOLUNTEER COALITION TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO COLLECT WATER QUALITY DATA FROM AREA STREAMS, WHICH HELPS TO IDENTIFY TRENDS AND AREAS OF CONCERN.ADDITIONALLY, IN 2025, COMMUNITY MEMBERS CONDUCTED THE FIRST BUTTERFLY COUNT AT INGRID GRAHAM HISTORIC HELLAM NATURE PRESERVE, THE DATA FROM WHICH WILL BE USED TO TRACK THE IMPACTS OF FUTURE HABITAT RESTORATION WORK AT THE PRESERVE.OUTDOOR RECREATION ECONOMY STRATEGIC PLANTHE CONSERVANCY IS PROUD TO PARTNER WITH EDC LANCASTER COUNTY AND OTHERS ON A COMPREHENSIVE OUTDOOR RECREATION ECONOMY STRATEGIC PLAN FOR LANCASTER COUNTY. THE CONSERVANCY WORKED WITH PARTNERS THROUGHOUT 2025 TO DEVELOP THIS PLAN, WHICH ALIGNS CONSERVATION VALUES WITH AN ECONOMIC STRATEGY THAT PRIORITIZES THE PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES ALONGSIDE THE THOUGHTFUL DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF RECREATION INFRASTRUCTURE.PARTNERS & FUNDERS: EDC LANCASTER, DISCOVER LANCASTER, LANCASTER COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSIONSUSQUEHANNA RIVERLANDS CONSERVATION LANDSCAPETHE SUSQUEHANNA RIVERLANDS CONSERVATION LANDSCAPE (SRCL) IS ONE OF EIGHT CONSERVATION LANDSCAPES SUPPORTED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (DCNR). IT IS A COLLABORATION OF COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO PROTECT LAND, STEWARD NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES, CONNECT PEOPLE WITH NATURAL SPACES, AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE CONSERVANCY SERVES AS EXTERNAL LEAD OF THE SRCL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DCNR (THE INTERNAL LEAD).THE SRCL ENCOMPASSES THE MUNICIPALITIES THAT BORDER THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER IN LANCASTER AND YORK COUNTIES. AT 49,400 ACRES, THE SRCL IS THE SMALLEST CONSERVATION LANDSCAPE, BUT THIS ALLOWS US TO GROW STRONG PARTNERSHIPS FORGED BY THE RIVER. THE CONSERVANCY OWNS OVER 5,200 ACRES OF PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE NATURAL LAND IN THE SRCL, AND THANKS TO INVESTMENTS FROM DCNR AND OTHER PARTNERS, THAT NUMBER CONTINUES TO GROW EVERY YEAR.NEW SRCL STRATEGIC PLAN:IN 2025, THE SRCL PARTNERS BEGAN WORK ON DEVELOPING A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN. THIS STRATEGIC PLAN BUILDS ON PAST SUCCESSES WHILE ADDRESSING NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES. DEVELOPED THROUGH AND INFORMED BY LEADERSHIP SURVEYS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND COMMUNITY FEEDBACK, THE NEW PLAN REFINES THE SRCL'S DIRECTION FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. THE PLAN IDENTIFIES THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIC INITIATIVES: (1) DEEPEN COLLABORATION AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, (2) ADVANCE LAND STEWARDSHIP, ACCESS, AND REGIONAL IMPACT, AND (3) BUILD REGIONAL IDENTITY AND PUBLIC VISIBILITY.SRCL MINI-GRANTS:THE CONSERVANCY AND DCNR WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE MINI-GRANTS FOR PROJECTS THAT ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE SRCL. PROJECTS SELECTED FOR GRANTS IN 2025 INCLUDE AN ONLINE SRCL PLANT INVENTORY COORDINATED BY PAENFLOWERED; CREATION AND USE OF A MOBILE STREAM TABLE FOR K-12 EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE SRCL BY LOWER SUSQUEHANNA RIVERKEEPER ASSOCIATION; RESTORATION OF A STREAM IN THE CHIQUES WATERSHED BY DONEGAL TROUT UNLIMITED; AND THE SECOND PHASE OF HORN FARM CENTER'S COMPOSTING TOILET COMFORT STATION PROJECT.FUNDERS: COMMUNITY CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP FUND, UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PA DCNR BUREAU OF RECREATION AND CONSERVATION 468390 LAND PROTECTION AND ACQUISITIONPROTECTING NATURAL LANDSIN 2025, LANCASTER CONSERVANCY PROTECTED OR PUT UNDER AGREEMENT OVER 450 ACRES OF NATURAL LANDS, INCLUDING TWO NEW PRESERVES AS WELL AS ADDITIONS TO THE EXISTING KELLYS RUN AND SHAW FAMILY NATURE PRESERVES. THESE PROPERTIES PROTECT AND CONNECT WILDLIFE HABITAT, SUPPORT RESILIENT ECOSYSTEMS, SAFEGUARD CLEAN AIR AND CLEAN WATER, CONTRIBUTE TO A GROWING OUTDOOR RECREATION ECONOMY, AND OFFER PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. IN THE LAST 10 YEARS, THE CONSERVANCY HAS MORE THAN DOUBLED THE NUMBER OF ACRES WE HAVE PROTECTED.INGRID GRAHAM HISTORIC HELLAM NATURE PRESERVETHE 56-ACRE INGRID GRAHAM HISTORIC HELLAM NATURE PRESERVE, LOCATED IN THE HELLAM HILLS CONSERVATION AREA IN YORK COUNTY, WAS DONATED TO THE CONSERVANCY IN 2025 BY THE GRAHAM FAMILY. IT INCLUDES SEVERAL HISTORIC STRUCTURES AS WELL AS FLOODPLAIN FOREST, MEADOW, AND A SECTION OF KREUTZ CREEK. THIS UNIQUE PRESERVE WILL BE THE CONSERVANCY'S ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION CENTER IN YORK COUNTY. ALONG WITH THE CONSERVANCY'S HANDS-ON CONSERVATION EDUCATION PROGRAMMING, ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AT THE PRESERVE WILL INCLUDE TEACHING VISITORS ABOUT THE SITE'S INTERTWINED NATURAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY THROUGH INTERPRETATION OF AUTHENTICALLY RESTORED 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY HISTORIC STRUCTURES ON THE PROPERTY.PARTNERS & FUNDERS: THE GRAHAM FAMILY, PA DCNREAGLE VIEW NATURE PRESERVETHE NEW EAGLE VIEW NATURE PRESERVE ENCOMPASSES 180 ACRES IN CHANCEFORD TOWNSHIP, YORK COUNTY, WITH HEALTHY MATURE FORESTS AND STUNNING PANORAMIC VIEWS OF THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER. THESE WOODS WERE AT RISK OF BEING CLEAR-CUT DUE TO THEIR HIGH QUALITY WHEN THIS PROPERTY WENT UP FOR SALE. THE CONSERVANCY'S ACQUISITION OF EAGLE VIEW WILL PROTECT THIS CRITICAL HABITAT ALONG THE RIVER WHILE PROVIDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO NATURE AND AN UNPARALLELED VIEW OF THE SUSQUEHANNA. THIS NEW PRESERVE SITS JUST OUTSIDE OF THE CURRENT PROJECT BOUNDARY FOR THE PROPOSED PUMPED STORAGE FACILITY AT CUFFS RUN, WHICH THE CONSERVANCY AND ITS PARTNERS, ALONGSIDE IMPACTED NEIGHBORS, HAVE BEEN FIGHTING TO PREVENT.PARTNERS & FUNDERS: PA DCNR, COUNTY OF YORK, HIGH FOUNDATION, PROTECT & RESTORE CAMPAIGN DONORSDEFENDING CUFFS RUNON NOV. 21, 2024, THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC) GRANTED YORK ENERGY STORAGE A PRELIMINARY PERMIT TO STUDY THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PUMPED STORAGE FACILITY AT CUFFS RUN ALONG THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER IN CHANCEFORD TOWNSHIP, YORK COUNTY. LANCASTER CONSERVANCY, ALONG WITH PARTNERS AND IMPACTED NEIGHBORS, IS FIGHTING TO OPPOSE THIS DESTRUCTIVE PROJECT. THE PROPOSED FACILITY, WHICH WOULD CONSUME ABOUT 30% MORE ELECTRICITY TO PUMP WATER THAN IT WOULD ACTUALLY GENERATE, WOULD DISPLACE OVER 40 RESIDENTS AND DESTROY PRESERVED FARMS AND FORESTED LANDS THAT ARE CRITICAL TO ENSURING THE ECOLOGICAL HEALTH OF THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVERLANDS CONSERVATION LANDSCAPE AND WATERWAYS.ON DEC. 18, 2025, THE CONSERVANCY AND PARTNERS FILED AN OPENING BRIEF WITH THE U.S. CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT IN AN APPEAL OF