Saulter Preserve Property Donated Quarter-Century Ago
In observance of his 100th birthday, friends presented Everett Saulter with a can that was used when he produced and sold maple syrup from his Hebron Township property. He died in 2016.
The Potter County Commissioners are marking the 25th anniversary of the popular Saulter Preserve by paying tribute to the special man whose gift to the people keeps on giving. The 57-acre Hebron Township tract was donated by Everett Saulter to the people of Potter County and is under the stewardship of the commissioners. Groups and families use the pavilion and grounds for reunions, meetings, picnics or casual nature walks. It is located off Rt. 44 between Coudersport and Millport.
The preserve includes trails with interpretive signs, indoor and outdoor gathering areas, and a rich diversity of trees and other vegetation preferred by deer, birds and other species. Trees include native white pine, cherry, red oak, maple and other varieties of hardwoods. There is also a three-acre clearing on the southeastern side of the tract that protects headwaters of the South Branch of Oswayo Creek.
Before the property was donated, Saulter contracted for a timber appraisal on the acreage, which came in at roughly $1 million, on top of the value of the land itself. He had no interest in selling. And today, to the people of Potter County, Saulter Preserve is priceless.