Legal Planet

APRIL 11, 2022

But energy conservation is important for reasons that go beyond the direct effect on emissions. Before I get to the reasons, I need to explain what I mean by energy conservation and why it’s different than energy efficiency. The idea of energy conservation is simple: reduce the total amount of energy you’re using.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 9, 2023

Conservation easements protect the region’s depleted groundwater. Pragmatic ingenuity is being applied here to overcome them, including a new easement program that uses federal and state tax benefits to conserve groundwater. Easements are the latest step in a developing strategy to meet Colorado’s water conservation directive.

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Yale E360

APRIL 6, 2023

Some analysts say such schemes have the potential to boost conservation, but others are skeptical. Backed by the UN, an alliance of conservationists and policymakers is devising new ways to finance the preservation of biodiversity by placing economic values on ecosystems. Read more on E360 →

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2024

Join the Central PA Conservancy for a September 9 webinar starting at 6:00 p.m. on how you can become a volunteer conservation easement monitor. Visit the Central PA Conservancy website to learn more about land conservation. Posted: August 27, 2024] PA Environment Digest

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Our first post in this series explored initial themes from the Census, while this post offers a deeper dive into conservation practices. A Mixed But Positive Picture The 2022 Agricultural Census paints a mixed but generally positive picture of conservation. Editor’s Note: This post is part of a multi-part blog series.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Photo credit: NRCS EDITOR’S NOTE: On October 9, 2024, NSAC released Stewarding Success: CSP Under the 2018 Farm Bill , a comprehensive analysis of the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) over the course of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill). billion over five years to bolster USDA conservation programs , including $3.25

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 23, 2024

On October 23, ClearWater Conservancy announced it has received a $2 million grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission through the Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) initiative. The Congressman's support was essential to secure this grant and is greatly appreciated."

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The ClearWater Conservancy recently finalized an agreement to permanently conserve a 9.85-acre The landowners sought a conservation easement on the property to highlight and preserve the historic and environmental attributes of the site. Visit the ClearWater Conservancy website for more information on land conservation.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The Wildlife Leadership Academy is now accepting nominations for the Student Conservation Ambassadors Program for students ages 14 to 17. This is the ideal summer field school for students who are interested in conservation and the outdoors! The deadline for nominations is February 28, 2025.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The evening highlighted the Campaign to Connect, a vital fundraising initiative aimed at accelerating local conservation efforts and establishing the Center along a quarter mile of Spring Creek in Houserville, at the heart of the Spring Creek Watershed. Beth and Matt Powell receive this award for their unwavering support of ClearWater.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

On November 8, the French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust announced the completion of a voluntary conservation agreement with Noel and Janae Billingsley, which ensures the permanent protection of their historic 23-acre farmstead in East Coventry Township, Chester County -- a property that has been in their family for three generations.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 14, 2024

Premier Doug Ford has forced Ontario’s 36 Conservation Areas to set the table for a province-wide land buffet for developers. By December 31, 2024, Conservation Areas must create an inventory of “land which is suitable for the purposes of housing and housing infrastructure” for disposal as surplus lands.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 18, 2024

The Land Conservancy of Adams County has announced a conservation easement donated by Hugh and Nell Matthews on 37.7 According to LCAC, a conservation easement is a voluntary land protection agreement between a private landowner and a land trust such as the Land Conservancy. Reprinted from the WeConservePA website.)

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 8, 2024

On July 8, the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy released a new video highlighting the Youth Conservation Corps’ recently completed a 50-mile paddling Perki-Bay Expedition following three Pennsylvania waterways. PWCC is a free program for all local high school students that are interested in conservation and the environment.

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The Applied Ecologist

MARCH 29, 2024

Shortlisted for the Chico Mendes Prize 2023 In this blog post, author Molly Mitchell describe her team’s Practice Insights article which demonstrates the value of using multiple models and data to inform marsh management, conservation and restoration practices.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The Pennsylvania Society for Ornithology (PSO), with statewide membership, is looking for businesses to apply as Sponsoring Partners in our annual PA Breeding Bird Blitz for Conservation (B4C) to be held June 6 – 16, 2025.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 7, 2024

WeConservePA released the 2023 Conserved Land Census which shows 187,626 acres of land have been conserved in Pennsylvania between 2014 to 2023-- an average of 51 acres a day. 42,936 acres were conserved through land acquisition and 68,228 acres conserved through 920 easements. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Everything we do is guided by our mission statement: “ Pike County Conservation District is committed to the long-term protection and sustainable use of Pike County’s natural resources. This means we do lots of different things to conserve our community’s natural resources from different angles.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JULY 8, 2024

Farmers also need expanded support to access conservation programs through on-the-ground technical assistance, including specialized support for grass-based production and underserved producers. Conservation Technical Assistance Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) is the backbone of NRCS’ conservation programs.

