Schumak Farm ~ 100 acres, Surry County
Bern and Ellen Schumak. Donation of Conservation Easement.
“Donating a conservation easement to PLC was an easy decision. We wanted to teach our children what it means to be good stewards of the land and we also wanted to pass something on to them that we know won’t change and will always be protected.” ~ Bern Schumak
Situated along the Mitchell
River and adjacent to Little Mountain, Schumak Farm has
everything a sister and brother could ask for - fields to run in, woods to
explore, and a river to fish. Bern and Ellen Schumak found a safe environment
to raise Catherine and Matthew in the Mitchell River Watershed. The easement
granted to PLC in 2003 protects the water
quality of the Mitchell, prime agricultural soils, and the open space character
of the property.
Project funding provided by the landowner, Pilot View RC&D, and PLC.