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updated 10/22/25
Not a Charitable Trust: The Donated Conservation Easement in Pennsylvania
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updated 10/22/25
Delineating Conservation Easement Boundaries and Protection Areas
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updated 10/22/25
Amend OR Amend and Restate: Matching Approach to Situation When Making Changes to a Conservation Easement
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updated 10/22/25
Guide to the Conservation and Preservation Easements Act: Pennsylvania Act 29 of 2001
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added 10/21/25
WeConservePA Participation Agreements
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updated 10/16/25
Model Naturalized Landscape Ordinance with Commentary
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updated 10/15/25
Conservation Easements: An Introduction for Private Landowners
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updated 10/15/25
Conservation Easements
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updated 10/14/25
Federal Tax Deductibility of Conservation Easement Donations
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updated 09/20/25
Overview of Pennsylvania’s Recreational Use of Land and Water Act
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updated 09/17/25
Model Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants
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updated 09/16/25
Model Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants
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updated 08/22/25
The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania
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updated 08/13/25
New Model Documents for Conservation Easement Administration
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updated 08/13/25
Tree Ordinance
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added 08/11/25
Strategic Consulting Partners
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updated 08/08/25
Model Correction to Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants
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added 08/08/25
Correcting Errors in Recorded Grants of Conservation Easement
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updated 08/08/25
Correcting Errors in Recorded Grants of Conservation Easement
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added 07/25/25
New Model Documents for Conservation Easement Administration
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updated 07/15/25
Adding to Land Under Conservation Easement
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updated 07/15/25
Model Amendment of Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants
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updated 07/15/25
Model Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants
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added 07/15/25
Model Naturalized Landscape Ordinance with Commentary
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added 06/27/25
Correcting Errors in Recorded Grants of Conservation Easement
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updated 06/20/25
Model Correction to Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants
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updated 06/19/25
Adding to Land Under Conservation Easement
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added 06/19/25
Model Correction to Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants
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updated 06/13/25
Model Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants
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added 06/12/25
Ethan Tapper's — What Does it Mean to Love A Forest?
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updated 06/06/25
An Essential Guide to SWOT Analysis
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updated 06/03/25
Model Baseline Documentation Acknowledgment with Commentary
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updated 06/03/25
Community Visioning
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updated 06/01/25
Model Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants
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updated 05/29/25
Model Stewardship Funding Covenant with Commentary
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updated 05/28/25
Model Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants
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updated 05/21/25
Legal Considerations for Stewardship Funding Arrangements
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updated 05/21/25
Legal Considerations for Stewardship Funding Arrangements: Binding Present and Future Landowners to Present Promises
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updated 05/20/25
Making Restricted Gifts
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added 05/19/25
The Problem with Non-Perpetual Conservation Easements
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updated 05/05/25
Baseline Documentation
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added 05/05/25
Baseline Documentation
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updated 05/05/25
Land Protection 101
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added 04/23/25
Land Protection 101
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updated 04/22/25
Model Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants
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updated 04/22/25
Enforceability of Restrictions on Division of Eased Land in Pennsylvania
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updated 04/22/25
Subdivision and Transfer Restrictions in Grants of Conservation Easement
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updated 04/21/25
Subdivision and Transfer Restrictions in Grants of Conservation Easement
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added 04/21/25
Subdivision and Transfer Restrictions in Grants of Conservation Easement
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added 04/21/25
Enforceability of Restrictions on Division of Eased Land in Pennsylvania
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updated 04/21/25
Enforceability of Restrictions on Division of Eased Land in Pennsylvania
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updated 04/21/25
A Conservation Easement Is Not a Voluntary Agreement
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updated 04/21/25
Land Trust Standards and Practices
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updated 04/21/25
A Guided Tour of the Conservation Easement Enabling Statutes
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updated 04/17/25
The Nature of the Conservation Easement and the Document Granting It
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added 04/17/25
A Conservation Easement Is Not a Voluntary Agreement
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updated 04/17/25
A Conservation Easement Is Not a Voluntary Agreement
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updated 04/16/25
A Conservation Easement Is Not a Voluntary Agreement
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updated 04/14/25
A Conservation Easement Is Not a Voluntary Agreement
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added 04/11/25
