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Library and Guidance Updates: Making Restricted Gifts, Land Trust Accreditation, Open Space Plans and Ordinances
WeConservePA added and updated the following guides recently:
- Making Restricted Gifts: Donors of land, cash, or other property may desire to place restrictions on a gift to ensure it is used only for specific purposes. To what extent might such restrictions limit or disallow a charitable tax deduction? What should a donor consider before making a restricted gift?
- Land Trust Accreditation: The Land Trust Accreditation Commission offers outside verification that a land trust conforms with a key set of practices within Land Trust Standards and Practices. Accreditation is voluntary. A land trust should weigh the advantages of rigorous, external review against the opportunity costs of obtaining and maintaining accredited status.
Additionally, WeConservePA is collecting open space and outdoor related civic planning documents and income tax credit open space referendum ordinances under the library categories Municipal Open Space, Park, and Recreation Plans and County and Regional Recreation, Park and Open Space Plans. Feel free to explore these growing resource collections which will soon bolster new and updated guidance on the topics. If you know of similar plans and ordinances from Pennsylvania municipalities or counties and do not see them listed, feel free to send them to Communications Specialist Robert Campbell at [email protected].
Department of Agriculture Invests $10.2 Million To Preserve 29 Farms, 2,044 Acres In 15 Counties
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture announced today the preservation of 2,044 acres on 29 farms in 15 counties, forever protecting them from future residential or commercial development. The investment of more than $10.2 million in state, county, and local dollars preserves prime farmland, helping Pennsylvania farms continue feeding our families and our economy in the future.
“Prime soil and clean water are critical resources for feeding a growing population,” Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding said. “Families who preserve their farms forge a partnership with government, investing together in ensuring that future Pennsylvania families will have green spaces, and the resources to produce food, income, and jobs. Connecting businesses and communities to resources they need to sustain our economy and feed our quality of life is a key goal of the Shapiro Administration.”
Pennsylvania continues to lead the nation in preserved farmland. Since 1988, Pennsylvania has protected 6,231 farms and 626,321 acres in 58 counties from future development, investing more than $1.67 billion in state, county, and local funds.
Pennsylvania partners with county and sometimes local governments and non-profits to purchase development rights, ensuring a strong future for farming and food security. By selling their land’s development rights, farm owners ensure that their farms will remain farms and never be sold to developers.
The newly preserved farms are in Adams, Berks, Butler, Centre, Clinton, Cumberland, Lancaster, Lehigh, Mifflin, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Northumberland, Union, and Wayne counties.
Natural Lands Preserves “Magic Valley” Brown-Shire Property in Warwick Township
The Lebanon Valley Conservancy Protects 16 Acres of Valuable Habitat in Millcreek Township, Lebanon County
The Lebanon Valley Conservancy together with the Jegla Family protected 16 acres in Millcreek Township, Lebanon County.
A Lasting Legacy: Celebrating the Brandywine’s David Shields
After a long and esteemed career at the Brandywine Conservancy, Associate Director David Shields retired at the end of June 2021.
Department of Environmental Protection’s 2020 Small Business Advantage Grant Accepting Applications
The Department of Environmental Protection’s 2020 Small Business Advantage Grant is now accepting applications.
54-acre Castle Rock Farm Preserved Forever
Natural Lands announced the successful preservation of the 54-acre Castle Rock Farm.