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June

Ag Land Preservation Board Preserves 47 More Farms, Bringing Total to 5,540

06/14/2019

On June 13, Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Land Preservation Board announced the preservation of 47 farms  across Pennsylvania. “Preserving farmland is a team effort among diverse groups united in our effort to spare the state’s best agricultural soils from development,” said Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding. “Together we help farmers to take an important read more

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April

Pennsylvania Senate Confirms Dunn for DCNR Secretary, Redding as Agriculture Secretary

04/30/2019

On April 30, the Senate voted to reconfirm Cindy Adams Dunn as secretary of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and Russell Redding as secretary of Agriculture. Cindy Adams Dunn Dunn has led DCNR since she was nominated as Acting Secretary in January 2015 and was later confirmed by the Senate.  She returned to the agency where she worked under three read more

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January

Brandywine Conservancy Receives Grant to Acquire 569-Acre Natural Area

01/09/2019

The Brandywine Conservancy has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) to be used towards the acquisition of a 569-acre natural area along the Octoraro Creek in Lower Oxford and West Nottingham Townships, Chester County. This area is a portion of the 952-acre Glenroy Farm property that spans Chester and read more

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January

WPC Protects Farm as Part of Farmland Access Initiative

01/04/2019

On January 3, the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC) announced the acquisition of farmland in Findley Township, Mercer County that will soon be available for lease to local farmers to grow crops or raise livestock as part of the Conservancy’s program to help support the local food economy by making land more accessible to local farmers. The demand for locally grown food, read more

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14
August

Another 30 Farms, 2,300 Acres, Protected Through ACEPP

08/14/2018

On August 10, Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding announced that Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Land Preservation Board permanently preserved 2,303 acres on 30 farms in 16 counties for agricultural production. “These newly preserved farms represent an investment in the future of our state economy, our environment, and the world’s food supply,” said Redding. read more

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July

Four Farms Receive Clean-Water Award

07/20/2018

The Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts, in conjunction with the Department of Environmental Protection, recently presented the operators of four farms with the Clean-Water Farm Award during its annual conference in Lancaster. The honor is awarded annually to farmers who manage their daily farm operations in an environmentally conscious manner that helps to read more

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May

Tinicum Conservancy Helps Preserve 57-Acre Farm

05/02/2018

With the assistance of the Tinicum Conservancy, Carl Kwartnik and Maureen Santina recently conserved their 57-acre farm in Durham Township through the Bucks County Agricultural Open Space program and the Pennsylvania Agricultural Conservation Easement Purchase Program. The property sits on the upper southern slope of the Cooks Creek watershed, which is a Pennsylvania read more

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October

DEP to Cover Cost of 800 Agricultural Plans for Clean Water

10/18/2017

The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will reimburse farmers in Pennsylvania’s part of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed for the cost of preparing hundreds of agricultural plans for clean water. “We know it can be a challenge, especially for small operations, to afford fees for technical help on plans for pollutant reduction in local streams and rivers,” said DEP read more

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categories: Funding
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September

WPC Launches Farmland Access Initiative

09/11/2017

The demand for locally grown food is rapidly increasing in the Pittsburgh region. Rising costs of land make it difficult for farmers (particularly new farmers) to find farmland close to urban markets. To address these needs, the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy’s Farmland Access Initiative will acquire land to lease to local farmers. During the next three years, the read more

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June

Land Conservancy of Adams County Preserves 170 Acres at Hauser Estate Winery

06/09/2017

This spring the Land Conservancy of Adams County partnered with the owners of the Hauser Estate Winery in Franklin Township to permanently preserve 170 acres of the vineyard as agricultural land. The Hauser property was an exceptionally important candidate for preservation. The winery sits between Boyer Nurseries and Orchards, which was preserved by the Land Conservancy in read more

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December

It’s Official: Barnard’s Orchard Permanently Conserved

12/12/2016

With the completion of paperwork and the signing of the agricultural conservation easement in December, Barnard's Orchard, a Chester County landmark for over 150 years, is now officially protected in perpetuity. The easement adds over 70 acres to already-protected lands in Newlin Township. The project was made possible by the Barnard Family and The Land Conservancy for read more

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December

114-acre Farm Preserved in Warwick Township, Chester County

12/04/2015

Natural Lands Trust announced recently the conservation of the Yoder Farm, a 114-acre property in Warwick Township, Chester County. The scenic farm forms the gateway vista into Warwick Township. The property lies in the upper reaches of French Creek near the western boundary of the Hopewell Big Woods, the largest unbroken forest remaining in southeastern Pennsylvania. In read more

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  • 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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