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.

About
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.

Friends of Conservation

Fostering Healthy, Vibrant, and Economically Resilient Communities

WeConservePA helps people protect and improve their communities with green infrastructure and outdoor recreation projects, and better land use planning and environmental decision-making.

Looking Forward to the Next Quarter Century

More and Better Conservation

WeConservePA seeks to redouble its past successes while rising to new challenges including climate change and incorporating diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice principles and practices into conservation.

What We Do

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

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What You Can Do

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

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Featured Upcoming Events

Model Grant of Conservation Easement Roundtable

November 4 | 1-2:15pm | Virtual

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Land Protection & Stewardship Roundtable

November 30 | 9-10am | Virtual

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EAC Network Conference

February 26, 2022 | Virtual

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October 18, 2021

New Guide: Redistricting Development to What is Approved in a Subdivision and Land Development Plan

Conservation Resources, General Interest

August 16, 2021

Conservation Qualifies for American Rescue Plan Funds

Advocacy, Conservation Resources, General Interest

July 12, 2021

New Guide: Eminent Domain and Conserved Land in Pennsylvania

Conservation Resources, General Interest

June 22, 2021

Deed Restriction Versus Conservation Easement

Conservation Resources, General Interest

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Support Conservation

Help improve lives today and for generations to come.

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Jobs

Find your career in conservation.

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Learn & Network

Explore events and learning opportunities.

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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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