233 Stories: These Conservation Leaders Gave Us Cleaner Water, Land & Air In 2020! They Deserve Our Thanks, Our Support!

Since June of 2004, the PA Environment Digest has printed over 1,902 stories about thousands of businesses, farmers, schools, local governments, students of all ages, community leaders, nonprofit groups, organizations, seniors and individuals just like you who are doing great things to protect and restore Pennsylvania’s environment.

Here are 233 stories we published during 2020 representing the contributions of hundreds of people across Pennsylvania, even with the COVID pandemic.

 They are people who--

-- Make their communities better;

-- Give their kids better places to play, and adults places to get away from COVID stress;

-- Make their businesses more sustainable and profitable;

-- Keep streams and rivers from flooding;

-- Restore our environment; 

-- Manage healthy farms;

-- Clean up 100-year old mine drainage;

-- Teach young and old how to be good stewards;

-- Protect and manage their land as a gift to future generations; and

-- Protect our constitutionally-guaranteed environmental rights.

And this is just a tiny fraction of all the people doing good stuff in all parts of the Commonwealth!

They deserve our support!  

They deserve the support of their Senate and House members who represent them!

The stories are arranged in two parts--

-- Part I - Stories Of Conservation & Environmental Leadership

-- Part II - Families Giving The Gift Of Land & Water To Future Generations

Part I - Stories Of Conservation & Environmental Leadership

-- Bay Journal: Landowners, Turkey Hill Dairy, Trout Unlimited, Lancaster Clean Water Partners, Conservation Districts, NFWF, Chesapeake Conservancy, Others Partner On Precision Conservation In PA

-- CBF Blog: Flood & Fees: How A Pennsylvania Town Found A Fix For Stormwater  

-- Gov. Wolf's Green Government Initiatives Boost Energy Efficiency By 3%, Saving $6.8 Million In First Year

-- Just 15 Local Keep PA Beautiful Affiliates Recycled Over 2 Million Pounds Of Electronics, 21,000 Waste Tires In 2019

-- Students Encourage Pennsylvanians To Start Year Off Radon Safe With Simple Home Test

-- DCNR Secretary Outlines Accomplishments In 2019 By Her Agency And Its Many Partners

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-- Dean & Rebecca Jackson Of Mt-Glen Farms In Bradford County Receive PA Leopold Conservation Award

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Announces Winners Of Student Spotted Lanternfly Calendar Contest

-- CBF Blog: Pennsylvania Has Been Growing Greener For 20 Years

-- Ghost Town Trail In Cambria & Indiana Counties Named 2020 Trail Of The Year

-- The Nature Conservancy-PA Reviews 2019 Accomplishments With Its Many Partners, Volunteers

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-- January Catalyst Newsletter Reviews 2019 Accomplishments By Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition, Volunteers And Partners

-- Allentown Symphony Orchestra Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of Earth Day With Family Concert Feb. 22

-- PA Environmental Council At 50: We Had To Do Something

-- New Website Launched To Celebrate The 50th Anniversary Of Earth Day In Pennsylvania

-- Keep PA Beautiful Recognizes 4 As Outstanding 2019 Volunteers Of The Year

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-- Penn State Ag Council Honors NFWF Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund With Leadership Award

-- PA 4R Nutrient Stewardship Alliance: York County Farmer Selected As 2020 4R Advocate

-- Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Pia van de Venne, Friends Of Murrysville Parks, Westmoreland County

-- DCNR Releases New Report On Conservation Landscape Successes For The Economy And Environment

-- Lackawanna River Named PA 2020 River Of The Year

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-- EPA Region III Releases 2019 Report On Accomplishments & Environmental Progress

-- South Mountain Partnership Announces Spirit Of South Mountain Award Winner, Mini-Grant Recipients

-- Keep PA Beautiful: 12,610 PA International Coastal Cleanup Volunteers Remove 488,135 Pounds Of Trash, Tires Last Fall

-- Delaware County Student Winner In National Assn. Of Conservation Districts Poster Contest

-- PA Assn. Of Conservation Districts Releases Highlights Of Conservation District Accomplishments in 2019

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-- DCNR Good Natured Blog: Earth Day 50: Diversity For Sustainability

