Conservation People

On May 2, Robert F. Jondreau, executive director of the Pennsylvania Resources Council (PRC), passed away suddenly at 72. Jondreau served as executive director of PRC since February 1, 2010. Jondreau served on PRC's Board for 13 years prior, spending the three years before becoming executive director as board president. The board and staff at PRC issued the following read more

The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County (TLC) has named Rachel Roberts as its interim executive director. She has a commitment to TLC's core values and mission as well as the capacity to strategically guide the organization forward. The board has great confidence that Roberts will maintain and develop the rich and meaningful community and individual relations with read more

In early 2018, Dulcie Flaharty retired from a long career in land conservation. Most recently, she served as vice president of community partnerships for Natural Lands, and before that was executive director of Montgomery County Lands Trust. In April 2018, she received a Lifetime Achievement Award at PennFuture's Fourth Annual Celebrating Women in Conservation Awards. In this read more

Molly Morrison, president of Natural Lands, has announced plans to retire after 14 years as leader of the region’s largest conservation organization. Morrison said that she expects to step down by the end of 2018. Morrison took the reins at Natural Lands in 2005 and her leadership has resulted in some of the region’s most significant conservation achievements. During her read more

Gwen Lacy, the founding executive director of The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County (TLC), has announced her decision to step down, effective April 30, 2018. Lacy has been a dedicated and passionate advocate for land conservation, historic preservation, environmental education, and stewardship in the region for 14 years. She started in 2004 as director of the read more

The Land Conservancy of Adams County (LCAC) honored landowners who preserved property over the previous year and welcomed three new members to its board of directors during its annual membership dinner on Thursday, March 8. The organization honored four landowners who preserved Adams County farmland, woodland, open spaces, and freshwater streams in 2017: Ken and Connie read more

Lancaster Farmland Trust has hired Laura Brenner as communications coordinator. In her role, Brenner will be responsible for internal and external communications; education and outreach; event and volunteer management; and other activities that further the mission of the organization. Brenner has extensive agricultural experience, having worked both in the public and private read more

Lancaster Farmland Trust is pleased to announce the promotion of Amanda Hickle to director of development and communications. In this position, Amanda is responsible for developing, coordinating, and implementing fundraising and communications strategies that further the mission of Lancaster Farmland Trust and ensure the long-term viability of the organization. Amanda had read more

The Pennsylvania Land Trust Association welcomes its newest staff member, GIS specialist Josh VanBrakle. The first of Josh's many tasks is to establish a statewide GIS database of privately conserved lands and develop a system for keeping it current (while minimizing any administrative burdens for land trusts). Before joining PALTA, Josh worked as the research and evaluation read more