A Conservation Easement Is Not a Voluntary Agreement
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updated 04/11/25
Chris Blaze, PLS
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added 04/10/25
A Guided Tour of the Conservation Easement Enabling Statutes
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added 03/28/25
Enforceability of Restrictions on Division of Eased Land in Pennsylvania
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added 03/28/25
Subdivision and Transfer Restrictions in Grants of Conservation Easement
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updated 03/19/25
Model Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants
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updated 03/18/25
Model Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants
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updated 03/13/25
Model Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants
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added 03/13/25
T.C. Memo. 2015-43: Balsam Mountain Investments, LLC
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updated 03/12/25
Placing Transfer Fees in Grants of Conservation Easement
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updated 03/12/25
Placing Transfer Fees in Grants of Conservation Easement
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updated 03/12/25
Model Stewardship Cost Calculator
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updated 02/27/25
Model Stewardship Cost Calculator
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updated 02/13/25
Model Conservation Easement Donation Agreement with Commentary
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updated 02/13/25
Model Baseline Documentation Acknowledgment with Commentary
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added 02/12/25
Baseline Documentation
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updated 02/10/25
Pennsylvania Annual Trail Reports
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updated 02/07/25
Model Conservation Easement Donation Agreement with Commentary
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updated 02/04/25
Project Planning Grants
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added 02/04/25
2025 PA Land Conservation Conference Scholarships
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added 01/24/25
Pass-Through Projects: A Land Conservation Roundtable
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added 01/24/25
Conservation Easement Donation Agreements: When, Why, and How?
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updated 01/23/25
Model Conservation Easement Donation Agreement with Commentary
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added 01/22/25
Project Planning Grants
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updated 01/21/25
Model Conservation Easement Donation Agreement with Commentary
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updated 01/16/25
Model Compliance Statement with Commentary
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updated 01/10/25
Identifying and Prioritizing Streamside Forest Planting Sites in Pennsylvania Using GIS
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added 01/10/25
Irina Beal
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updated 01/06/25
Model Policy for Acting on Owner Requests for Review, Waiver, and Interpretation
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updated 01/02/25
Model Policy for Acting on Owner Requests for Review, Waiver, and Interpretation
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added 12/19/24
Conservation by Design Case Studies: 2016-2024
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added 12/19/24
Rural by Design (2nd edition)
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added 12/09/24
Abbreviations in Pennsylvania Conservation
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added 12/09/24
Abbreviations in Pennsylvania Conservation
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updated 11/11/24
Gwendolyn Lacy, Esq.
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added 11/08/24
Gwendolyn Lacy, Esq.
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updated 11/06/24
Using applied social science disciplines to implement creative outdoor cat management solutions and avoid the trap of one-size-fits-all policies
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updated 11/06/24
Toolkit to Address Free-ranging Domestic Cats (Felis catus) on Agency Lands Managed for Native Wildlife and Ecosystem Health
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updated 11/06/24
Summary of Active Deer Management Options
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updated 11/06/24
Stream Restoration Project Shows Benefits of Removing Legacy Sediments
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updated 11/06/24
PA DCNR Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Plan
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updated 11/06/24
A Guide to the Conservation of Forest Interior Dwelling Birds in the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area
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updated 11/06/24
Natural Lands Trust Regulated Hunting Program
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updated 11/06/24
Natural Lands Hazard Tree Program
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updated 11/06/24
Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change
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updated 11/06/24
Assessment Methodology for Streams and Rivers
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updated 11/06/24
Invasive Species Plant List
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updated 11/06/24
Cats Indoors
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updated 11/06/24
Native Plant List for Landscaping
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updated 11/06/24
Native Plant List for Restoration Planting
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updated 11/06/24
Native Plant List for Urban Yards and Containers
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updated 11/06/24
Table of Online Tools to Support Land Stewardship Decisions and Actions
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updated 11/06/24
Ohio Rapid Assessment Method for Wetlands v. 5.0
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updated 11/06/24
Rapid Bioassessment Protocols for Use in Streams and Wadeable Rivers: Periphyton, Benthic Macroinvertebrates, and fish.
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updated 11/06/24
Water Quality Monitoring Protocols for Streams and Rivers
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updated 11/06/24
Stewardship Handbook Additional Resources Table
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updated 11/01/24
Model Conservation Easement Donation Agreement with Commentary
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added 10/31/24
Model Baseline Documentation Acknowledgment with Commentary
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updated 10/29/24
Model Conservation Easement Donation Agreement with Commentary
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added 10/28/24
Chris Blaze, PLS
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updated 10/28/24
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