-- Stream Monitoring In The Delaware River Basin Is More Than Just Numbers

-- CleanScapes Celebrates 20 Years Of Service: Bald Eagle Valley Trail Fest March 28, Clinton County

-- Earth Day 50 PA: Richard Lewis: What I Did On The First Earth Day 50 Years Ago

-- Earth Day 50 PA: Wayne Kober: Impact & Inspiration From First Earth Day

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-- PennDOT Announces First District Winner Of Student Innovation Litter Challenge

-- Game Commission Biologist Mary Jo Casalena Recognized With National Conservation Award

-- Molly Morrison To Receive PALTA Conservation Lifetime Achievement Award

-- DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanian: Former Senator Franklin Kury

-- EPA Features Blacks Creek, Venango County Mine Drainage Treatment As Success Story

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-- CBF Penn’s Waters: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership To Shine With Innovation In Its Third Year

-- Keep PA Beautiful: 2.5 Million Volunteers, Partners Removed Over 147 Million Pounds Of Trash From PA Landscape Over Last 30 Years

-- PennDOT Announces District 3, District 8 Winners Of Student Innovations Litter Challenge From Snyder & Dauphin County

-- Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens Center For Sustainable Landscapes Achieves BREEAM USA Green Building Standard

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Foods Of The Delaware Dinner Set For April 25 In Wayne County; Honorees Recognized

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-- Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Recognized Nationally For Parks Improvement Investment Plan

-- Appalachian Trail Museum Names 2020 Appalachian Trail Hall Of Fame Inductees

-- DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Zakia Elliott, Philadelphia

-- PA Land Trust Assn. Recognizes Bushkill Township, Northampton County With Local Govt. Conservation Leadership Award

-- Earth Day 50 PA: Marci Mowery: A Sense Of Place In This World

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-- PA Lake Management Society Recognizes Winners Of Lake Management Awards

-- Wildlife For Everyone Foundation Awards 5 Students College Scholarships

-- PennDOT Announces District 6 & 12 Winners Of Student Innovations Litter Challenge From Montgomery, Westmoreland Counties

-- In Memoriam: Pat Sueck, Former President PA Assn. Of Conservation Districts

-- PA Environmental Council At 50: A New Millennium

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-- Earth Day 50 PA: Edwin Charles: The Earth Day Teach-In Must Continue

-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators Honors 2020 Award Winners

-- 2019 PPL Sustainability Report Highlights 56% Cut In Carbon Emissions Since 2010

-- Andrew Place Ends His Tenure On The Public Utility Commission

-- Celebrating 50 Years Of Earth Day With PA’s Next Generation Of Conservationists

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-- DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Teddi Stark, Riparian Forest Buffer Coordinator

-- Schuylkill Action Network Announces Winners Of 2020 Schuylkill Student Street Art Contest

-- Delaware River Named River Of The Year By American Rivers

-- Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience Program In PA Announces Award Winners

-- DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Bill Wasser, Bureau Of State Parks

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-- Valley Forge National Historical Park Wins 2020 Federal Facility Excellence In Site Reuse Award

-- MuseumLab At Children’s Museum Of Pittsburgh Achieves LEED® Gold Green Building Certification

-- GreenGov Council: 3% Drop In State Govt. Energy Use; Renewable Energy Purchases Offset 40% Of Energy Load

-- PA Environmental Resource Consortium Names 22 Campus Sustainability Champions

-- Bucks County High School Student Lea Wang Wins EPA Environmental Education Award

-- 65,000 Volunteers Contributed Over 584,000 Hours Maintaining State Parks And Forests

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-- EPA Recognizes Peace Dining Corp. Of Philadelphia In WasteWise Large Business Category

-- DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: CASA Youth Group In Adams, Chester, Dauphin, Lancaster, York Counties

-- Southwestern PA Air Quality Partnership Announces Let's Clear The Air Student Poster Winners

-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Awards Scholarship Grants To Livengood Brothers

-- DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Bill & Mary Marcum, Tracing The History Of The Civilian Conservation Corps In PA

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-- East Goshen Twp. Parks & Recreation, Chester County Finalist For National Gold Medal Award In Parks & Recreation

