Written by Joseph Kiesecker Published on February 25th, 2011 Originally published in CoolGreenScience. The Nature Conservancy works routinely with extractive industries – like oil and gas and mining companies — industries with the potential to have some of the most significant environmental impacts. Why isn’t that greenwashing, as some of our critics claim? Why is [...]
Thousands of acres permanently protected from development help keep the Brandywine watershed healthy Catalyst for Conservation traces the history of the Brandywine Conservancy’s work to save the property from development, which ultimately resulted in permanently protecting 4,596 acres by conservation easements and setting aside another 771 acres as the Laurels Preserve. The streams and springs throughout [...]
On January 12th, Congressman Jim Gerlach, AMC and the Highlands Coalition, joined The Berks Conservancyand other partners to celebrate the preservation of 582 acres in the Oley Hills region east of Reading, made possible with $492,750 in federal Highlands Conservation Act funding, provided through the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The addition brings the total to 2,800 acres that have been [...]
Guest Post By Kate Harper, Chair, Montgomery County Lands Trust Two large properties are for sale in my neighborhood. Together, they represent about 250 acres. The development of either or both has the potential to radically change our community. My neighbors are worried—they have grown used to the lovely vistas of fields and forests they [...]
Heritage Conservancy, an accredited not-for-profit conservation organization that specializes in preserving our natural and historic heritage, announced the preservation of 467 acres of land in 2011, while simultaneously announcing the elevation of the Conservancy’s Chief Preservation Officer, Jeffrey Marshall, to President of the organization. Due to partnerships with federal, state, county and municipal agencies, Heritage [...]
The Board of Trustees of the Brandywine Conservancy announced today the appointment of Virginia A. Logan as the next executive director of the organization. Ms. Logan will assume the position upon the retirement of the current executive director, James H. Duff, on December 31, 2011. Ms. Logan will take leadership of the Brandywine Conservancy, founded [...]
Eleanor May Morris, a pioneer in using conservation easements to save open space, died peacefully at her home in Pughtown on Sunday, September 11, 2011. She was 92. Mrs. Morris’ interest in preserving land, streams, and history coalesced when the French and Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust acquired an 18th century flour mill and the land [...]
Clifford C. David, Jr. served as President of the Heritage Conservancy for 24 years. He recently left his position at Heritage to begin his new role as President of Conservation Economics Enterprises. In this role he will serve as chief strategist and leader of short and long-term financial entrepreneurial projects based in land and historic [...]
Jeffrey Marshall, Vice President of Resource Protection and Planning, recently celebrated 30 years of service to Heritage Conservancy. As part of this milestone Jeff has been elevated to a new position as the Chief Preservation Officer. His primary responsibility is to serve as the Conservancy’s project leader on initiatives including Lasting Landscapes, historic preservation, land [...]
Lauren Imgrund has been appointed as DCNR’s Director of Recreation and Conservation, replacing Brenda Barrett who retired at the end of July. In her new role, Lauren will be responsible for providing strategic leadership of the Bureau of Recreation and Conservation which is responsible for developing local parks, comprehensive planning, education and partnerships to [...]
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