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10
August

David Library, DCNR, and Heritage Conservancy “Agreement of Sale” Makes Green Space Available For Public Enjoyment

08/10/2020

In an exciting move that will preserve the entire 118-acre farm in Washington Crossing in Upper Makefield Township that had been home to the David Library of the American Revolution (DLAR) since 1974, an Agreement of Sale has been co-signed by Heritage Conservancy and Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) to acquire the property from DLAR. The read more

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categories: Conservation Projects
9
July

Land Added to Expand Nockamixon State Park

07/09/2020

Natural Lands announced in early July 2020 the purchase of two properties totaling just over 14 acres that were then transferred as additions to Nockamixon State Park. The properties, which are both immediately adjacent to the Park, were at risk for development but are now protected forever. “Over the past few months, as the coronavirus turned things upside down, we’ve read more

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categories: Conservation Projects
2
May

DCNR Announces Plan for Reopening Some State Park, Forest Facilities

05/02/2020

On May 2, 2020, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced a phased reopening of state park and forest facilities in keeping with Governor Wolf’s direction to ensure that Pennsylvanians have opportunities to safely enjoy outdoor recreation as a way to maintain positive physical and mental health. “As the weather read more

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categories: General Interest
24
March

State Park and Forest Open Spaces Are Open but Subsidiary Facilities Are Closed

03/24/2020

On March 23rd, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced that all facilities at state parks and forests in Pennsylvania will be closed until April 30 to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The public will still be able to access trails, lakes, forests, roads, and parking areas for passive and dispersed read more

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categories: General Interest
13
March

DCNR Announces Measures for State Park, Forest Programs as Part of COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts

03/13/2020

Amid concerns about the potential spread of COVID-19, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn today announced that effective Friday, March 13, all public programs, events and trainings in state parks and forests will be canceled for the remainder of March, and the month of April. With the exception of three state parks in read more

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categories: General Interest
15
August

Natural Lands Transfers 59 Acres of Land for Public Use

08/15/2019

On August 15, Natural Lands announced the conservation and transfer of 59 acres of formerly private land to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The land will now be available for public use and forever protected from development. The first property is an eight-acre parcel owned by the Keller family and is immediately adjacent to Nockamixon State Park in Haycock Township, Bucks read more

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19
February

Natural Lands Protects Addition to Marsh Creek State Park

02/19/2019

On February 19 Natural Lands announced that it has purchased and transferred a 57-acre property to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources as an addition to Marsh Creek State Park. Located in Wallace Township, Chester County, the land was slated to be developed. Now as part of the state park, it will be open to the public for hiking, birdwatching, horseback riding, read more

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categories: Conservation Projects
29
January

New Report: State Parks and Forests Face $500 Million Maintenance Backlog

01/29/2019

On January 28, the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation unveiled a new report on the maintenance needs of state park and forest infrastructure titled The Legacy of Pennsylvania Parks and Forests: The Future is in Our Hands. The event took place in the Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg and featured a slate of speakers who highlighted the need for increased funding for park and read more

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categories: Funding, Public Policy
2
January

WPC Protects 281-Acre Addition to Laurel Ridge State Park

01/02/2019

The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy recently protected nearly 300 acres in Somerset and Fayette counties near the summit of Laurel Ridge and many popular Laurel Highlands outdoor recreational destinations. The land will be transferred to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of State Parks as an addition to Laurel Ridge State Park next year. This read more

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categories: Conservation Projects
4
October

DCNR Unveils Energy-Efficienty Projects at State Parks and Forests

10/04/2018

On October 3, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn joined officials from the Department of General Services and Bureau of State Parks to highlight major energy- efficient upgrades at Ohiopyle State Park’s visitor center. The heavily visited Fayette County facility is the first in the three-stop Sustainability Tour planned by the read more

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13
June

Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Protects 205 Acres in Laurel Highlands

06/13/2018

This week the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announced the protection of two properties totaling 205 acres in Dunbar Township, Fayette County that conserve forested ridges and headwater streams and expand both State Game Lands 51 and Ohiopyle State Park. A 72-acre forested property with extensive stream frontage on Bruner Run, a headwater stream to the Youghiogheny River, read more

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categories: Conservation Projects
8
May

House Resolution Recognizes 125th Anniversary of State Forest and Park Systems

05/08/2018

Last week, Representative Kate Harper (R-Montgomery) introduced House Resolution 901 recognizing the 125th anniversary of Pennsylvania's state forest and state park systems. "This resolution commemorates the internationally recognized conservation efforts initiated in the Commonwealth by the General Assembly and Governor Robert Pattison in 1893, and the contributions of read more

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categories: General Interest
15
January

Countryside Conservancy Acquires 82-Acre Preserve

01/15/2018

Countryside Conservancy recently announced the acquisition of its single largest property to date: the Gardner Spencer Preserve. After years of discussions, negotiations, grant-writing, and fundraising, the Conservancy was finally able to purchase the 82-acre property in December. Grant funding from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources helped with the read more

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3
January

Environmental Defense Foundation Files Petition with Pennsylvania Supreme Court

01/03/2018

The group fighting to conserve Pennsylvania’s public forest and park lands asked the state’s highest court for help again today. The Pennsylvania Environmental Defense Foundation obtained a landmark ruling from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court six months ago. The court declared that money from the sale of natural resources such as natural gas on Pennsylvania’s public forest and read more

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categories: Public Policy
28
July

NBLT Conserves Camp Kresge

07/28/2017

On July 28, North Branch Land Trust (NBLT), in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and the Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA, completed a conservation project on the YMCA’s Camp Kresge property in Dennison Township, north of White Haven. The purpose of Camp Kresge’s 647-acre conservation easement is to protect the natural and scenic 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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