Need funding for a park, trail, or conservation project? The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) – Bureau of Recreation and Conservation is hosting its free, annual grant workshops in November. All workshops will be virtual this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Anyone interested in applying for bureau grants in 2021 is strongly encouraged read more
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September
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June
Applications Open for Women and Their Woods Virtual Educational Retreat, Fall 2020
Forest landowners and aspiring landowners from across the mid-Atlantic region are invited to attend a virtual educational retreat to learn more about managing their forestland and connecting with other forest landowners. As guidance continues to unfold regarding the gathering of groups in the Fall of 2020, the Delaware Highlands Conservancy and their partners are poised to read more
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April
Better Climate Future Virtual Workshops
Haverford EAC has announced virtual workshops on solar and renewable power. Details and registration information can be found below. Solar Home Webinar and Virtual Tour, April 18, 9-11 am Take a bite out of global warming, save money and enhance the value of your home! This webinar will review assessing viability, cost, payback, increase in home value, what it is like read more
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August
Family to Forestland
“In the end we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught.” Baba Dioum This summer the Delaware Highlands Conservancy launched the “Family Tree Series” of educational programs to help kids and families connect to nature—and to foster conversation about the future of their own family lands. The “Boards read more
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March
Conversations of Heart, Conservation of Land: Women and Their Woods A Land Trust Takes the Lead
Five years ago, perceptive staff members at the Delaware Highlands Conservancy (DHC) recognized an increase in the number of women who own and manage forestland. In exploring this trend, they discovered that women landowners often feel they lack access to information that would help them make wise decisions about the land they love. To meet this need, the Conservancy—serving read more
