Last updated: Wed May 30 17:37:00 +0000 2012

Designation of Susquehanna as part of national historic river trail system: Environmental story-telling’s power

Sometimes people wonder how to connect the humanities with environmental efforts, although the two are inseparable given the environmental function of story-telling among humans. One prime example ...
A note on Ailanthus altissima and other invasive plants

In SGL 106, Fish and Game, besides destroying a great research site for Ailanthus along Pine Swamp Road, is doing its best to spread and compound the problem. The parking area I discovered a biocon...
Garlic Mustard Observations and control in Central Pennsylvania

Garlic mustard in the central Pennsylvania State Game lands appears to be mainly spread by vehicles and the practices of Fish and Game. In the State Game Lands in northern Berks County/southern Sch...
Thoughts on Biocontrol or why not to engineer the environment

  Presently, I am writing an article on traditional vs. native biocontrols and how to locate native biocontrols.  With Ailanthus altissima, I have found native biocontrols.  At the same time, I was...
Language and Culture: Why Environmentalists Need to Control the Language of Environmentalism

Language defines a culture.  Those who control the language control the culture.  The context of a word defines whether it is viewed as good or bad, a label to be proud of or feel shame for.  As En...

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“The movement for the conservation of wild life and the larger movement for the conservation of all our natural resources are essentially democratic in spirit, purpose, and method.”
— Theodore Roosevelt (1916)
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2012

Walk-in Registrations Accepted at the Pennsylvania Land Conservation Conference

9 May 2012

Act 44 Repeals 25-Year Provision in Agricultural Conservation Easements

4 May 2012

DCNR Acquisition Grants: Guidance for Land Trusts

4 May 2012

New Conference Session: $ for Conservation - Accessing Act 13 Funds

4 May 2012

LTA Webinar: Oil and Gas CAN Work with Conservation Easements - Sometimes

23 Apr 2012

Advanced Seminar for Professionals and Landowners on Donated Conservation Easements

21 Mar 2012

Executive Director Leadership Program (Institute for Conservation Leadership)

28 Feb 2012

Proposed Cuts Could Mean $1.8B Diverted/Cut from Environmental Programs Over Last Decade

28 Feb 2012

Mapping Conserved Lands

23 Feb 2012

Environmental Bills Signed into Law in 2011

23 Feb 2012

DCNR Secretary Message to Stakeholders Re: Budget

23 Feb 2012

Tax Court Upholds IRS Decision: Tax Deduction Disallowed for Failure to Satisfy Substantiation Requirements

6 Feb 2012

Act 8 of 2011 Protects Conservation Easement-Related Transfer Fees from Fee Prohibition

6 Feb 2012

Fall Issue of the ConserveLand Newsletter Now Available

6 Feb 2012

Reconnecting Youth to a Green & Playful World

6 Feb 2012

Conserved Properties for Sale

6 Feb 2012

Deadline Approaching: 2012 Government Conservation Leadership Award Nominations

6 Feb 2012

Conservation Lifetime Leadership Award Nominations: Deadline January 6, 2012

12 Jan 2012

Trout Unlimited Announces Chesapeake Bay Coldwater Land Conservancy Fund

4 Jan 2012

2011

A Conservation Pioneer Passes

13 Dec 2011

6th Edition Model Conservation Easement: Interactive Webinar

29 Nov 2011

Last Day to Submit Conference Workshop Proposals for 2012 PA Land Conservation Conference

2 Nov 2011

National Conservation Easement Conservation Database Now Live

6 Oct 2011

Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission Releases Final Recommendations

3 Oct 2011

Deadline Approaching: Excellence Grants for Southeast PA Land Trusts

3 Oct 2011

2010 State Land Use & Growth Management Report Released

28 Sep 2011

Last Chance to Register: Binding Donors & Future Landowners to Present

22 Sep 2011

Senate Confirms Richard Allan As DCNR Secretary

14 Sep 2011

2011 Conference Materials & Handouts Now Available at ConserveLand.org

21 Jul 2011

Jim Brett Honored with the Lifetime Conservation Leadership Award

21 Jul 2011

Marketing Conserved Real Estate at ConserveLand.org

15 Jul 2011

Economic Value of Pennsylvania State Parks and Forests

7 Jul 2011

PALTA Honors Adams County and Franklin Township for their Conservation Leadership

7 Jul 2011

The Nature Conservancy in Pennsylvania Launches New Forest Conservation Effort, Protecting 22,000 Acres

7 Jul 2011

What is Open Space?