-- Hershey Company Releases 2019 Annual Sustainability Report

-- Minsi Lake Habitat Improvements In Northampton County Recognized By National Fish Habitat Partnership

-- PA Envirothon Week: More Than 300 High School Students Take The Natural Challenge

-- Penn State College Of Ag Sciences Recognizes Tammy Shannon In Academic Advising

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-- DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Kate Gonick, Lancaster Conservancy

-- Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Receives National Recognition For Innovation In Social Equity

-- PUC Chair Gladys Brown Dutrieuille Elected To Leadership Team For Regional Utility Regulators Organization; National Task Force On Severe Weather, COVID-19

-- Water Science Institute Receives National Recognition For Legacy Sediments Article From Soil And Water Conservation Society

-- DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: John C. Oliver, First Secretary Of DCNR

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-- DCNR Blog: The Department Of Conservation & Natural Resources At A Quarter Of A Century

-- Dominion Energy, PA Environmental Council Recognize Winners Of Western PA Environmental Awards

-- Turkey Hill Clean Water Partnership Recognized With National Sustainability Award From Innovation Center For U.S. Dairy

-- Top Prizes Awarded To Students In PA American Water Protect Our Watersheds Art Contest

-- EPA Recognizes Recycling Efforts At James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center In Altoona

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-- DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Tim Herd, PA Recreation & Park Society

-- Natural Lands, Partners Receive PA Park & Recreation Society Award For Coatesville Park Revitalization

-- PPL Awards Future Environmental Leaders Scholarships To 7 Students

-- PA Sea Grant: 3 PA Students Part Of 2021 John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program

-- DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Carol Loeffler, Dickinson College

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-- Heritage Conservancy: Quakertown Swamp, Bucks County, Designated A World Wetland of Distinction

-- PA Land Trust Association: More Than 100,000 Pennsylvanians Contribute To PA Land Trusts

-- PA Conservation Districts Announce Student Pollinator Poster Contest Winners

-- PA Assn. Of County Conservation Districts Recognize 2020 Conservation Leaders

-- PA Land Trust Assn. Recognizes John Theilacker, Brandywine Conservancy

-- Grateful For Our Volunteers - The Department Of Conservation & Natural Resources

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-- DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: David Ross, Friends Of State Line Serpentine Barrens

-- DCNR Good Natured Blog: Bureau Of Forestry Celebrates 125 Years Of Conserving Penn's Woods

-- Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay Year Of The Woman: Marylou Barton, Lancaster County

-- DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Ben Mummert, Central PA Conservancy

-- Stroud Water Research Center Recognizes The Redford Center With Freshwater Excellence Award Sept. 22

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-- Rodale Institute Celebrates Organic Pioneer Month With 2020 Winners Of The Organic Pioneer Awards

-- Keep PA Beautiful Recognizes Faith Milazzo Of Allegheny County With Inaugural Community Pride Award

-- 2020 Women In Conservation Honorees To Be Recognized At Special October 8 Event

-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners Scholar Spotlight: Marcy Hostetler, Teacher, Volunteer

-- Clean Air Task Force Founder Armond Cohen To Receive Dickinson College’s Rose-Walters Prize For Environmental Activism

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-- Wildlife For Everyone Foundation Awards Construction Contract For Accessible Wetland In Centre County

-- DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Trevor Nordquist Visited Every State Park

-- Ehrenfeld Abandoned Mine Reclamation Project In Cambria County Wins National Recognition; Renewal Of Federal Reclamation Fee Needed Now

-- Prof. Mohammad Rezaee Named Outstanding Young Engineer By Society For Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration

-- Wetlands Work: Matthew & Megan Kirchner Big Spring Run Restoration In Lancaster County

-- Bay Journal Local Leadership Profile: Joanne Tosti-Vasey Of Bellefonte, Centre County

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-- DEP Environmental Justice Champion Of Community Involvement: Bobby Hughes, EPCAMR

-- Westmoreland County Conservationist Denny Hess Receives Trout Unlimited Award

-- DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Bill Ritting, PA Trails Advisory Committee

-- Game Commission’s Lisa Williams And Wildlife On WiFi Recognized By National Assn. Of Fish & Wildlife Agencies

