With the building of the Sustainable Resource Facility (SRF) along Route 880 near Loganton, a new conservation area will be developed by Nicholas Meat as compensation for the forested riparian buffer and watercourse impacts that will occur because of the land development needed for the SRF. This new conservation site, totaling 12.03 acres, will be protected with a conservation covenant that will remain with the land in perpetuity.

After an extensive search to find the ideal location, Nicholas Meat secured land about 12.5 miles northwest from the SRF site. The Reserve will be located in the 100-year floodway of Bald Eagle Creek in Bald Eagle Township, Clinton County, and once completed, will be home to almost 2,500 trees and a wide variety of native wetland grasses and wildlife.

“We needed to find the right property for the reserve, which is why it’s located a little way away from our SRF project,” said Brian Miller, Nicholas Meat Director of Sustainability. “The site had to be an un-forested parcel that was large enough, adjacent to the stream, and available. We selected the closest site that met these criteria.” Learn more about the Conservation Reserve here.