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Note: This event is SOLD OUT. If you'd like to be added to a waiting list for this or future chainsaw safety trainings, please email Carol Grayshaw at [email protected]. Whether your woods are big or small, there may come a time when you need to operate a chainsaw. What’s the safest way to go about […]
The Pocono Mountain region of Pennsylvania is at an urgent crossroads. During the last few years, the headwaters located in this region of the Delaware River Basin have seen a surge in industrial and commercial development - including warehouses and distribution centers - that threaten the ecological infrastructure underpinning the region's water quality, recreational economy, […]
Join WeConservePA in welcoming Bryan Burhans from the Pennsylvania Game Commission for a brief activity update and opportunity for conversation. Bryan will give participants an overview of the various program areas of the Game Commission, the commission’s work in preserving state game lands, and opportunities for land trusts to engage and partner. A presentation of […]
WeConservePA and the Pennsylvania DEIJ Community of Land Trust Professionals will host an information and learning session on the Penn State University Library’s Indigenous Peoples in Pennsylvania History research guide. Guest speakers Jane Ingold, Heidi Abbey Moyer, and Eric Novotny (members of the Penn State Libraries' Native American Learning Group) will give a short overview […]
The Nature Place, headquarters of Berks Nature, co-hosts of the 2023 Pennsylvania Land Conservation Conference. Seen here from a view from a pollinator pathway in Angelica Creek Park, Reading. April 26-28, 2023 The Pennsylvania Land Conservation Conference 2023 will be held in Reading, PA. See WeConservePA's conference page for more information.
Join with colleagues for a roundtable discussion of the challenges, successes, and lessons learned in planning, developing, and managing trails located within or passing through nature preserves and other lands where supporting wildlife habitat and biodiversity are major concerns. The conversation will be directed by participants on topics such as neighbor and local government concerns […]
Land trusts each have their own processes for managing land and easement transactions, however in any acquisition project there are certain things that must happen, and a likely order of operations. If your organization has not developed a formal process, you can gain efficiency by adopting a standard. Join Todd Sampsell, Vice President of Conservation […]
Please join fundraiser and community development professional Noah J. Roufos-Abbey for a one-hour interactive workshop and informational session. Noah welcomes the opportunity to share best practices and industry insights that can help build strategies and structures that advance conservation work and resource procurement. Specific topical areas to be addressed will include: Overview of the components […]
Every organization needs to have social media incorporated in its communications, but how can we maximize efficiency and output? Very few organizations can spare exorbitant amounts of time for social media, so how do we make the most of the time we’ve got? In this short online workshop, participants will explore: how to select and […]
Join dozens of your conservation colleagues involved with land protection in the Delaware River Watershed on Friday, July 21 from 10 am to 2:30 pm in Quakertown PA. (Coffee, etc. will be available for early arrivals at 9:30 am.) There is no charge for this face-to-face gathering of the DRW Land Protection Group thanks to support […]
This webinar will showcase Audubon Mid-Atlantic’s Healthy Forest Initiative and open to discussion opportunities for strategic partnerships with land trusts. Land trusts play a vital role in conservation in the Mid-Atlantic landscape and must be included in landscape-level management conversations. Many small to medium-sized land trusts may encounter challenges managing their land beyond preservation to […]
Join guest speaker Mike Redding from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), Bureau of State Parks for an overview of the Bureau’s land management program and opportunities for land trusts and other conservation organizations to engage. The presentation will cover state park land over-arching land protections, federal and state compliance of certain […]
