{"id":115285,"date":"2022-12-21T19:01:59","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T00:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=115285"},"modified":"2022-12-21T19:01:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T00:01:59","slug":"northampton-county-adds-the-bodnarczuk-preserve-to-its-park-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=115285","title":{"rendered":"Northampton County adds the Bodnarczuk Preserve to its Park System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Photo Credit: Sherry Acevedo<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lamont G. McClure and the Division of Parks &amp; Recreation announce the acquisition of the County\u2019s 22<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0Park. On December 20, 2022, Northampton County officially accepted a land donation from the Mauser Family, permanently conserving 41.06 acres in Allen Township. This is the third new preserve acquired since 2019. With this acquisition, the County Park system now totals 2,262 acres.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-image-carousel  su-image-carousel-columns-4 su-image-carousel-has-spacing su-image-carousel-has-lightbox su-image-carousel-has-outline su-image-carousel-adaptive su-image-carousel-slides-style-default su-image-carousel-controls-style-dark su-image-carousel-align-none\" style=\"max-width:500px\" data-flickity-options='{\"groupCells\":true,\"cellSelector\":\".su-image-carousel-item\",\"adaptiveHeight\":true,\"cellAlign\":\"left\",\"prevNextButtons\":true,\"pageDots\":true,\"autoPlay\":3000,\"imagesLoaded\":true,\"contain\":false,\"selectedAttraction\":0.007000000000000000145716771982051795930601656436920166015625,\"friction\":0.25}' id=\"su_image_carousel_69f46cfa4b019\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/unnamed-7.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"904\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/unnamed-7.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/unnamed-7.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/unnamed-7-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/unnamed-7-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/unnamed-7-768x579.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/unnamed-6.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/unnamed-6.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/unnamed-6.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/unnamed-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/unnamed-6-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/unnamed-6-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/unnamed-5.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/unnamed-5.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/unnamed-5.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/unnamed-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/unnamed-5-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/unnamed-5-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"su_image_carousel_69f46cfa4b019_script\">if(window.SUImageCarousel){setTimeout(function() {window.SUImageCarousel.initGallery(document.getElementById(\"su_image_carousel_69f46cfa4b019\"))}, 0);}var su_image_carousel_69f46cfa4b019_script=document.getElementById(\"su_image_carousel_69f46cfa4b019_script\");if(su_image_carousel_69f46cfa4b019_script){su_image_carousel_69f46cfa4b019_script.parentNode.removeChild(su_image_carousel_69f46cfa4b019_script);}<\/script>\n<p><strong>Photo Credit: Sherry Acevedo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The donated section is named\u00a0The Bodnarczuk Preserve\u00a0in honor of the Mauser\u2019s Ukrainian maternal grandparents who originally farmed the land and owned a grocery store nearby. It was a long-time goal of the Mauser Family to donate the majority of their land to Northampton County to conserve the stream corridor, woodlands, rolling terrain, and steep slopes of their property in perpetuity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thankful for the generations of family who were great stewards of this land and commend the Mauser brothers and their families for their commitment to conservation to retain the scenic greenway, geologic formations, and native riparian corridor in the Hokendauqua Creek Watershed,\u201d says Lamont G. McClure.<\/p>\n<p>The bargain sale price of $225,000 and donated value by the landowners of $675,000 is based on a fair market appraisal to retain the rural character of the land and deter warehouse proliferation. This acquisition was made possible through the Northampton County Livable Landscapes Grant Program which supports open space, environmentally sensitive land, and greenway goals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Bodnarczuk Preserve will be maintained with a priority towards environmental preservation in line with the desire of the wishes of the Mauser family,\u201d says Bryan S. Cope, Superintendent of Parks &amp; Recreation. \u201cBeginning in 2023, the County will continue to work with the Mauser family, state agencies, Allen Township, land conservancies, watershed associates and local schools to provide access, environmental education and research, restoration practices and access for all individuals to enjoy the property.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Bodnarczuk Preserve includes mature woodlands, rolling terrain, vegetated riparian areas, geologic formations, grass pathways, small pond, agricultural fields, steep slopes, and the Hokendauqua Creek. Scenic views and abundant wildlife habitat exist along the riparian areas, rock outcropments, greenway, and woodlands. The Livable Landscapes Program provides the resources for the preservation and management of these properties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur efforts to preserve these lands allow the County to manage stormwater naturally in our County park system, reducing the impacts of floods, erosion, and sedimentation due to the vulnerabilities of climate change,\u201d says Sherry Acevedo, Conservation Coordinator.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nBecky Bartlett<br \/>\nDeputy Director of Administration<br \/>\nNorthampton County Government Center<br \/>\n669 Washington Street<br \/>\nEaston, PA 18042<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northamptoncounty.org\/\">https:\/\/www.northamptoncounty.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo Credit: Sherry Acevedo Lamont G. McClure and the Division of Parks &amp; Recreation announce the acquisition of the County\u2019s 22nd\u00a0Park. On December 20, 2022, Northampton County officially accepted a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=115285\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Northampton County adds the Bodnarczuk Preserve to its Park System<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":115286,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-115285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Bodnarczuk-Preserve.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115285"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=115285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115285\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/115286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=115285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=115285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=115285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}