A state grant will fund an educational outreach tool to show off Croydon Woods in Bristol Township.
Earlier this week, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced they were awarding $430,000 in grants to 11 projects designed to restore the eastern coastal zone along the Delaware River Estuary.
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The Doylestown-based Heritage Conservancy will receive $24,375 to produce a virtual video tour of the Croydon Woods Preserve to educate students and the general public.
Jeffrey Marshall, president of the Heritage Conservancy, said the goal is to produce a video that will “allow even more people to learn about the natural treasure that has laid sleeping in their backyards for decades.”
“People will cherish and protect special places, but they have to understand and connect with them first. Part of Heritage Conservancy’s responsibility is to explain to people what makes a particular piece of land special. Our recent grant award from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to produce a virtual video tour of the Croydon Woods Nature Preserve to educate students and the general population will do just that,” Marshall said.
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The 80-acre mostly wooded property is widely considered among the last remaining coastal forests in the state and has vast wetlands, features the Hog Run Creek runs that through it, and a wide variety of animal and plant life.
“Pennsylvania coastal zones are vital environmental, economic, and community resources for the commonwealth,” said DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell. “Each year, the varied coastal zone projects help us rethink, reexamine, and refocus our efforts towards a multi-faceted approach to ensuring the protection of these habitats.”
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Croydon Woods – a former Environmental Protection Agency Superfund site – was recognized by federal officials earlier this year.
Lower Bucks County is a key part of the Delaware River watershed.
