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Many landowners may be open to selling, bargain selling, or even donating their land to a conservation organization, but for one reason or another, not in the present. There is no need for a landowner-conservation organization conversation to stop there. A variety of legal tools—relatively painless to the landowner—can provide assurance that the organization will […]
Ecological restoration through mitigation banking is a rapidly growing industry in Pennsylvania and across the United States. A mitigation bank is a wetland, stream, or other aquatic resource area that has been reestablished, rehabilitated, or enhanced, for the purpose of providing compensation for unavoidable impacts to aquatic resources that are protected under Federal or state […]
Conservation easement practice has continually evolved and improved. Many older grants of conservation easement lack the benefit of years or even decades of progress. For their holders, the results can be confounding: limited enforceability, unnecessary legal exposure, and sticky interpretation challenges. WeConservePA Legal Director Justin Hollinger will review the risks and issues with older grants, […]
WeConservePA member organizations and their teams can get a jump on planting seeds with donors to realize year-end gifts of Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) especially for those donors with Required Minimum Distributions(RMDs).
The Membership Meeting will be followed by the WeConservePA Winter Lecture, Nature’s Fireworks with Peggy Butler, with one registration covering both events.
Some municipalities in Pennsylvania have established dedicated staff positions to help advance environmental and sustainability initiatives. EACs can be instrumental in helping to create those positions and support the achievement of municipal goals by working alongside sustainability staff.
Description This session if for EAC members who are involved in salt-related initiatives or who want to learn more about: What is road salt pollution and why does it matter? What municipal strategies can help reduce environmental harm, protect infrastructure, and achieve more cost-effective winter road management? What resources are available to help educate communities […]
Hawk Mountain has been working with watershed restoration groups and other conservation organizations to engage with landowners with riparian restoration in agricultural habitats and regenerative agricultural practices can improve habitat for two declining farmland raptors, American Kestrel and Barn Owl. Primarily partnering with Stroud Water Research Center to identify properties and install nestboxes for both species adjacent to […]
With the reduction in federal funding and the resulting increase in competition for private grant funding and donor support, having diverse revenue streams has never been more important. Entrepreneurial approaches to revenue may also deepen land trusts’ relationships with their communities and bring the conservation message to new audiences. Ole Amundsen, an experienced professional in […]
Established in 1972 through community activism in Philadelphia’s Eastwick neighborhood, the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge is the nation’s first urban national wildlife refuge. Today, it serves as a model for community engagement and climate resilience, partnering with local organizations and the City of Philadelphia to expand wetlands and reduce flooding through nature-based solutions. This […]
