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• Q&A: Lori Brennan, Executive Director of The Nature Conservancy

  Main Line Today | September 30, 2020

  In this interview, PA/DE Executive Director Lori Brennan discusses the chapter's conservation priorities and future projects amid the challenges of Covid-19.

• New Funding Announced to Support Advanced Nutrient Management in Chesapeake Watershed

  Press Release | September 21, 2020

  Mid-Atlantic 4R Association announces a grant award of nearly $1 million dollar over 3-years from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to increase advanced nutrient management practices on farms in Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland. The grant will support TNC and our agribusiness partners to identify opportunities for advanced practices on at least 30,000 acres by engaging over 300 individual farmers. Mid-Atlantic 4R is a partnership of agribusinesses, researchers, government agencies, and conservation groups (including TNC) that work with local farmers to ensure that they are managing their nutrients to help ensure cleaner local rivers and a healthier Chesapeake Bay.

• NRCS-PA Invests $2 Million In Carbon Markets Project with TNC PA/DE

  Press Release | September 17, 2020

  USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service-PA announced a $2 million investment for an innovative conservation project in Pennsylvania and New York through Regional Conservation Partnership Program Alternative Funding Arrangements. This project aims to permanently protect 3,600 acres and improve the condition of these lands through forest management plans and best management practices.

  The "Improving Forest Health Through Aggregation" project submitted by The Nature Conservancy PA/DE Chapter will test a new forest carbon and easement aggregation model to-- 1) enable the protection of significantly more forested headwaters properties than has been possible to date; 2) increase the amount of forestland under certified forest management; and 3) ensure continued production of high-quality drinking water resources throughout the Upper Delaware River Watershed.

• Major Planned Expansion of Cove Mountain Preserve Announced

  Press Release | September 8, 2020

  The Pennsylvania and Delaware chapter of The Nature Conservancy announced today that it is preparing a major expansion of the Cove Mountain Preserve, which will create a 14-mile stretch of protected land along the Kittatinny Ridge critical for species adaptation to climate change.  This purchase will expand the size of the preserve from 353 to 1,411 acres, connecting the existing Cove Mountain Preserve trails to Pennsylvania state game lands.

• New beer from Hershey brewer to benefit critical wild spaces

  Penn Live | August 18, 2020

  Trail Day, a new limited-edition beer from Troegs Independent Brewing in Hershey, will help protect Pennsylvania’s ecologically important Kittatinny Ridge. TNC is partnering with Troegs in the limited-edition release.