-- PA Farm Bureau: Finalists Selected For 2020 PA Leopold Conservation Award

-- Butler Senior High Students Couldn’t Be There On Release Day For Their Trout In The Classroom Project, But They Found A Way

-- DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Lysle Sherwin, Loyalhanna Watershed Assn, Penn State Center For Watershed Stewardship

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-- EPA Recognizes Berkley Green Company, Naval Supply Depot In PA As 2020 Safer Choice Partners Of The Year

-- PA Environmental Professionals Recognize John E. Childe, Jr. And Len Lichvar

-- Appalachian Regional Commission Names PA Wilds' Abbi Peters An Appalachian Leadership Institute Fellow

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Announces Winners Of Nature Heals: Restore, Renew, Reconnect Photo Contest, Gallery Exhibition

-- Game Commission Employees Receive Governor's Award For Work Protecting PA's State Bird

-- Penn Power Partners With Erie Bird Observatory To Protect Nesting Osprey, Prevent Power Outages

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-- DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Lydia Martin, PA Trails Advisory Committee

-- Keep PA Beautiful: Vote For Cox Conserves Hero Nicole Chandler-Harper By Oct. 15

-- Phipps Conservatory: Exhibit Staging Center Receives WELL Health-Safety Rating Recognition

-- EPA, PA Aggregates & Concrete Assn. Sign MOU To Expand Efforts On Environmental Stewardship

-- PA Environmental Council: 50 Years Of Civil Environmental Advocacy

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-- Environmental Hearing Board Judge Richard P. Mather Retires

-- Schuylkill River National Heritage Area Will Honor 5 Award Winners, Host International Paddling Film Festival Oct. 22 In Montgomery County

-- DEP Posts Accomplishments By Winners Of 2020 Governor's Award For Environmental Excellence

-- Westmoreland Conservation District Announces 2020 Conservation Award Winners

-- Northeast PA Environmental Partners Announce 2020 Award Recipients; Awards Program Nov. 19

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-- Trout Unlimited: Protecting Streams From Assessment Through Regulation

-- Feature: For These York County Retirees, Stewardship Is A Pastime

-- DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: David Wise, Stroud Water Research Center

-- Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership Announces Watershed Milestones Award Winners

-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership, PA Forestry Assn. Recognize 3 Women With Mira Lloyd Dock Awards

-- Wolf Administration Recognizes Recipients Of Governor's Awards For Local Government Excellence

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-- Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Commission - 40 Years Of Collaborative Cleanup

-- Wildlife Leadership Academy Awards Ralph Abele College Scholarships To 6 Teen Conservation Leaders

-- PA Forestry Assn. Recognizes Rebecca Trigger & Mark Foley With 2020 PA Tree Farm Of The Year Award; Robb Piper Tree Farm Inspector Of The Year

-- Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Canoe Creek State Park Volunteer Trail Crew

-- PA Chapter American Planning Assn. Recognizes Brandywine Conservancy's John Theilacker

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-- Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority Honors 38 Businesses, Schools, Organizations As Green Partners

-- PA American Water Systems Recognized For 20 Consecutive Years Of Excellent Tap Water

-- Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay Spotlights Work Of Volunteer Riparian Rangers In PA

-- Storm Drain Art Brings Awareness To Stormwater Pollution In The City Of York

-- DCNR Good Natured Blog: Making Progress On Streamside Forests; 2021 Buffer Summit March 10-11

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-- Bay Journal Forum: Clean Water Partnerships Accelerate Farm Conservation Efforts

-- DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Tina Englert, Friends Of Nolde Forest, 2019 Volunteer Of The Year

-- Stroud Water Research Center Celebrates The Life Of Chief Quiet Thunder

-- Ben & Sharon Peckman From Slate Ridge Dairy Farm In Franklin County Receive Leopold Conservation Award

-- Dickinson College, Lafayette College, Lehigh University, Muhlenberg College Multi-Campus Solar Project Wins Global Sustainability Award

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-- PPL Utilities Posts Winners Of Change A Little, Save A Lot Energy Efficiency Video Contest

-- PA Architects Recognized In First Awards For Commitment To The Environment, Fighting Climate Change By PA Chapter American Institute Of Architects

