In March of
2008, the conservancy added 5.5 acres of land to the Kane Woods. The
newly acquired property can be accessed from Vanderbilt Drive in Mt.
Lebanon and is already being used as part of one of our walking trails. It connects to the Kane Woods property in the valley below,
extending our
greenway.
The
property was purchased with grant money from the Pennsylvania Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources and from The Pittsburgh
Foundation. We want to thank both the DCNR and The Pittsburgh Foundation
for working with us and allowing us to use funding from them to purchase
this property.
The
grants were originally meant to be used to purchase property along Kane
Blvd. When that land became unattainable a year ago, we began looking
around for property that would be equally valuable and found this parcel
of pristine land left over from the Carleton Manor development of homes
off of Bower Hill Rd.
The
Carleton Manor property was appraised at $83,400. The property owner,
Premier Homes, however, generously agreed to sell it to us for $20,500.
The conservancy is very grateful to Premier Homes for making it
affordable to us.
With
the addition for the Carleton Manor property, we now have a total of 56
acres of green space under protection and open to our residents for the
enjoyment of nature.
Marilyn
and Bill Kumpf donated two parcels of land at the cul-de-sac at the end of
Jaycee Dr. to the Conservancy. Completed on August
2, 2001, the transfer made us a
land trust. Bill Kumpf had a special rock
that he liked to sit on to enjoy the Woods. He has made it possible for
others to enjoy the land. We are very grateful to the Kumpfs for this donation which amounts to
4
acres adjacent to Kane Woods.
Thanks
to the generosity of the Nixon family of Carnegie and the Oliver family of
Sewickley, the Scott Conservancy received a donation in 2006 of approximately
3 acres of property along Vanadium Rd. The land is located across the
road from Vanadium Woods and extends up the hill to Hughes Street. It
has been in the Nixon family since 1936 and has remained virtually untouched
since that time.
A
very large stand of oak trees is located on the property, and it is home to
many animals including many species of birds. The conservancy is
thrilled to have received this wonderful gift. It is the intention of
the conservancy to leave this property in its natural state for the benefit of
the residents of the community.
