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General Interest

30
September

Conservancy Announces “Nature Heals: Restore, Renew, Reconnect” Photo Contest Winners and Gallery Exhibition

09/30/2020

Through summer 2020, the Delaware Highlands Conservancy held its third annual juried photo contest, "Nature Heals: Restore, Renew, Reconnect." The contest invited local photographers to capture striking nature photos from the Upper Delaware River region in five categories: landscape, wildlife, macro, water, and new this year, a youth category for photographers under 18. The read more

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23
September

Here’s Your Chance to Shape the 2021 WeConservePA Conference

09/23/2020

You can help shape the agenda for the 2021 WeConservePA Conference (formerly the Pennsylvania Land Conservation Conference). If you would like to be considered for the conference planning committee, please nominate yourself by contacting Carol Grayshaw at cgrayshaw@weconservepa.org, or call 717 219 4074. WeConservePA is looking for insight into what roundtable discussions, read more

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categories: General Interest, PALTA News
22
September

Early Registration Now Open for Western PA Land Conservation Summit

09/22/2020

The Western PA Land Conservation Summit will be held virtually via zoom November 12-13, 2020 and will cover 10 hours of programming across 1.5 days. Early registration ends October 21. See the agenda for the full list of available training.   read more

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categories: General Interest, Conservation Learning, PALTA News
21
September

Land Trust Leaders’ Roundtable: October 19

09/21/2020

The next land trust leaders' roundtable will be held virtually from noon to 1:15 pm on October 19, 2020. The roundtable is open to executive directors, board chairs, and other land trust leaders. Click here to register. The roundtables have had a few month hiatus. We will now come back together to check in with one another and share and discuss our various efforts to plan read more

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categories: General Interest, PALTA News
15
September

We Are WeConservePA

09/15/2020

Why the name change? "Our new name concisely states what the directors, committee members, and staff of the organization endeavor to accomplish; the work of member land trusts, open space programs, environmental advisory councils, trail groups, and other conservation organizations engaged with and supported by WeConservePA; and the motivation for the individual persons read more

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14
September

About the New Logo

09/14/2020

WeConservePA’s logo features a stylized cone of the eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), Pennsylvania’s official state tree. The shade-tolerant hemlock grows naturally in every Pennsylvania county but especially on relatively moist ridges, ravines, and hillsides. Vast numbers of towering, centuries-old eastern hemlocks greeted colonial settlers. The hemlock’s dense read more

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categories: General Interest, PALTA News
10
September

Comments on Model Conservation Easement Changes Due Sep. 25

09/10/2020

WeConservePA proposes two changes to the Model Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants. Send comments on these changes to aloza@weconservepa.org by 9/25/2020 to be considered in the finalization of any changes. WeConservePA proposes a new subsection under 8.09 “Guides to Interpretation”: (f) Interpret in Favor of Conservation Objectives. If any read more

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categories: General Interest, Conservation Resources
15
September

WeConservePA Board Chair Comments on Name Change

09/15/2020

We Conserve PA. Never before has our association had such a simple message. A message that describes what each and every one of us strive to accomplish every day. Land trusts conserve PA as do other friends of conservation who support and are supported by the association: individual persons, municipal open space programs, environmental advisory councils, trail groups, and other read more

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categories: General Interest
15
September

WeConservePA Executive Director Comments on Name Change

09/15/2020

Dear Friends of Conservation, On June 30, 2020, the member organizations of the Pennsylvania Land Trust Association voted to change the Association’s name to WeConservePA. Why the change? The name concisely states what the directors, committee members, and staff of the organization endeavor to accomplish; the work of member land trusts, open space programs, environmental read more

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categories: General Interest, PALTA News
15
September

WeConservePA Executive Director Comments on Name Change

09/15/2020

Dear Friends of Conservation, On June 30, 2020, the member organizations of the Pennsylvania Land Trust Association voted to change the Association’s name to WeConservePA. Why the change? The name concisely states what the directors, committee members, and staff of the organization endeavor to accomplish; the work of member land trusts, open space programs, environmental read more

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categories: General Interest
9
September

Help The Bureau of Recreation and Conservation Improve Their Communications

09/09/2020

The Bureau of Recreation and Conservation is updating their Communications and Outreach Plan for 2021. As part of that update, they want to hear from YOU about ways they can improve their communications (like this e-news!) to make them as useful and enjoyable as possible. The Bureau has put together a brief, anonymous survey about their outreach efforts and your professional read more

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4
September

Parks Use Increases by 135% in Allegheny County

09/04/2020

The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy has announced that parks use in Allegheny County increased 135% during the period of July 12 through August 23, compared to baseline usage data. The increase was reported in the August 23 Pennsylvania COVID-19 Community Mobility Report published by Google, which is calculated using aggregated and anonymized Google user data. “This Labor Day, read more

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2
September

Delaware Highlands Conservancy Announces “Conservation Conversations,” Virtual Happy Hour on October 15th

09/02/2020

Delaware Highlands Conservancy announces “Conservation Conversations,” a virtual gathering and happy hour on Thursday, October 15th, from 4:30pm-6:00pm via Zoom.  Join the Conservancy’s Land Protection Coordinators Trey Talley and Kaylan Hubbard to learn about the Delaware Highlands Conservancy and how we can help you protect your land. Attendees will learn about conservation read more

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2
September

Nominations Open: Champions of the Chesapeake

09/02/2020

Since 2014, Chesapeake Conservancy has recognized numerous individuals and organizations as Champions of the Chesapeake for their dedication to the conservation and preservation of the Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States, and deemed a national treasure. This year, the Chesapeake Conservancy wants YOU to nominate an individual deserving of this read more

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28
August

Hawk Mountain to host Fall Native Plant Sale September 12

08/28/2020

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary will host its annual Autumn Native Plant Sale on Saturday, September 12 outside of the Visitor Center from 10 am to 3 pm, featuring over 100 species of native trees, grasses, vines, shrubs, and flowering plants. The sale is open to the public, and all proceeds benefit Hawk Mountain's conservation and education programs. Native plants available for read more

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People & Projects

  • Part of Brandywine Battlefield Preserved in Westtown Township

    Part of Brandywine Battlefield Preserved in Westtown Township

    Natural Lands announced on October 26, 2020 the permanent protection of nearly 10 acres of land along the fast-developing Route …Read More »
  • Unlikely Partners BalletX and Natural Lands Make Nature Center Stage

    Unlikely Partners BalletX and Natural Lands Make Nature Center Stage

    What does it look like when the regions oldest and largest land conservation organization and Philadelphia’s Premier Contemporary Ballet Company …Read More »
  • Heritage Conservancy Sets Pioneering Example of Partnership and Preservation with Manoff Market Gardens

    Heritage Conservancy Sets Pioneering Example of Partnership and Preservation with Manoff Market Gardens

    Freda R. Savana for Heritage Conservancy It could be said that Gary and Amy Manoff have farming in their blood. …Read More »
  • Berks Nature Closes on a Conservation Easement of Olivet Blue Mountain Camp

    Berks Nature Closes on a Conservation Easement of Olivet Blue Mountain Camp

    On September 30th, 2020, Berks Nature closed on a conservation easement project in the Schuylkill River Watershed, Kittatinny Ridge and …Read More »
  • Fifteen More Acres Protected Forever!

    Fifteen More Acres Protected Forever!

      Article originally published in September 2020 by Willistown Conservation Trust. The final conservation chapter to the 15-acre Stonehedge Farm …Read More »
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