-- Students Recognized At Westminster College Symposium On The Environment

-- Grateful For Our Volunteers - The Department Of Conservation & Natural Resources

-- Students, Adults Recognized By PA Resources Council As Winners Of 2020 Gene Capaldi Lens On Litter Photo Contest

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-- Greg Wilson, Donegal Trout Unlimited - Another DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanian Improving Water Quality, Fish Habitat

-- PUC Highlights 2020 Accomplishments At Final Meeting Of 2020

-- Grant Twp. Indiana County Defends Itself Against Another Lawsuit By PA General Energy Company Over Its Ordinance Banning Drilling Waste Injection Wells Based On Environmental Rights Amendment

-- Sustainable Pittsburgh: Support Local, Sustainable Businesses This Holiday Season

-- PA Environmental Council - The Next 50: The Only Constant Is Change

-- Pittsburgh Mayor, Western PA Energy Consortium Win U.S. Conference Of Mayors Climate Protection Award

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-- PA, MD, VA Student Leaders Draft New Chesapeake Bay Outdoor Bill Of Rights

-- EPA Recognizes Excellence & Innovation in Clean Water Infrastructure Projects, Including Temple University Green Roof Project

-- Andrew Johnson, William Penn Foundation’s Director Of Watershed Programs, To Retire In 2021

-- PEDF Appeals Court Decision To PA Supreme Court Approving The Diversion Of $110 Million In DCNR Drilling Revenue To Pay Agency Operating Costs

-- National Assn. Of Abandoned Mine Land Programs Honors DEP's Brian Bradley

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-- DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Noel Schneeberger, Conservation Volunteer

-- DCNR Good Natured Blog: Looking Back On 5 Years Of The PA Outdoor Corps

Part II - Families Giving The Gift Of Land & Water To Future Generations

-- Kathy & Lee Clymer And Heritage Conservancy Partner To Preserve 55-Acre Clymer Farm In Bucks County

-- Michael Blehar and Beth Evans And Western PA Conservancy Partner To Preserve Forested Area, Scenic Views In Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland County

-- Merrill W. Linn Land & Waterways Conservancy Preserves Meadow Lane Farm In Snyder County

-- Allegheny Land Trust Permanently Protects Over 40 Acres Of Woodlands In Allegheny County

-- Farm Families & PA Farmland Preservation Program Preserves 39 Farms, 2,848 Acres Of Farmland

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-- Doebler Family And Appalachian Land & Conservation Partner To Permanently Protect 94-Acre Property In Clinton County

-- Love Family And Berks Nature Partner To Preserve 80-Acre Robeson Township Farm With Conservation Easement

-- DCNR Finalizes Acquisition Of 978 Acres Of Open Space In Chester Chester As Part Of White Clay Creek Preserve

-- Wildlands Conservancy Protects 27 More Acres For South Mountain Preserve In Lehigh County

-- Natural Lands Adds 82 Acres To Crow’s Nest Preserve In Chester County

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-- Manada Conservancy Preserves Property In Dauphin County Along Kittatinny Corridor

-- Daus, Dodson, and Moyer families And ClearWater Conservancy Partner To Conserve Crucial Bat Habitat In Blair County

-- Peter Giangiulio Family And Natural Lands Partner To Preserve 54-Acre Castle Rock Farm In Chester County

-- Ed and Sally Scarlett And French Creek Valley Conservancy Partner To Protect 110-Acre Donation Of Land And Habitat In Erie County

-- DiBono Family And French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust Partner To Preserve 31 Acre Farm In Chester County

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-- The Nature Conservancy-PA Protects 232 Acres Along Kittatinny Ridge In Franklin County

-- Western PA Conservancy: Honoring Earth Day By Preserving An Historic Farm In Westmoreland County

-- Western PA Conservancy Adds 19 Acres Of Forested Land To Sideling Hill Creek Conservation Area In Bedford County

-- Doug Clabaugh Family And Land Conservancy Of Adams County Partner To Preserve 87 Acres In Mt. Pleasant Twp.

