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September

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Justice Resources

09/16/2020

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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categories: Conservation Resources, PALTA News
23
June

A Message to Our Members and the Manada Conservancy Community

06/23/2020

Conservation of our natural resources is often viewed as separate from the nurturing of human life, but it is all part of what we often call the web of life. Because of this, our mission is inextricably tied to justice, inclusion, diversity, understanding and knowledge. A culture of oppression can undermine any and all efforts to preserve our living planet and all the beings read more

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categories: Conservation Resources
15
June

Get Involved: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Council

06/15/2020

The Pennsylvania Land Trust Association seeks to form a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) Council to provide people a forum to share experiences, advance good practices, and identify opportunities for promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in conservation work and organizations. If you are with a land trust, trail group, or other conservation read more

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categories: General Interest
12
June

We’re trying but we know we need to do more.

06/12/2020

Black Lives Matter. In the wake of amplified protests and awareness of the Black Lives Matter movement, and because our organization believes that Black Lives Matter, our staff has increased our continued dialogue and commitment to this issue in an effort to be better and contribute toward a healthier, more sustainable community for all. The recent experience of fellow read more

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categories: Conservation Resources
9
June

Breathing the Same Air

06/09/2020

It’s been a difficult couple of weeks, as we all know, with the racial tragedies that have taken place and the issues that have again surfaced. They weren’t far below the surface. This has been a particularly difficult two weeks for me. I’m coming up on one wonderful year this month in leading The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County (TLC), and as many of you know, read more

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categories: Conservation Resources
8
June

Conservation and Justice for All

06/08/2020

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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categories: Bigger Picture, PALTA News
1
May

Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Opens ADA-Accessible Garden

05/01/2018

Government, nonprofit and faith leaders gathered on May 1 in Shadyside to open Pittsburgh’s first ADA-accessible community flower garden. This new Western Pennsylvania Conservancy-owned community flower garden, located at the First United Methodist Church of Pittsburgh, will provide and expand gardening opportunities for people with disabilities or other physical read more

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categories: Conservation Projects
18
November

Hawk Mountain honored for improving accessibility

11/18/2015

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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categories: Conservation Organization
22
July

Hawk Mountain to open first Accessible Trail

07/22/2015

Coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Hawk Mountain enters a new age of outdoor accessibility with the opening of its first Accessible Trail to the nearby South Lookout. This trail features a slope of less than 8.3 percent, which falls below the federal guidelines for national parks. As no guidelines yet exist for state or read more

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categories: Conservation Projects

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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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