The Land Preservation Committee is staffed by volunteers. All proceeds of the Auto Show go to the purchase of farm land and other large tracts of land in  order to save farms and open space from urban sprawl.

For 300 years... fertility.

Buckingham is the largest township in Bucks Coun­ty; out of its 21,000 acres approximately 6,000 acres remain undeveloped.
Most of these acres are prime farmland and are in agricultural use. These same acres are highly desired by developers because they are easy to build on and are set in areas of great natural beauty.
With over half of the township developed, we are at risk of losing its remaining productive farmland and its irreplaceable scenic and historic character.
We know what the future will be if we do not rise to the challenge of preserving as much as possible of Buckingham's green landscape.

 What we have accomplished:
Preservation of over 3,800 acres of land.  

 Thanks to preservation-minded landowners, Bucks County Agricultural Land Preservation Program and Buckingham’s own Agricultural Land Preservation Program, more than 3,800 acres of Buckingham's farms, fields and woodlands have now been permanently pro­tected from development.

 Buckingham Township residents voted in 1995 to support farmland and open space preservation, approving a $4 million bond for the purchase of development rights on township properties. In 1995, by an 85% margin, Buckingham voters approved a second referendum allowing the township to expand its program of farmland preservation with a $9.5 million commitment. In 2007, by virtually the same margin, Buckingham voters supported a third referendum, this time in the amount of $20 million.

 Multiple Paths to Saving
Buckingham's Farmland.

 Nine Buckingham farms containing 650 acres have been preserved by the Bucks County Agricultural Land Preservation Program and 32 farms totaling 1791 acres have been preserved by Buckingham alone or in cooperation with the Bucks County program.

 Additional Preservation Strategies are Protecting Buckingham Farmland:

506 acres have been permanently protected through the Transfer of Development Rights program.

 Our spray irrigation system for wastewater disposal, an environmentally responsible way to replenish groundwater supplies, takes place on 300 acres of township spray fields. By coordinating the spray schedule with farming requirements, the fields remain in agricultural use.

Unlike most preservation which takes place through the purchase of development rights, Buckingham has purchased 169 acres of land “fee simple” for township parks.

 Over 100 acres of open space have been preserved within developments.

 Last and assuredly not least, Buckingham landown­ers have privately protected 633 acres through gifts of land or permanent easements.

 Total Land Preserved = 5 Square Miles

 If developed, the 3,800 permanently preserved acres could have yielded at least 1,600 new homes, result­ing in environmental deconstruction, additional lost farms and farmers, more traffic, more schools, more municipal services, higher taxes and a diminished quality of life.

 Our Plan

We plan to protect as many acres as possible of the still-undeveloped land in Buckingham,  repre­senting about 20% of the township's total land mass. The areas we are most anxious to preserve and protect include prime agricultural soils, historic villages and farmsteads, stream valleys, woodlands and scenic view sheds. We plan to expand our parks and commu­nity trails so that residents can more fully enjoy the beautiful area in which we live. With community involvement and support, we will be able to retain a large measure of our rich and historic landscape as a legacy for many generations to come.