-- Van Scott Family And Delaware Highlands Conservancy Partner To Establish Van Scott Nature Reserve In Wayne County

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-- Farm Families & PA Farmland Preservation Program Protects 48 New Farms, 4,432 Acres Of Farmland

-- Western PA Conservancy Acquires 50 More Acres In Loyalhanna Creek Watershed, Westmoreland County

-- Northcentral PA Conservancy Conserves 112 Acres Adjacent To Loyalsock State Forest, Lycoming County

-- The Nature Conservancy-PA Protects 127 Acres On Kittatinny Ridge In Schuylkill County

-- Natural Lands Helps Add 14 Acres To Nockamixon State Park In Bucks County

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-- Allegheny Land Trust Protects 155 Acres In Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County

-- Westmoreland Conservancy Expands King Reserve By 26 Acres

-- Eden Hill Conservancy Donates Conservation Easements On 207 Acres In Huntingdon County To Western PA Conservancy

-- Kerry Brace Donates 21 Acres To French Creek Valley Conservancy In Crawford County

-- York County Rail Trail Authority Purchases 8.5 Miles Of Dormant Rail Line Near Spring Grove

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-- Jessica Neff-Boyd And Natural Lands Partner To Permanently Protect Farm That’s Home To 400-Year-Old Penn Oak In Chester County

-- Heritage Conservancy, DCNR Add 118-Acre Farm To Delaware Canal State Park In Bucks County

-- Farm Families & PA Farmland Farmland Preservation Program Protects 2,512 Acres, 33 Farms

-- Heritage Conservancy Facilitates Preservation Of Highly Visible, 97-acre Farm In Bedminster Twp., Bucks County

-- B. Kenneth Simon Family And Western PA Conservancy Partner To Lead Ohiopyle Stream Restoration In Fayette County

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-- Allegheny Land Trust Protects Historic Log Home In Allegheny County

-- Globally Rare Butterfly Found At New Site In Huntingdon County; PennDOT Partners With Fish & Wildlife Service To Save Habitat

-- Nature Conservancy Announces Planned 1,058 Acre Expansion Of Cove Mountain Preserve In Perry County

-- Central PA Conservancy Preserves 404 Acres Of Land On Peters Mountain, Dauphin County

-- Western PA Conservancy Protects 561 Acres In Popular Elk Viewing Area Of Elk County

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-- Willistown Conservation Trust Preserves 15 More Acres In Chester County

-- Wildlands Conservancy Protects Additional 187 Acres In Lehigh County

-- Berks Nature Closes On A Conservation Easement For 100+ Acre Olivet Blue Mountain Camp

-- Farm Families And PA Farmland Protection Program Permanently Protect 2,224 Acres Of Farmland On 25 Farms

-- Natural Lands Protects Part Of Brandywine Battlefield In Chester County

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-- Heritage Conservancy Facilitates Preservation Of Two Farms, A Riverbank In Bucks County

-- Western PA Conservancy Protects 35 Acre Wetland In French Creek Watershed, Erie County

-- Western PA Conservancy Protects 173 Acres Of Farmland, Forestland In Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland County

-- Historic Highlands Mansion, 44-Acre Grounds Now Preserved In Montgomery County

-- Farm Families & PA Farmland Preservation Program Permanently Protect 14,727 Acres Of Farmland In 2020

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-- The Witmer Family & Manada Conservancy Permanently Protect 89 Acres Of Woodland Along Kittatinny Ridge In Dauphin County

-- The Miller Family's Farm, Stream Restoration Adventure - 4 Years Later In Berks County

-- Bart & Vivian Bartolacci Make Woods & Water Conservation Gift To The Future In Monroe County

-- Tim & Aurora Hughes, Saly Glassman & Ira Berman Partnered With Wissahickon Trails To Protect 31 Acres Of Watershed Land In Montgomery County

-- Christina Smith & Berks Nature Permanently Protect 70 Acres Of Farm, Forest, Watershed Lands In Berks County

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-- Paul & Cynthia Black, Bob & Shelley Casciato And French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust Protect 54 Acres In Chester County

-- Ralph Streibig Protects 70 Acres With The Lancaster Conservancy In York County In Memory Of His Family

Thank you again for your leadership and all your great work!

We invite you to submit your own story:  PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com.

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[Posted December 23, 2020]  PA Environment Digest