7 Jul 2011

Report: Marcellus Shale Drillers in PA Amass 1614 Violations Since 2008

7 Jul 2011

Supreme Court Ruling in Pennsbury Points to Caution in Advocacy

25 May 2011

Register for the 2011 Pennsylvania Land Conservation Conference

23 May 2011

Help Us Welcome DCNR Secretary Richard Allan at the Pennsylvania Land Conservation Conference

23 May 2011

9th Circuit Court Rules Against US DOE's NIETC Designations

18 Apr 2011

Pennsylvania Land Trusts Protect 57,087 Acres in Two Years: Total Land Conserved Now at 592,476 Acres

18 Apr 2011

Federal Conservation Tax Benefit Extended through 2011

18 Apr 2011

New Guidance at ConservationTools.org

18 Apr 2011

The Nature Conservancy Study: Pennsylvania Energy Impacts Assessment

25 Feb 2011

PALTA Updates Model Trail Easement Agreement and Commentary Also publishes a short-form alternative

25 Feb 2011

PALTA Releases Drafts of Three Ground-Breaking Model Documents for Peer Review

25 Feb 2011

Breadth & Depth of Guidance Grows at ConservationTools.org

4 Feb 2011

Executive Order Bans New Leasing for Gas Drilling on State Forest Land -- for the Moment

4 Feb 2011

2010

What Will Pennsylvania Look Like in Fifty Years?

29 Oct 2010

How Much Land is Conserved in PA?

29 Oct 2010

ConserveLand Newsletter (Fall 2010)

29 Oct 2010

How Much Do We Value Conservation?

29 Oct 2010

Video: Michaux Lecture - Pennsylvania Conservation: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

29 Oct 2010

Reversionary Interest Can Help Ensure Compliance

19 Oct 2010

Conservation Easements Can Reduce PA Inheritance Tax

19 Oct 2010

The Bad News: $1.3 Billion Diverted, Cut From Environmental Programs Over Last 8 Years

19 Oct 2010

The Good News in the 2010-11 PA State Budget

19 Oct 2010

America's Great Outdoors: Land Trust Ideas For Protecting the Places We Love

19 Oct 2010

After They Drill, Who Pays the Bill?

1 Aug 2010

Greenways & Trail Liability & Maintenance Workshop on July 15

16 Jul 2010

Maurice K. Goddard—Patriarch of Pennsylvania Parks

28 Jun 2010

Legislative Budget and Finance Committee Reports on Growing Greener 2

28 Jun 2010

Pennsylvania Land Conservation Conference Handouts & Presentations Now Available

23 Jun 2010

Scholarships Available for Yale Conservation Finance Camp

23 Jun 2010

A Truly Green Solution to Stormwater in Our Communities

11 Jun 2010

Support for Guided Organizational Assessments

3 Jun 2010

Amos Funk Honored for His Leadership in Farmland Preservation

3 Jun 2010

Monroe County Honored for Leadership and Commitment in Protecting Our Natural Resources

27 May 2010

Stewardship Fees: Binding Future Owners to Present Promises

6 May 2010

Pledges and Donation Agreements Guidance

6 May 2010

2010 Conference Photos Now Available on PALTA Facebook Page

6 May 2010

$1.3 Billion Diverted, Cut From Environmental Programs Over Last 8 Years

22 Apr 2010

Association Files Brief in Conservation Case of the Century

11 Apr 2010

Don't Miss Joining with 400 Friends and Colleagues

11 Apr 2010

ConserveLand Newsletter (Winter 2010)

12 Mar 2010

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The people of the Pennsylvania Land Trust Association envision a prosperous Pennsylvania, where communities know that their treasured green places will endure. We envision a Commonwealth where the lands that guarantee our water quality are safeguarded; where every child can safely play at a nearby park; where our productive farmland and forests are protected, securing our food and timber supply; and where wild places are preserved for wildlife and people.

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