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.

Shenks Ferry Wildflower Preserve, Lancaster County
Photo by Avery Van Etten
Courtesy of Lancaster Conservancy

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

 

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.

Alba Creek, Bradford 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.

Susquehanna River, Dauphin County

What We Do

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

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Featured Upcoming Events

Farmland Raptor Project:
Recruiting Natural
Pest Control
to Working Lands

June 16 | 12 – 1 pm
Virtual Seminar

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March 30, 2026

Ellen Ferretti Receives
Lifetime Conservation Leadership Award

Conservation People, General Interest

March 11, 2026

Bird Town Pennsylvania Hits 100!

General Interest

February 23, 2026

Pennsylvania Leopold Conservation Award Seeks Applicants

Public Comment

January 30, 2026

Clear Roads, Salty Waters: the Hidden Costs of Winter Safety

General Interest

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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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Kinzua Bridge State Park, McKean County