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Success Stories

Heritage Conservancy Protects 37 Acres of Critical Habitat

In 2010, Heritage Conservancy received a Community Conservation Partnerships Program (C2P2) grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for open space preservation in Durham Township, Bucks County. Funds were used to acquire conservation easements on approximately 37 acres of land along Mine Hill Road. The area is now known as the Rattlesnake and Mine Hill Wildlife Preservation Trust property.

Mill Creek Improvements Benefit Communities Downstream

Mill Creek is one of Westmoreland County’s natural treasures. Now, it is even better. Growing Greener funding supported much-needed projects to stabilize the streambank and reduce the amount of sediment entering this exceptional waterway. Mill Creek is an important tributary of Loyalhanna Creek, which supplies drinking water for residents of Ligonier Township and affects water […]

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RELATED WEB RESOURCES:

ConserveLand.org
Growing Greener Coalition
PA Environment Digest
KeystoneFund.org

This website is maintained by the Pennsylvania Land Trust Association with support from the Community Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Stewardship Fund under the administration of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Recreation and Conservation.

Please note that the Association does not manage Growing Greener or the Environmental Stewardship Fund. Nor does the Growing Greener Coalition. This is the responsibility of the state agencies authorized under law: DCNR, DEP, PDA, and PennVEST.