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The Family Protecting the Poconos

The Nature Conservancy

April 7, 2026

De Seve Family Living Carbon Ny by Jen Torpie

The DeSeve family owns 100 acres of forestland nestled in the Pocono mountains, halfway between Philadelphia and New York. Stopping the sprawl of development and protecting the creek where they love to fish was the DeSeve’s original motivation behind buying the land.
 
After joining the Family Forest Carbon Program and with the help of their forester, they are now exploring ways to protect their trees, plant new ones, cultivate mushrooms for biodiversity, conserve wildlife, and improve water quality.  
 
“The program united our family around the idea of being multi-generational stewards of the forest as a carbon asset. We began to move past the idea of ‘holding the line’ by just maintaining the forest as it was, and instead began exploring new opportunities for generating lasting climate benefits,” said Gerry.
 
The DeSeves’ story was recently published by The Nature Conservancy. Read the full article here. 

The Nature Conservancy

April 7, 2026

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