Brandywine Conservancy's Environmental Management Center

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In the mid-1960s, the historic Brandywine Valley in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania faced massive industrial development. The impact in floodplain areas, in particular, would have been devastating to the water supply for numerous communities in southeastern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware, including the city of Wilmington. Appreciating the need for fast action, a group of local residents bought endangered land at auction and founded the Brandywine Conservancy in 1967. The Conservancy's Environmental Management Center preserves the natural and cultural resources of the area and has been instrumental in permanently protecting more than 40,000 acres of land. Conservation easements, assistance to local governments, historic preservation, and water protection efforts initiated in 1967 remain key elements of the Environmental Management Center's programs today.	Environmental Management Center Brandywine River Museum
In 1971, the Conservancy opened the Brandywine River Museum in Hoffman's Mill, a former a gristmill on the banks of the Brandywine River. Today, more than four million visitors later, Brandywine River Museum has established an international reputation for its unparalleled collection of works by three generations of Wyeths and its fine collection of American illustration, still life and landscape painting. Outdoors, gardens of wildflowers - featuring plants native to the Brandywine Valley -surround the museum in glorious color from spring through autumn.
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For more information send email to: inquiries@brandywine.org, call 610-388-2700, or write to Brandywine Conservancy, P.O. Box 141, Chadds Ford, PA 19317