Save the Date WeConservePA Conference March 24-26, 2021 Virtual for the first and hopefully only time! Formerly known as the Pennsylvania Land Conservation Conference, the WeConservePA Conference is Pennsylvania’s premier networking, training, and inspirational event for those involved with private and public land conservation. read more
PALTA News
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October
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October
Land Stewardship Roundtable: December 1
The 12/1 land stewardship roundtable runs is open to all people involved with stewardship of land or conservation easements. The opening theme of the December roundtable addresses the challenges of stewarding land and easements along property borders including neighbor problems. As time allows, we’ll address other topics of interest. (You can propose topics in advance to Andy read more
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September
Here’s Your Chance to Shape the 2021 WeConservePA Conference
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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September
Early Registration Now Open for Western PA Land Conservation Summit
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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September
Land Trust Leaders’ Roundtable: October 19
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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September
We Are WeConservePA
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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September
About the New Logo
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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September
Three New Guides
WeConservePA has published three new guides at ConservationTools.org. The content of each is briefly described below. Adverse Possession in Pennsylvania A long-time trespasser may gain ownership of land by using it with no documented challenge for 21 years. Landowners can avoid this threat with some good, basic practices. (link, 7 pages) Adding to Land Under Conservation read more
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September
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Justice Resources
WeConservePA has compiled links to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) resources. Topics range from anti-racism resources, to diversity and inclusion in conservation, to personal reflections. If you are aware of other good resources to include in this compilation, please contact WeConservePA communications specialist, Hilary Hirtle, at hhirtle@weconservepa.org. read more
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September
WeConservePA Executive Director Comments on Name Change
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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July
2019 Biennial Census Report
The 2019 biennial census report was recently released. Highlights from the report found that between 2010 and 2019, land trusts in Pennsylvania: Expanded the lands they have conserved by 35%; Conserved 207,000 acres of land (323 sq. mi. - roughly the size of Lehigh County); On average, conserved 57 acres every day; Increased their acreage protected with perpetual read more
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June
Conservation and Justice for All
Dear Friends and Supporters, Conservation is crucial but not sufficient for ensuring that ALL people have the opportunity to live freely and prosper in healthy communities. It is deeply wrong that a Black person has to worry about being accosted and threatened while birdwatching in a park. It is evil that simply encountering law enforcement or jogging while Black can be the read more
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April
Paycheck Protection Program Application Assistance
Time is of the essence, as non-profits and business owners across the U.S. get ready to tap into the new Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The team at RKL has been tracking program developments so that organizations can move quickly to take advantage of these unprecedented emergency forgivable loans. What do you need to know? On March 31, 2020, the U.S. Treasury issued read more
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March
2020 PALTA Training Webinars
In response to the recent cancellation of the 2020 Pennsylvania Land Conservation Conference due to COVID-19, the Pennsylvania Land Trust Association has been working to schedule a series of webinars to fill the gap in training. Webinar trainings covering a variety of topics relevant to land conservation are set to begin April 2nd, and additional trainings will be added as they read more
