Earlier this spring, Sarah Sharp joined the Brandywine Conservancy’s staff as a new assistant planner in its Municipal Assistance Program. Sarah previously worked at the Conservancy as a planning intern for three months prior to accepting her full-time position. She is currently finishing up course work at West Chester University for a dual M.S. in geography/urban and regional read more

The Brandywine Conservancy recently welcomed two new faces to its team. Sarah Sharp joins the Conservancy as a new assistant planner in the Municipal Assistance Program. Sharp worked at the Conservancy as a planning intern for three months prior to accepting a full-time position. She is currently finishing up course work at West Chester University for a dual M.S. degree read more

Join Delaware Highlands Conservancy in welcoming its newest staff member, Nicole DeCarolis. As a stewardship associate, she will be responsible for annually visiting all of the organization's protected properties and working with landowners on environmental questions and inquiries related to their conservation easements. DeCarolis has a B.S. in natural resources read more

Join Radnor Conservancy in congratulating Lorna Atkinson in assuming the role of president of its board of directors. Laura Luker, previous President, remains an active member of the board. Atkinson has lived in Radnor since 2007 and has three children currently attending Radnor Elementary, Radnor Middle, and Radnor High School. She has served on the Board of the Radnor read more

Lancaster Farmland Trust recently announced that two new staff members have joined its team: land protection specialist Katie Yoder and land protection assistant Jordan Clymer. Yoder is a graduate of Penn State with a degree in animal science. After graduation she worked for Farm Credit, then, most recently for a small appraisal firm in Lancaster County. She grew up on a read more

Matt Schultz will be joining Pocono Heritage Land Trust as its new stewardship manager. Schultz grew up in southwestern Pennsylvania. After graduating college, he worked as a wildlife biologist throughout the Midwest, a land steward in Michigan, and a restoration ecologist in Oregon. Returning to the Keystone State, he is excited to explore, document, and protect the read more

Lancaster Farmland Trust is pleased to announce the promotion of Jeff Swinehart to chief operating officer, effective January 1, 2019. The promotion is part of a strategic transition in responsibilities and leadership of the organization over the next few years. In his 18-year tenure at Lancaster Farmland Trust, Swinehart has held several positions, most recently serving as read more

The Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) is proud to welcome Tali MacArthur as the newest member of our watersheds team. A veteran program manager with deep experience in environmental and conservation fields, MacArthur will assume a leadership role in PEC’s sister entity, the Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers (POWR), advancing its mission of education and read more

It’s the end of an impressive era. Karen Lutz, longtime Mid-Atlantic regional director for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, is retiring after a storied career full of success and hard work. Lutz received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Partnership for the National Trail System in October. Lutz brought numerous improvements to the trail and the management read more

Jeff Swinehart, deputy director of Lancaster Farmland Trust, has been elected to serve on the Terrafirma Risk Retention Group Members' Committee. Swinehart will serve as the representative for land trusts in the Mid-Atlantic region, which includes Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. The Land Trust Alliance created Terrafirma as a read more

Natural Lands has announced that effective January 1, 2019, Oliver Bass will become its next president. Bass, currently vice president of communications and engagement, succeeds Molly Morrison, who will retire at the end of the year after a 14-year tenure in the role. “We undertook a rigorous, six-month, national search and selection process managed by the Boston-based firm read more

The Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership has named Brenda Sieglitz as its first manager effective November 26. The Partnership is a statewide coalition dedicated to restoring the health of Pennsylvania's waterways by planting trees. Several Pennsylvania land trusts, such as ClearWater Conservancy, Manada Conservancy, and North Branch Land Trusts, are partners. Other partners read more