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Holtwood Environmental Preserve – PPL Preserve

The Holtwood Environmental Preserve provides lakeside recreational opportunities and facilities for camping, hiking, picnicking, boating, sightseeing, fishing and hunting on more than 5,000 acres on both shores of the lower Susquehanna River in Lancaster and York Counties. Also, an extensive demonstration butterfly garden at the preserve, which also serves as a certified Monarch Way Station. The Holtwood hydroelectric plant and Lake Aldred demonstrate the successful combination of power generation, recreation, environmental education and land management.