Nearly 10 acres of undisturbed woods is located along the Little
Conestoga Creek in Manor Township, Lancaster County. The Boyer
Nature Preserve is replete with songbirds (scarlet tangers,
orioles, red-starts and yellow warblers) that use the variety of
trees, such as silver maple, tulip poplar, black walnuts and white
oaks, as cover and find food near the
stream.
Donated by the Boyer family between 1973 and 1980, the
surrounding area is rich in history. Hundreds of years ago, this
part of Lancaster County was known to be the location of one of the
largest Native American settlements east of the Mississippi. A
group we call the Shenk's Ferry Indians had villages along the
Conestoga streams. Boyer Nature Preserve is probably part of the
area where conflicts took place between the Susquehannock Indians
and Senecas from upstate New York.
The trail on this preserve can become impassable in summer
due to the dense foliage of multiflora rose. Even in winter and
early spring, the steepness of the hillside makes walking
challenging.
NOTE: The Lancaster County
Conservancy does not allow the public to hide geocaches on lands it
protects. If you would like to work with the Conservancy to place
additional geocaches, please contact us at above
link
"FTF" prize: Waterproof, nickel plated brass matchstick
container.