From Haas family estate to Natural Lands Trust public garden On April 20, 2016, the children of the late John and Chara Haas donated the family’s 42-acre Stoneleigh estate in Villanova to Natural Lands Trust, the region’s oldest and largest land conservation organization. Natural Lands Trust, which owns 43 nature preserves across eastern Pennsylvania and southern New read more
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April
Farewell to Al Moran, Co-Founder and Chairman of Independence Conservancy
April 28, 1935-April 2, 2016 Independence Conservancy's Chairman, Albert F. Moran, passed away on April 2, 2016 after a long struggle with heart failure. He was 80 years old. Al and his long-time associate Vicky Michaels co-founded Independence Conservancy on July 4, 1999 as part of Pennsylvania's Growing Greener grassroots conservation movement. "Al was a gentle giant read more
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Connecting a Trail at French Creek State Park
Media, Pa. – On March 25th 2016, Natural Lands Trust purchased a small but significant parcel of land that will be transferred to French Creek State Park. The 2.3 acre section of woodlands is necessary to connect the soon-to-be-completed two-mile section of the Big Woods Trail running through French Creek State Park to the Thun Trail (pronounced “tune”) section of the read more
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April
New PALTA Staff Member
The Pennsylvania Land Trust Association is pleased to welcome new staff member Carolyn Grayshaw to our team. Carolyn will serve as Office & Project Administrator, taking over for previous office administrator Gayle Diehl. In her free time Carolyn enjoys taking advantage of the beauty of Pennsylvania’s open spaces and parkland through hiking and camping, and she is eager to read more