FERC'S DECISION TO GRANT THE PRELIMINARY PERMIT FOR THIS PROJECT. THE NEXT STEPS IN THE APPEAL PROCESS INCLUDE TWO MORE ROUNDS OF BRIEFS, ORAL ARGUMENT BEFORE A PANEL OF THREE JUDGES, AND PREPARATION OF A DECISION BY THE COURT. A DECISION IS NOT EXPECTED UNTIL LATE 2026 OR EARLY 2027. IF SUCCESSFUL, THE APPEAL COULD HELP BRING ABOUT A PERMANENT END TO THE CUFFS RUN PROJECT OR ANY FUTURE PUMPED STORAGE PROJECTS AT THIS LOCATION.PARTNERS: CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION, FARM & NATURAL LANDS TRUST OF YORK COUNTY, LOWER SUSQUEHANNA RIVERKEEPER ASSOCIATION, SUSQUEHANNA NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAA NEW EASEMENT IN CONOY TOWNSHIPWHILE THE CONSERVANCY'S NATURE PRESERVES ARE OWNED AND MANAGED BY THE CONSERVANCY AND OFTEN OPEN FOR PUBLIC RECREATION, PROPERTY OWNERS MAY CHOOSE TO MAINTAIN OWNERSHIP AND PROTECT THEIR LAND THROUGH A CONSERVATION EASEMENT. A CONSERVATION EASEMENT IS A LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENT TIED TO THE PROPERTY DEED THAT ENSURES THE LAND WILL NEVER BE DEVELOPED AND PROTECTS THE NATURAL, CULTURAL, AND SCENIC RESOURCES OF THE PROPERTY.IN 2025, THE CONSERVANCY ACCEPTED THE DONATION OF AN 11.6-ACRE CONSERVATION EASEMENT FROM OWNER JOSEPH ULRICH AND HIS WIFE LYNDA IN CONOY TOWNSHIP, LANCASTER COUNTY. THIS EASEMENT INCLUDES WOODLAND, MEADOW, AND WETLAND ALONG A FORESTED RIDGE LANDSCAPE THAT PROVIDES CRITICAL WILDLIFE HABITAT IN THE HIGHLANDS REGION, AN IMPORTANT GREENWAY AND MIGRATORY CORRIDOR FOR WILDLIFE.PARTNERS & FUNDERS: JOSEPH AND LYNDA ULRICH, WECONSERVEPA, PROTECT & RESTORE CAMPAIGN DONORS 3387147 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 43 0 1 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 PA X X X KEVIN ROLFS FINANCE CONSULTANT 7173927891 117 S WEST END AVENUE LANCASTER PA 17603 JULIE L JONES MD BOARD CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIC NORDSTROM IMMEDIATE PAST BOARD CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JENNIFER LAUVER BOARD TREASURER & VICE CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEX E SNYDER BOARD SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DAN ARDIA BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 SPIKE BRANT BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 SILAS CHAMBERLIN BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN GREGORY BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 DOUG HOKE BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 SALLY JEFFORDS BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 BOBBY KINSLEY BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 LISA MARSHALL BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 JAMIE ROTTMUND BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 MARY LOUISE SHENK BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 FOLLIN SMITH BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 GREG SMOLIN BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 ASHLEY NICHOLAS WEBER BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN WHITE BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 ANDRES ZORILLA BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 FREDERICK SCHROEDER JR PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 173975 0 25701 KATHIE S GONICK IN-HOUSE COUNSEL/SVP LAND 40.00 X 167420 0 8044 BRANDON TENNIS SVP OF STEWARDSHIP 40.00 X 122086 0 22405 JENNIFER TESON VP OF OPERATIONS & CONSERV 40.00 X 110458 0 13412 KELLY SNAVELY VP OF DEVELOPMENT & MARKET 40.00 X 110295 0 13406 684234 