Willistown Conservation Trust (WCT) is thrilled to have Andrew Kirkpatrick join its staff as associate director of stewardship, working with director of stewardship Bill Hartman. He comes from the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education where he was land stewardship manager, in charge of its 340-acre preserve. As part of his duties, Andrew led trail projects, coordinated read more
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October
Natural Lands Partnership Offers Outdoor Employment for Youth Facing Challenges
Nonprofit organizations Natural Lands and Trellis for Tomorrow are partnering together on a program that introduces Chester County youth who have faced social and economic disadvantages to real-world career opportunities in caring for nature. The program—called Youth Environmental Stewardship (YES)—began last year; the partners recently announced they are looking to expand the read more
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October
Groups Partner to Conserve 22 Acres Near Hawk Mountain
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, in partnership with The Conservation Fund and Berks Nature, has acquired 22 acres of land adjacent to its Acopian Center for Conservation Learning. The undeveloped cropland will be incorporated into the Sanctuary’s landholdings and improved as meadow and grasslands with minimal tree plantings. The acreage is protected forever through a conservation read more
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October
ALT Protects Land Along Montour Trail
Local land conservation non-profit Allegheny Land Trust (ALT) has acquired 38.5 acres of woodlands along the Montour Trail and Montour Run in Moon Township. ALT finalized the purchase of this green space today after a year-long fundraising campaign ensuring that the natural landscape along this portion of the popular trail and stream will remain forever wild. “This read more
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October
Foundation for Sustainable Forests Protects 55 Acres in Crawford County
The Foundation for Sustainable Forests (FSF) has protected 55 acres of working woodlands in perpetuity thanks to a fortunate series of events and the generosity of an inspiring couple in Virginia. Thompsons’ Wood, as it will now be called, is the combination of an adjacent forest already conserved and managed by FSF and this newly acquired parcel, totaling 179 acres read more
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October
2,115 Acres of Farmland Preserved
The farms protected at Thursday’s meeting of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Land Preservation Board represent targeted investments in the future of farming, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding said. “Pennsylvanians share a connection to our farmland—we reaffirmed that commitment 30 years ago with the creation of a state farmland preservation program, and through state read more
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October
Hollow Oak Land Trust Acquires Two Trail Easements; Finishes First Phase of Trout Run Trails
Two New Easements Throughout 2019, Hollow Oak Land Trust worked with both the Forest Grove Sportsmen and the Montour Trail Council to negotiate trail easements to accompany the planned bridge construction over Montour Run. Acquiring both of these easements will allow Hollow Oak to build a connecting trail from Montour Woods Conservation Area to the Montour Trail at read more
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October
Brandywine Conservancy Receives $200,000 to Restore Red and White Clay Creek Watersheds
The Brandywine Conservancy is excited to announce it has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). As part of NFWF’s 2019 Delaware River Restoration Fund, this grant is a multistate investment to restore habitats and deliver practices that ultimately improve and protect critical sources of drinking water. With these funds, the read more
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October
DNCR Releases Penn’s Parks for All Strategic Plan
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has released the preliminary version of Penn's Parks for All: Planning for Pennsylvania's State Parks of Tomorrow, which summarizes the responses from over 10,000 people surveyed about how Pennsylvania state parks can be improved. The report also outlines ongoing and future improvements DCNR plans to make to the read more
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October
Pocono Heritage Land Trust Receives $250,000 Grant to Clean Up Streams
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) recently announced 41 grant awards totaling more than $6.9 million for water quality restoration and habitat conservation throughout the Delaware River watershed. Pocono Heritage Land Trust will receive $250,000 to improve habitat for fish and wildlife at six locations in the Brodhead Creek Watershed, leveraging public and read more
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October
DHC Protects Foster Hill Farm; Seeking Conservation Buyer
Foster Hill Farm, the former Milford home of local businessman and philanthropist Dick Snyder, has been transferred to the Delaware Highlands Conservancy and permanently protected with a conservation easement. A conservation easement permanently protects a property’s natural values while the landowner continues to own and manage the land, subject to the permitted uses read more
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September
Heritage Conservancy Adds Duval Property to Historic Register
Thanks to the hard work and dedication of Laure Duval, her property in Tinicum Township has now become the latest addition to Heritage Conservancy’s Register of Historic Places. Also known as the Anderson Farm, Duval’s property derives its name from one of its most notable owners, Frederick O. Anderson, the first advertising editor of Life magazine. Anderson bought the farm read more
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September
2020 Riparian Forest Buffer Summit Seeking Request for Breakout Presentations
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and Western Pennsylvania Conservancy are seeking proposals for 45-minute breakout session presentations for the 2020 Riparian Forest Buffer Summit that will be held March 11–12, 2020 at the Blair County Convention Center. Topics should relate to funding, partnerships, implementation, planning, research, and read more
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September
French & Pickering Creeks Trust Educates on Spotted Lanternfly
French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust was proud to invite the community to join in an educational evening with Dr. Heather Leach, a Penn State University Extension spotted lanternfly expert, most recently interviewed in the Wall Street Journal. In partnership with Historic Yellow Springs, over 80 community members gathered to discuss Penn State University’s latest read more
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September
French and Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust Opens New Preserve
On September 14, French and Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust invited the community to join in celebration of the long-awaited official opening of the Thomas P. Bentley Nature Preserve. Protecting this preserve has been the Trust's largest undertaking in its history. Ray Bentley cut the ribbon in honor of his father, Thomas, a long-time neighbor and supporter of the Trust, read more
