Since Bushkill Township’s award-winning Open Space Program began in 2005 it has preserved close to 2,000 acres. The program preserves land through Conservation Easements and Fee Simple purchase. Over the years, four …Read More
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, like many sites along the 185-mile-long Kittatinny Ridge, considers the continued threat of non-native vegetation its top forest stewardship challenge. Its award-winning stewardship staff see the signs annually, having …Read More
Amphibians are all around us and are often found in unexpected places like vernal pools! Some great examples of vernal pools are found in natural and wild lands in State Forests. Recent …Read More
On a dreary, wet night in early spring, dozens of volunteers can be found armed with headlamps and clipboards scouring the roadways of French Creek Sate Park. They are looking for amphibians …Read More
Manada Conservancy wrapped up 2024 with the signing of two conservation easements on eight parcels owned by the Laudenslagers, marking a grand total of 575 acres that the family has protected with …Read More
Women play a vital role in global conservation, contributing to the protection of biodiversity, ecosystems, and sustainable resource management. From pioneering scientists like Rachel Carson, whose Silent Spring ignited the modern environmental …Read More
The Kittatinny Ridge is known for its rugged, rocky terrain, continuous forests, and impressive biodiversity; features that make it the perfect home for one of Pennsylvania’s threatened mammal species, the Allegheny woodrat. …Read More
On November 8, 2022, voters in Carbon County, PA overwhelmingly approved a $10 million bond issue—the Carbon County Water, Farms, and Land referendum—to support farmland preservation and natural lands conservation. Eighty-two percent …Read More
Pennsylvania has a rich and storied conservation history. From bald eagle and elk reintroductions to the creation and management of wildlife habitat on more than 1.6 million acres of public land, the …Read More
