Conservancy celebrates 10,000-acre benchmark

HAWLEY, PA — The Delaware Highlands Conservancy will celebrate its recent protection of 10,000 acres, and look forward to 10,000 more, during a five-course dinner and wine tasting at The Settlers Inn on Saturday, April 26.

The “Foods of the Delaware Highlands” will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a wine tasting with The Settlers Inn sommelier, followed by dinner at 7:00 p.m. Tickets cost $100 per person, which includes a $50 tax-deductible charitable gift to the Delaware Highlands Conservancy. Reservations are requested by Friday, April 11.

Since its founding in 1994 by Barbara Yeaman and a dedicated, small group of volunteers, the Delaware Highlands Conservancy has made tremendous progress in conserving the forests, farms and waters of the Upper Delaware River region. Yeaman and her volunteers set high goals for the young conservancy, the most formidable of which was to protect 10,000 acres by 2007.

“I am delighted to report that with the help and support of many people in our community, we exceeded our goal and protected more than 10,000 acres by the end of last year,” said Yeaman. “But there is much more to be accomplished as our area continues to grow at a rapid pace. The conservancy has set a new goal of protecting another 10,000 acres by 2012.”

The April 26 celebration at The Settlers Inn will feature locally grown and produced organic ingredients, paired with appropriate fine wines. Highlights of the menu include smoked Blooming Grove trout mousse and Fallsdale Farm tri-colored goat cheese and pine nuts on crostini with Liberty greens salad. The evening will feature music by cellist Wesley Tudor of Hawley’s Black Bear Conservatory of Music, and will culminate with the raffle of a case of fine wines hand-selected by The Settlers Inn sommelier, with a total retail value of more than $500.

For more information email info@delawarehighlands.org or call 570/226-3164.