0 82968 5 0 1 0 0 859568 1720982 4034022 2032613 6614572 PROGRAM REVENUE 900099 384525 384525 384525 495546 495546 312819 0 312819 312819 312819 252015 859568 252015 0 OTHER REVENUE 990099 217030 217030 217030 8024492 601555 0 808365 92827 92827 199676 151301 28486 19889 1686356 1272971 245726 167659 10715 8327 1307 1081 298683 232120 36436 30127 139457 108379 17012 14066 95113 44101 51012 23426 23426 84764 84764 307756 305006 2750 210671 144571 60393 5707 226590 165439 61151 50895 41897 6469 2529 457955 452582 3688 1685 78236 48109 30127 MISCELLANEOUS 115881 169740 -82870 29011 MEMBER EVENTS 87034 53182 500 33352 RENTAL MAINTENANCE 56026 49165 6418 443 TAXES AND FEES 25452 25452 53384 21978 17130 14276 4300897 3387147 591175 322575 1308 871 5721517 5023178 8804539 4671320 444657 231311 67275 83823 73728237 1615788 65225764 72112449 10266913 12030763 1334145 1444630 359349 246990 92225467 95845335 260213 256632 2395392 1407973 2330 1741 2657935 1666346 X 69078738 76765425 20488794 17413564 89567532 94178989 92225467 95845335 X 3723595 881325 6537 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 13230586 7221415 7469995 7390863 6614572 41927431 13230586 7221415 7469995 7390863 6614572 41927431 5409213 36518218 160361 208540 495649 557219 495546 1917315 64245 35843 97357 154219 217030 568694 44413440 1161246 0.82220 0.77640 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 73 937.00 0 0 0 1 1 499.00 33284 1 11275127 964290 1397649 -499686 13137380 9813271 946302 971660 -456106 11275127 7714508 115550 1252223 -269010 9813271 529630 9559490 -1228239 1146373 7714508 40050 485670 5449 1539 529630 0.16000 0.84000 1 0 66088506 66088506 346092 185824 160268 7293639 1429964 5863675 72112449 SECURITY DEPOSIT 1741 1741 X 8827590 881325 6537 887862 7939728 84764 84764 8024492 4216133 0 4216133 84764 84764 4300897 PART II, LINE 9: THE CONSERVANCY HOLDS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON VARIOUS PROPERTIES IN LANCASTER COUNTY THAT ARE DESIGNED TO PROHIBIT THE DEVELOPMENT OR ALTERATION OF THE PROPERTY IN ANY WAY INCONSISTENT WITH THE EASEMENT. ALTHOUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS BRING SIGNIFICANT VALUE TO THE CONSERVANCY'S PURPOSE, THEY HAVE NO FINANCIAL VALUE, OTHER THAN THE DIRECT ACQUISITION COSTS. FOR THIS REASON, ONLY DIRECT COSTS INCURRED TO ACQUIRE EASEMENTS ARE CAPITALIZED, WHEREAS DONATED CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE CONSERVANCY ALSO HOLDS A CONSERVATION INTEREST IN THE FORM OF A LEASE. THE LEASE IS BEING RENEWED ON A YEAR-TO-YEAR BASIS AND PAYMENTS ARE EXPENSED AS THEY ARE PAID. THE CONSERVANCY HAS THE ONGOING COMMITMENT TO ENSURE THE PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF ITS CONSERVATION INTERESTS. ALTHOUGH THE AMOUNTS FOR LAND HELD IN FEE ARE SHOWN AS UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION, IT IS THE CONSERVANCY'S INTENTION TO HOLD THEM INDEFINITELY. IN MOST CASES, THE CONSERVANCY WOULD NEED TO OBTAIN THE PERMISSION OF THE ORIGINAL FUNDER FROM WHICH THE GRANT OR CONTRIBUTION PROCEEDS USED TO PURCHASE THE LAND HELD IN FEE WERE RECEIVED BEFORE SELLING A PARCEL OF LAND. