On January 12th, Congressman Jim Gerlach, AMC and the Highlands Coalition, joined The Berks Conservancyand other partners to celebrate the preservation of 582 acres in the Oley Hills region east of Reading, made possible with $492,750 in federal Highlands Conservation Act funding, provided through the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The addition brings the total to 2,800 acres that have been be permanently protected from development in this area of the Pennsylvania Highlands, protecting critical wildlife habitat and downstream drinking water supplies. The land will be protected in perpetuity thanks to a conservation easement with the cooperation of eight landowners.
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