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updated 09/20/25

Overview of Pennsylvania’s Recreational Use of Land and Water Act

updated 09/17/25

Model Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants

updated 09/16/25

Model Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants

updated 08/22/25

The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania

updated 08/13/25

New Model Documents for Conservation Easement Administration

updated 08/13/25

added 08/11/25

Strategic Consulting Partners

updated 08/08/25

Model Correction to Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants

added 08/08/25

Correcting Errors in Recorded Grants of Conservation Easement

updated 08/08/25

Correcting Errors in Recorded Grants of Conservation Easement

added 07/25/25

New Model Documents for Conservation Easement Administration

updated 07/15/25

Adding to Land Under Conservation Easement

updated 07/15/25

Model Amendment of Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants

updated 07/15/25

Model Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants

added 07/15/25

Model Naturalized Landscape Ordinance with Commentary

added 06/27/25

Correcting Errors in Recorded Grants of Conservation Easement

updated 06/20/25

Model Correction to Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants

updated 06/19/25

Adding to Land Under Conservation Easement

added 06/19/25

Model Correction to Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants

updated 06/13/25

Model Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants

added 06/12/25

Ethan Tapper's — What Does it Mean to Love A Forest?

updated 06/06/25

An Essential Guide to SWOT Analysis

updated 06/03/25

Model Baseline Documentation Acknowledgment with Commentary

updated 06/03/25

Community Visioning

updated 06/01/25

Model Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants

updated 05/29/25

Model Stewardship Funding Covenant with Commentary

updated 05/28/25

Model Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants

updated 05/21/25

Legal Considerations for Stewardship Funding Arrangements

updated 05/21/25

Legal Considerations for Stewardship Funding Arrangements: Binding Present and Future Landowners to Present Promises

updated 05/20/25

Making Restricted Gifts

added 05/19/25

The Problem with Non-Perpetual Conservation Easements

updated 05/05/25

Baseline Documentation

added 05/05/25

Baseline Documentation

updated 05/05/25

Land Protection 101

added 04/23/25

Land Protection 101

updated 04/22/25

Model Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants

updated 04/22/25

Enforceability of Restrictions on Division of Eased Land in Pennsylvania

updated 04/22/25

Subdivision and Transfer Restrictions in Grants of Conservation Easement

updated 04/21/25

Subdivision and Transfer Restrictions in Grants of Conservation Easement

added 04/21/25

Subdivision and Transfer Restrictions in Grants of Conservation Easement

added 04/21/25

Enforceability of Restrictions on Division of Eased Land in Pennsylvania

updated 04/21/25

Enforceability of Restrictions on Division of Eased Land in Pennsylvania

updated 04/21/25

A Conservation Easement Is Not a Voluntary Agreement

updated 04/21/25

Land Trust Standards and Practices

updated 04/21/25

A Guided Tour of the Conservation Easement Enabling Statutes

updated 04/17/25

The Nature of the Conservation Easement and the Document Granting It

added 04/17/25

A Conservation Easement Is Not a Voluntary Agreement

updated 04/17/25

A Conservation Easement Is Not a Voluntary Agreement

updated 04/16/25

A Conservation Easement Is Not a Voluntary Agreement

updated 04/14/25

A Conservation Easement Is Not a Voluntary Agreement

added 04/11/25

A Conservation Easement Is Not a Voluntary Agreement

updated 04/11/25

Chris Blaze, PLS

added 04/10/25

A Guided Tour of the Conservation Easement Enabling Statutes

added 03/28/25

Enforceability of Restrictions on Division of Eased Land in Pennsylvania

added 03/28/25

Subdivision and Transfer Restrictions in Grants of Conservation Easement

updated 03/19/25

Model Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants

updated 03/18/25

Model Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants

updated 03/13/25

Model Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants

added 03/13/25

T.C. Memo. 2015-43: Balsam Mountain Investments, LLC

updated 03/12/25

Placing Transfer Fees in Grants of Conservation Easement

updated 03/12/25

Placing Transfer Fees in Grants of Conservation Easement

updated 03/12/25

Model Stewardship Cost Calculator

updated 02/27/25

Model Stewardship Cost Calculator

updated 02/13/25

Model Conservation Easement Donation Agreement with Commentary

updated 02/13/25

Model Baseline Documentation Acknowledgment with Commentary

added 02/12/25

Baseline Documentation

updated 02/10/25

Pennsylvania Annual Trail Reports

updated 02/07/25

Model Conservation Easement Donation Agreement with Commentary

updated 02/04/25

Project Planning Grants

added 02/04/25

2025 PA Land Conservation Conference Scholarships

added 01/24/25

Pass-Through Projects: A Land Conservation Roundtable

added 01/24/25

Conservation Easement Donation Agreements: When, Why, and How?

updated 01/23/25

Model Conservation Easement Donation Agreement with Commentary

added 01/22/25

Project Planning Grants

updated 01/21/25

Model Conservation Easement Donation Agreement with Commentary

updated 01/16/25

Model Compliance Statement with Commentary

updated 01/10/25

Identifying and Prioritizing Streamside Forest Planting Sites in Pennsylvania Using GIS

added 01/10/25

updated 01/06/25

Model Policy for Acting on Owner Requests for Review, Waiver, and Interpretation

updated 01/02/25

Model Policy for Acting on Owner Requests for Review, Waiver, and Interpretation

added 12/19/24

Conservation by Design Case Studies: 2016-2024

added 12/19/24

Rural by Design (2nd edition)

added 12/09/24

Abbreviations in Pennsylvania Conservation

added 12/09/24

Abbreviations in Pennsylvania Conservation

updated 11/11/24

Gwendolyn Lacy, Esq.

added 11/08/24

Gwendolyn Lacy, Esq.

