Greiders Run Nature Preserve

About This Preserve
  • 1 Acre
  • Region: Central
  • Coordinates: 40.00033, -76.29172

Ecology and Management

Greiders Run is managed for its habitat being of highest and best use.

Adopted by Martin Stolpe and Bill Ebel, both long-serving Conservancy members, these volunteers manage invasive trees and shrubs and have restored the understory of this preserve with native  flowering trees beneath a towering canopy of predominately tulip polar. This small, semi urban nature preserve serves as a demonstration for landowners with limited space and smaller forested areas. Creative brush piles offer homes for birds and small mammals.

Watershed

Greiders Run flows directly into Mill Creek which empties into the Conestoga River and ultimately into the Susquehanna River just beneath the Safe Harbor Dam.

Hunting Information

No Hunting.

Acquisition History

This land was donated by the Witmer family in 1987.

Amenities

None.

Prevent Tick Borne Illness!

  • Wear repellent
  • Check for ticks after your visit
  • Shower soon after being outdoors
  • Call your doctor if you get a fever or rash

For more information visit cdc.gov/lyme

Spotted Lanternfly Alert!

Lancaster County is a Spotted Lanternfly quarantine area. This highly invasive insect is a serious threat to the health of our forests.

What you can do to help:

  1. Report spotted lanternfly sightings to Penn State Extension or call 1-888-4BADFLY.
  2. Stop the Spread. Look before you leave! Check gear, vehicles, and trailers.
  3. Smash them, bash them, kill them dead.
  4. Scrap and smash egg masses.

Emergency Information

In case of emergency, call 911

Nearest Hospital – 3.6 miles away
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital

555 N. Duke St, Lancaster, PA 17602

Additional Resources

Willow Street Fire Company
717-464-3651

Lampeter Fire Company
717-464-2561

West Lampeter Township Police Department
717-464-2421