Allegheny Land Trust has launched a new outdoor and environmental education initiative and hired two staff members to manage the new education programs. The land trust welcomes Jessica Kester and Julie Travaglini, both formerly of The Outdoor Classroom, to create additional educational opportunities, especially for school-aged children, at the land trust’s conservation read more
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June
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May
Pennsylvania Land Trust Association Honors West Lampeter Township for its Leadership & Commitment in Protecting Our Natural Resources
The Pennsylvania Land Trust Association honored West Lampeter Township (Lancaster County) with the 2016 Government Conservation Leadership Award for demonstrated leadership in the conservation of our special landscapes and critical natural resources. West Lampeter Township has been and continues to be a leader in employing innovative methods to cost effectively improve the read more
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March
Lancaster County Survey Shows Overwhelming Support for Farmland Preservation
Lancaster Farmland Trust is excited to announce the results of a recent public survey concerning Lancaster County residents' opinions regarding farmland preservation and current policies. The Trust commissioned Susquehanna Polling and Research, a nationally-recognized survey research and polling firm in Harrisburg, to conduct the survey of Lancaster County residents. In read more
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February
NLT: Upper Salford Township wins the 2016 Growing Greener Communities Award
Natural Lands Trust and the Montgomery County Association of Township Officials (MCATO) honored Upper Salford Township, Montgomery County, today with the County’s second annual “Growing Greener Communities Award.” With an impressive guidebook for adopting an interconnected greenway throughout the township, Upper Salford won the Growing Greener Community’s Award by a unanimous read more
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February
Federal Forest Legacy Funding Allocated to Upper Delaware Region
The Delaware Highlands Conservancy is pleased to announce that the federal Forest Legacy Program has allocated funding for the purposes of protecting private forestlands. Nearly $3 million will be directed to “The Northeast Connection” for the permanent protection of thousands of contiguous, unfragmented acres of forests, lakes, and wetlands along the Little Bushkill Creek in read more
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February
Congratulations to French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust on Achieving Accreditation
The Land Trust Accreditation Commission, a program promoting public trust and ensuring permanence in the conservation of American lands, announced today that 37 land trusts across the United States have achieved initial or renewed accreditation. “There is great value in accreditation,” said Tammara Van Ryn, executive director of the Commission, “in that it makes each land read more
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February
Lancaster Farmland Trust is a National Fish and Wildlife Technical Service Provider
Lancaster Farmland Trust is an approved National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) Technical Assistance Provider. This means that the Trust is certified to provide technical support, manage projects, and submit and manage grants on behalf of beneficiaries which can include local governments, nonprofit organizations, and conservation districts. By working together, the read more
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January
Community Conservation Partnership Program Grants Awarded
Two conservation projects have received Community Conservation Partnership Program grants through the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. “These state grant dollars will support worthy local initiatives that will enhance our region’s recreational offerings for families and individuals,” state Sen. John Yudichak said in a Tuesday press read more
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November
Hawk Mountain honored for improving accessibility
The Partnership for a Disability Friendly Community has recognized Hawk Mountain Sanctuary for helping to create an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming community with the opening of its new Accessible Trail. “This project is the greatest inclusionary outcome in our entire region, if not the entire state,” said Amy Beck, the executive director of the Lehigh Valley Center for read more
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October
Land Conservancy Road Rally raises record funds for land preservation
The Land Conservancy of Adams County held its 17th annual Fall Classic Road Rally on Oct. 17, raising a record $26,700 in support of its mission to preserve the rural lands and character of Adams County. Fifty-five driver-navigator teams and a trolley-full of participants took part in the event. The 2015 Rally theme was “The Year of the Pennsylvania Barn,” in recognition of read more
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October
Local organizations win environmental partnership award
The Bethlehem Authority, The Nature Conservancy, Carbon and Monroe counties will be recipients of the 25th annual Environmental Partnership Awards during the 25th annual Evening for Northeast Pennsylvania's Environment, to be held later this month. The recipients earned the award for their partnership on the Working Woodlands project, an innovative forest conservation read more
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October
2016 Trail of the Year due November 6
If you have a favorite trail and think that it is the best in the state, nominate it for this prestigious award. The designation is coordinated by DCNR’s Pennsylvania Trails Advisory Committee to elevate public awareness of the thousands of miles of trails available for public enjoyment in Pennsylvania. To honor the 2016 Trail of the Year, the advisory committee and DCNR read more
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October
Comments Still Welcome on PALTA Strategic Plan (Deadline: 10/30)
Developing a new strategic plan for PALTA has been a focus of PALTA board members, policy advisory committee members and staff in 2015. A rough sketch of the plan was posted at the Pennsylvania Land Conservation Conference for review and a subsequent draft is posted at ConserveLand.org for comments. The draft plan is linked below. You still have time to submit last-minute read more
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June
Land Stewardship Network: Creating a Community for Stewardship Staff & Volunteers
The Pennsylvania Land Trust Association invites you to join the newly formed Land Stewardship Network. This is an opportunity to: share ideas, issues and resources with fellow land stewards; identify important topics that require more investigation and discussion; design stewardship content for the PA Land Conservation Conference; and interact as regularly as you read more
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June
PALTA Honors Northampton County for its Leadership & Commitment in Protecting Our Natural Resources
The Pennsylvania Land Trust Association honored Northampton County with the 2015 Government Conservation Leadership Award for demonstrated leadership in the conservation of our special landscapes and critical natural resources. Northampton County, with its share of urban, suburban and rural landscapes is located within the Lehigh Valley, the 3rd largest metropolitan area read more
