Giving Thanks to Barbara Yeaman, Local Land Conservancy Pioneer

In 1995, at the age of 70, Barbara Yeaman spearheaded the creation of the Delaware Highlands Conservancy (DHC), a land trust based in Hawley, PA. Recognizing the rapid development taking over the region, Barbara was determined to make a meaningful impact.She filed for non-profit status and, leading by example, demonstrated the conservancy's mission by placing a conservation easement on her own 12-acre property in Milanville, PA.Since then, the conservancy has preserved over 20,000 acres in the Upper Delaware River Region, encompassing Pike and Wayne Counties in Pennsylvania as well as Sullivan and Delaware Counties in New York.Farm and Country's Rosie Starr recently spoke with Barbara Yeaman as she celebrates her 100th birthday.