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Conservationists, past and present, have conserved 18% of the Commonwealth and roughly the same amount has been developed.  This leaves the future of more than 60% of Pennsylvania’s land up in the air. What will happen to our land without well-equipped conservationists, adequate conservation funding, and strong land use policies?

The Pennsylvania Land Trust  Association accomplishes the behind the scenes work so that conservationists can focus their efforts on what they do best…conservation. The Association doesn’t conserve the land but secures and protects state funding sources that make permanent land protection possible. The Association doesn’t hold easements but provides the comprehensive guidance and resources needed to make easements stronger. For more than a decade, the Association has advocated for land conservation and land trusts, guarding against proposals that would damage the land as well as developing and promoting legislative initiatives to advance conservation. See A Record of Success: Policy Endeavors of the Pennsylvania Land Trust Association .

Your individual support – whether $50, $500 or $5,000 – will go along way to promote conservation advocacy and outreach in Pennsylvania.  Donations are tax deductible as allowed by law.  Financial statements are available upon request.

If you'd prefer to submit a personal check, please Download Contribution Form and mail to 105 Locust Street, Suite 300, Harrisburg, PA 17101.

Please contact the Pennsylvania Land Trust Association about planned giving options as well at 717.230.8560.

Organization Membership

Regular voting membership is open to nonprofit organizations who support PALTA’s goals and who: acquire land or conservation easements for conservation purposes; or provide stewardship of land or conservation easements; or assist organizations in accomplishing land trust work; or generally advance the cause of land and water conservation. (Download Form)

Associate Membership

Associate Members are regularly updated and invited to PALTA events and activities. (Download Form)

The official registration and financial information of the Pennsylvania Land Trust Association may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free, within Pennsylvania, 1 (800) 732-0999.  Registration does not imply endorsement.