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024, THE CONSERVANCY HELD THE FOLLOWING CONSERVATION INTERESTS: CARRYING AMOUNT ACREAGE LAND HELD IN FEE $66,088,506 7,903 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS HELD $73,900 937 TOTAL $66,162,406 LEASES,CONSERVATION LAND USE 67 TOTAL ACRES HELD IN FEE OR EASEMENTS 8,907 PART V, LINE 4: ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED IN STRICT ADHERENCE TO DONOR RESTRICTIONS IN FUTHERANCE OF THE CONSERVANCY'S MISSION AND MORE SPECIFICALLY IN LAND PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION AND LAND STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVES AND ACTIONS. PART X, LINE 2: THE CONSERVANCY IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). THE CONSERVANCY ADHERES TO THE PROVISIONS OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC) 740, INCOME TAXES. ASC 740 ESTABLISHES RULES FOR RECOGNIZING AND MEASURING TAX POSITIONS TAKEN IN AN INCOME TAX RETURN, INCLUDING DISCLOSURES OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS (UTPS). ASC 740 MANDATES THAT COMPANIES EVALUATE ALL MATERIAL INCOME TAX POSITIONS FOR PERIODS THAT REMAIN OPEN UNDER APPLICABLE STATUTES OF LIMITATION, AS WELL AS POSITIONS EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN FUTURE RETURNS. THE UTP RULES THEN IMPOSE A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD ON EACH TAX POSITION. A COMPANY CAN RECOGNIZE AN INCOME TAX BENEFIT ONLY IF THE POSITION HAS A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" (I.E., MORE THAN 50 PERCENT) CHANCE OF BEING SUSTAINED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS. FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024, THE CONSERVANCY HAS TAKEN NO MATERIAL TAX POSITIONS ON ITS APPLICABLE TAX FILINGS THAT DO NOT MEET THE "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THRESHOLD. AS A RESULT, NO AMOUNT FOR UTPS HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2022. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENT 6,537. DENMARK 0 1 FINANCIAL & ACCOUNTING SERVICES 27762 0 1 0 0 0 1 27762 0 27762 0 0 0 0 0 0 DINE ON HARVEST 507665 224850 282815 164499 EXTRAORDINARY GIVE 521971 521971 37475 1 41715 10714 31001 9809 1071351 757535 313816 211783 211783 102033 0 LANCASTER COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 24 W KING STREET LANCASTER PA 17603 200874857 501(C)(3) 22500 0 LANCASTER CLEAN WATER FUND YWCA OF YORK 320 E MARKET STREET YORK PA 17403 231360889 501(C)(3) 6330 0 CAMP CANN-EDI-ON ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION MARTIC TOWNSHIP 370 STEINMAN FARM ROAD PEQUEA PA 17565 11500 0 ENOLA LOW GRADE RAIL TRAIL PARKING LOT EXPANSION YORK COUNTY ECONOMIC ALLIANCE 144 ROOSEVELT AVENUE SUITE 100 YORK PA 17401 453777710 501(C)(6) 12045 0 MA & PA TRAIL FEASIBILITY UPDATE THE FOUNDATION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF LANCASTER COUNTY 115 E KING STREET LANCASTER PA 17602 474317726 501(C)(3) 20000 0 LANCASTER COUNTY OUTDOOR RECREATION STRATEGIC PLAN X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FREDERICK SCHROEDER JR PRESIDENT & CEO 161837 0 12138 0 0 0 6959 0 18742 0 199676 0 0 0 KATHIE S GONICK IN-HOUSE COUNSEL/SVP LAND 155740 0 11680 0 0 0 6697 0 1347 0 175464 0 0 0 X 13 223150 FAIR MARKET VALUE X 1 1722000 FAIR MARKET VALUE X PLANTING MATERIALS 1 35000 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE FORM 990 AND RELATED SCHEDULES IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE BOARD AND PRESIDENT & CEO BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS MUST MAKE ANY CONFLICT KNOWN AND REFRAIN FROM DISCUSSIONS AND VOTING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 AVAILABLE PUBLIC DATA WAS RESEARCHED, A HUMAN RESOURCE PROFESSIONAL WAS CONSULTED AND COMPENSATION WAS REVIEWED WITH AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENT 6,537. PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.