The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, The Nature Conservancy and Northampton County are partnering to ensure the protection of 145 acres of critical habitat near Minsi Lake.
Fish and Boat’s board of commissioners Monday, Oct. 27, approved purchasing, for $2, conservation easements for the land in Upper Mount Bethel Township.
The land includes about 115 acres known as the Minsi Lake Vernal Pool Preserve located a half-mile north of the lake, which is owned by the Fish and Boat Commission. It also encompasses another 30 acres known as the Mount Bethel Fens Preserve along Jacoby Creek in the township…