Help us Protect the Ridge

This vast and beautiful resource, a backdrop to our lives, and a globally important migration highway, needs our help. Your donations to the Kittatinny Ridge Fund are used to help conserve the lands and waterways of the Kittatinny Ridge Conservation Landscape, and to help provide a scenic corridor for the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. Contributions are also used to help raise awareness of the importance of preserving these lands—for water quality, for wildlife habitat, for migration, as a climate change buffer, and for recreation for the hundreds of thousands of citizens living within traveling distance. Click here to donate securely online.

Donate by Mail

To donate to the Kittatinny Ridge Conservation Landscape by mail, simply fill out this donation form, print it, and mail the completed form with a check to the following address:

Audubon Mid-Atlantic
1201 Pawlings Road
Audubon, PA 19403

Land Preservation Options

Landowners along the Kittatinny Ridge can become true partners in the conservation of this beautiful and functional landscape. Partner land trusts along the Kittatinny corridor have helped landowners who wished to donate mountain land, and have accepted conservation easements from landowners (a conservation easement places restrictions on the use of the land to protect resources without a change in ownership). In some instances land or conservation easements can be purchased from the landowner, when the land has especially high conservation value and when grants are available.

Local land trusts affiliated with the Kittatinny Ridge Conservation Landscape are available to further explain and assist with preserving land. You can find a land trust in your area from the list below.

Berks Nature
Central Pennsylvania Conservancy
Lebanon Valley Conservancy
Manada Conservancy
Natural Lands Trust
Pocono Heritage Land Trust
The Nature Conservancy
Wildlands Conservancy

Additional land trusts, and more information about conserving land, can be found on the WeConservePA website.

Planned Giving

Have you considered what legacy you will be leaving? Including Audubon in your estate plans, on behalf of the Kittatinny Ridge Conservation Landscape and partners, can extend your support beyond your lifetime for the Kittatinny, a Global Important Bird Area and home to Pennsylvania’s portion of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail.

A legacy gift can help conserve this treasured landscape, one that wildlife and millions of people on the Ridge and beyond depend upon for its intact forests, clean and plentiful water, fresh air, and recreational resources. The Kittatinny has been identified as one of the most important landscapes in Pennsylvania for climate change resiliency. Helping safeguard the health of this ridgeline is, literally, our legacy for future generations.

There are many ways that you can contribute with a planned gift, and our staff is available to assist you in determining which type of gift may be right for you. For more information, please see the charitable gift annuity brochure, legacy confirmation form, and sample designation language. To speak with an Audubon expert directly, please contact:

Shari Kolding
Director of Gift Planning
(212) 979-3033
Email

Corporate and Business Partnerships

Corporations and Employees are becoming more aware that they rely on the Kittatinny Ridge Conservation Landscape for clean water, forest assets, ecosystem services, and recreation.  The public likes to know that their companies understand the importance of the natural resources we all depend upon. There is rising awareness that a company with a vision for sustainability is a company positioned for success. Corporations can partner with the Kittatinny Ridge Conservation Landscape in a number of ways:

• Sponsorship of events and programs
• Workshops, meetings and research
• Provision of in-kind services
• Partnership with land trusts for Kittatinny Ridge Conservation Landscape work
• Cash donations to the Kittatinny Ridge Fund

Questions?

If you have any questions about these donation options, or would like additional information about the many ways that you can support the Kittatinny Ridge Conservation Landscape, please contact us.