Recent Easements

Conservation is the choice to protect special places for present and future generations. Those who decide to conserve their land create a profound legacy, which we are very grateful for.

Five substantial properties, more than 200 acres in all, have come under conservation easement in Tinicum recently, bringing the total amount of protected land in the Conservancy to nearly 4,000 acres. Each of the new properties is unique in some way, whether location, size or background. Let us introduce you to the newest faces of conservation in Tinicum.

Paul and Margaret Pfisterer – Their property on the northern edge of the township is special because it straddles Tinicum and Bridgeton and is the first time the Conservancy has protected a Bridgeton landscape. Their 27 forested acres are also a wonderland of wildlife, from freshwater mussels and leopard frogs to beavers and the odd black bear that rambles through. The stream that cuts across their land is a tributary of Roaring Rocks Creek.

Richard and Stana Lennox – Located on the east side of the township, along a picturesque tributary of Tinicum Creek, their donated easement was about 13 acres.

Joseph and Mary Pepkowski – For Joseph Pepkowski, Tinicum has been home since before he can remember. He was born 90 years ago just across the road from his current acreage, on the east side of the township. “I don’t think I could live anywhere else,” he says. He and his wife Mary, and sister Helen pooled the three parcels of land and created three easements. “I didn’t want to sell it for development or sell it outright to someone else,“ Joe says.

Louis Giliberti and Kathleen Barker – Their property (shown above), about 80 acres lies in the northeastern area of the township. This property links several hundreds of acres of land previously preserved.

We thank these landowners for sharing their stories.