The Membership Meeting will be followed by the WeConservePA Winter Lecture, Nature’s Fireworks with Peggy Butler, with one registration covering both events.

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 […]