The Lackawanna County Commissioners joined conservation district officials, farm owners and other dignitaries for a ceremony to mark the preservation of over 5,000 acres of productive agricultural land in Scott Township. The parcel protected is located on the Hillebrand family’s Edgewood Farm and is part of the county’s land preservation program. From left, first row, are Benjamin and Henry Hillebrand. Second row, Margaret Hull, conservation district board; Commissioner Patrick M. O’Malley; Eric Johnson, conservation district staff; Thomas Hillebrand; Jennifer Matthews; Michael Hillebrand; Megan Marion; Scott Marion; Jerry Stiles, conservation district staff; Douglas Wolfgang, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Larry Seymour, conservation district board; Mary Liz Donato, county Planning and Economic Development staff and Commissioner Laureen A. Cummings.

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