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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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Conservation Leaders Summit

Shaping the future of conservation

in Pennsylvania

June 17 - June 18th 

National Christian Conference Center, Valley Forge

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Agenda  |  Video  |  Materials |  Recap

 

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

Larry Schweiger

National Wildlife Federation

 

Keynote Address 

The Honorable John Quigley

Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources

 

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A century and a quarter ago was a dismal time for conservation. Several million acres of Pennsylvania forest had been or soon would be cut and left desolate with no measures taken to foster regeneration. Yet out of this devastation, Dr. Joseph Rothrock led the push to establish State Forest Reservations, setting in motion the efforts that endow us today with a sustainably managed 2.1 million-acre state forest system, 1.4 million acres of gameland, 117 state parks, and a host of locally and privately conserved forests, farms, and parklands.


Today, Pennsylvania’s landscapes and resources face huge new challenges and present new opportunities. How can conservation organizations and government leaders respond to the challenges? What are the opportunities and how can they be pursued? At the Conservation Leaders Summit, Pennsylvania’s conservation leaders will study the past and look at where trends are taking us. Armed with an understanding of what has come before, leaders will seek to identify what needs to be done to shape the next century of conservation for the best.



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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.

Thank you to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for supporting the Association’s conservation efforts.

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