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458 acres of open space preserved in New Hanover, Upper Frederick

458 Acres Of 'Essential Habitat' Conserved In Montgomery County - Pottstown, PA - The property, a priority of ecologists for decades, was the largest swath of unprotected land remaining in all of Montgomery County.

Camp Laughing Waters, a 458-acre tract of woods that covers parts of New Hanover and Upper Fredrick townships, will be permanently protected from development in Montgomery County thanks to a new conservation easement. The easement allows the Girls Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania to continue using the grounds as a campground and also calls for the addition of a 2-mile county trail.

The entrance to the 455-acre Camp Laughing Waters is located off New Hanover Square Road. MediaNews Group File Photo NEW HANOVER — With a unanimous vote, the New Hanover Township Supervisors Thursday voted to offer $600,000, spread out over 10 years, to help with the preservation of the 455-acre Laughing Waters Girl Scout Camp. - Advertisement - The grants being sought — $250,000 from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and $250,000 from the Department of Community and Economic Development — would help get to the $3.9 ...