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

updated 11/06/24

Toolkit to Address Free-ranging Domestic Cats (Felis catus) on Agency Lands Managed for Native Wildlife and Ecosystem Health

updated 11/06/24

Summary of Active Deer Management Options

updated 11/06/24

Stream Restoration Project Shows Benefits of Removing Legacy Sediments

updated 11/06/24

PA DCNR Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Plan

updated 11/06/24

A Guide to the Conservation of Forest Interior Dwelling Birds in the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area

updated 11/06/24

Natural Lands Trust Regulated Hunting Program

updated 11/06/24

Natural Lands Hazard Tree Program

updated 11/06/24

Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change

updated 11/06/24

Assessment Methodology for Streams and Rivers

updated 11/06/24

Invasive Species Plant List

updated 11/06/24

updated 11/06/24

Native Plant List for Landscaping

updated 11/06/24

Native Plant List for Restoration Planting

updated 11/06/24

Native Plant List for Urban Yards and Containers

updated 11/06/24

Table of Online Tools to Support Land Stewardship Decisions and Actions

updated 11/06/24

Ohio Rapid Assessment Method for Wetlands v. 5.0

updated 11/06/24

Rapid Bioassessment Protocols for Use in Streams and Wadeable Rivers: Periphyton, Benthic Macroinvertebrates, and fish.

updated 11/06/24

Water Quality Monitoring Protocols for Streams and Rivers

updated 11/06/24

Stewardship Handbook Additional Resources Table

updated 11/01/24

Model Conservation Easement Donation Agreement with Commentary

added 10/31/24

Model Baseline Documentation Acknowledgment with Commentary

updated 10/29/24

Model Conservation Easement Donation Agreement with Commentary

added 10/28/24

Chris Blaze, PLS

updated 10/28/24

Purchase Options

updated 10/23/24

updated 10/23/24

Unowned Cat Management

updated 10/23/24

Native Plant Recommendations

updated 10/23/24

Agricultural Conservation Easement Purchase Program

updated 10/23/24

Agricultural Conservation Easement Purchase Program

updated 10/23/24

Agricultural Security Areas

updated 10/23/24

Agricultural Security Areas

added 10/22/24

Table of Online Tools to Support Land Stewardship Decisions and Actions

added 10/22/24

Stewardship Handbook Additional Resources Table

updated 10/22/24

Recreational Use

updated 10/22/24

Tree Selection and Planting

updated 10/22/24

Invasive Plants

updated 10/22/24

Habitat Improvements for Native Wildlife

updated 10/22/24

Deer Management

updated 10/22/24

Addressing Climate Change on Natural Lands

updated 10/22/24

Wetland Management

updated 10/22/24

Water Resources

updated 10/22/24

Shrubland Management

updated 10/22/24

Making the Most of Human Engineered Areas

updated 10/22/24

Grassland and Meadow Management

updated 10/22/24

Forest Management

updated 10/22/24

Major Natural Resources

updated 10/22/24

Preparing a Stewardship Plan

updated 10/21/24

Model Release of Liability Form

updated 10/21/24

Model Permission for Encroachment

updated 10/21/24

Model Consent, Non-Disturbance, and Subordination Agreement with Commentary, 2nd edition

updated 10/21/24

Model Assignment of Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants

updated 10/21/24

Acting on Owner Requests for Review, Waiver, and Interpretation Regarding Conservation Easements

updated 10/21/24

Model Trail License Agreement with Commentary

updated 10/21/24

Model Trail Easement Agreement with Commentary

updated 10/21/24

Model Grant of Trail Easement with Commentary: A Short Form Alternative to the Model Trail Easement Agreement

updated 10/21/24

Model Grant of Fishing and Boating Access Easement

updated 10/21/24

Model Grant of Access Easement for Environmental Stewardship with Commentary, 2nd edition

updated 10/21/24

Model Fishing Access Agreement and Commentary

updated 10/21/24

Model Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants for Riparian Buffer Protection

updated 10/21/24

Model Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants

updated 10/21/24

Model Amendment of Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants

updated 10/21/24

Adding to Land Under Conservation Easement

updated 10/21/24

Model Conservation Easement Donation Agreement with Commentary

updated 10/17/24

Recreational Use

added 10/17/24

Native Plant List for Restoration Planting

added 10/17/24

Native Plant List for Urban Yards and Containers

added 10/17/24

Native Plant List for Landscaping

added 10/17/24

Native Plant Recommendations

updated 10/17/24

Key Concept: Good, Better, Best

added 10/17/24

Key Concept: What is Native?

added 10/16/24

Habitat Improvements for Native Wildlife

added 10/14/24

Prescribed Fire

updated 10/14/24

Unowned Cat Management

added 10/14/24

Wetland Management

added 10/14/24

Shrubland Management

added 10/14/24

Making the Most of Human Engineered Areas

added 10/14/24

Major Natural Resources

added 10/14/24

Key Concept: Sustainable Stewardship

added 10/14/24

Key Concept: Fragmentation

updated 10/14/24

Key Concept: Good, Better, Best