Seventy Land Trusts Strong

Protecting Land, Water, Wildlife, and Quality of Life

WeConservePA member land trusts have conserved 800,000 acres of Pennsylvania as wildlife habitat, parks, productive farmland, game land, green ways, and other open spaces.

Wildwood Park, Dauphin County
Photo courtesy of Visit Hershey & Harrisburg

Formerly the Pennsylvania Land Trust Association

WeConservePA

Uniting and empowering people and organizations to conserve land, protect and restore water and wildlife, and foster healthy communities.

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Farmland, Cumberland County

Friends of Conservation

Fostering Healthy, Vibrant, and Economically Resilient Communities

WeConservePA helps Environmental Advisory Councils and other folks protect and improve their communities with green infrastructure and outdoor recreation projects, and better land use planning and environmental decision-making.

Bee on Blooms, Hildacy Preserve, Delaware County
Photo courtesy of Natural Lands

Looking to the Future

More and Better Conservation

WeConservePA seeks to redouble its past successes while bringing increased energy to bear on the challenges of climate change and incorporating equity and inclusion principles and practices into conservation.

Erigeron philadelphicus
Photo by Jill Sabre

What We Do

WeConservePA helps people care for, wisely use, and enjoy what nature offers.

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Hummel Nature Park_Dauphin Cty_Credit Lisa Krivenko Coates

What You Can Do

Advocate, donate, volunteer, engage with others, deepen your knowledge…

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Hummel Nature Park, Dauphin County
Photo by Lisa Krivenko Coates

Featured Upcoming Events

Proposed Changes to the
Model Grant of
Conservation Easement and
Declaration of Convenants

June 10, 10AM | Online

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Land Protection and Stewardship Meeting

August 15, 9AM | Online

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Pennsylvania
Greenways and Trails Summit

September 21-23 | Harrisburg Hilton

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June 2, 2025

Proposed changes to the Model Grant of Conservation Easement WITH ADDITIONAL PROPOSALS

Public Comment

May 16, 2025

A tree-climbing competition comes to Bucks County

General Interest

April 23, 2025

Harrisburg named official ‘Bird Town’, will join effort to protect birds

General Interest

March 21, 2025

Your Engagement Is Requested

Public Comment

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GIS & Mapping

Maps and geographic information in support of conservation

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Stories of
Land & People

The Stories of Land and People provide real-world examples of how land trusts, landowners, and others have worked cooperatively to conserve special places in Pennsylvania for the benefit of all.

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Aaronsburg Guided Trail Walk, Centre County
Photo courtesy of Centre County Farmland Trust