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National Law Center

JULY 30, 2024

The post Farm Bill 2024: Themes in the Proposed Conservation Titles appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. The Farm Bill is an omnibus bill enacted approximately every five years that authorizes and funds most programs administered by the.

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Cool Green Science

JULY 8, 2024

The rich lands and waters of Colombia’s department (state) of Vichada are valued around the world for their biodiversity, which in […] The post The Curito: Guardian of Orinoquia Conservation and Tradition appeared first on Cool Green Science.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

On December 4, the Federal Highway Administration and the US Fish and Wildlife Service Center for Pollinator Conservation will host an online Pollinator Conservation and Transportation Symposium from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

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The Applied Ecologist

AUGUST 29, 2024

Angus Retallack explains how, using remote sensing data over a 22-year observation period, vegetation recovery after the removal of livestock and the introduction of conservation-focused management can be assessed. Sustainable use and conservation of these …

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

On November 12, after nearly a decade of legislative efforts to conduct a study of wildlife conservation corridors, Reps. Many thanks to everyone who laid this important foundational work to conserve more of Pennsylvania.” The study was conducted as a result of the adoption of House Resolution 87. Daley said.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2024

The Conservation Fund has transferred more than 19,800 acres of forestland along the Clarion River in Elk County and Kinzua Creek in McKean County to the Western PA Conservancy. Since the 1970s, the Western PA Conservancy has permanently protected thousands of acres of land across the region through conservation easements.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 1, 2024

To help agriculture professionals who are beginning their journey in agricultural conservation, the Center for Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training administered by Penn State Extension is launching a new monthly webinar series-- Conservation Cornerstone-- that will take place in August, September and October.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

On November 7, LehighValleyNews.com reported Pennsylvania Audubon recognized Daniel Klem , Director of the Muhlenberg College Acopian Center for Ornithology , with the Walt Pomeroy Conservation Award. It is my hope that this award will draw further attention to the important conservation issue for birds and people,” Klem said.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

APRIL 15, 2024

This week, farmers, consumers, and advocates across the country are making calls to Congress with a central message: pass a farm bill for all farmers that centers conservation, not consolidation. This week is the Farm Bill for All Farmers Week of Action: Conservation Not Consolidation. Now is the time to act. Take Action!

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Inside Climate News

OCTOBER 14, 2024

By Nathan Gilles, Columbia Insight In 2019, conservation activist and longtime Washington state resident Stephen Kropp did something he’d never done before: he explored a forest managed as state trust land by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources.

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National Law Center

APRIL 16, 2024

The post FWS Streamline ESA Voluntary Conservation Programs appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) have issued a final rule to update the implementing regulations for Section 10.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 9, 2024

The Delaware Highlands Conservancy is a nonprofit land trust operating Pike and Wayne Counties in Pennsylvania and Sullivan and Delaware Counties in New York. on May 21, May 29, and June 7, the Conservancy is hosting an informative Monitoring Volunteer Training session at the Van Scott Nature Reserve in Beach Lake, Wayne County, PA.

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Cool Green Science

JANUARY 21, 2024

The post Borax Lake Chub: Conserving a High Desert Survivor appeared first on Cool Green Science. This fish has adapted to a lake high in arsenic and heavy metals. But human activity poses a greater challenge.

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NRDC

AUGUST 4, 2023

DePaul University’s environmental science students Jade Aponte and Elene Drosos speak with NRDC about their passion for conservation and what they think the movement needs.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

OCTOBER 9, 2024

This comprehensive analysis delves into Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) enrollment from fiscal year (FY) 2019 to 2023, uncovering trends in program spending and practices that have significantly enhanced environmental outcomes at the farm, state, and national levels. million additional acres enrolled in FY23.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Environment Minister Rebecca Shultz have allowed this demonstrably wrong belief to go unchallenged, becoming the Alberta United Conservative Party’s (UCP) default stance on climate change.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 21, 2024

By Chris Canfield & Dana Flowers, Penn State Extension The Inaugural Agriculture Conservation Assistance Program Conservation Conference wrapped up on June 6 at Toftrees Resort in State College, PA. Karl Brown Recognized The recipient of the Karl Brown Award for Conservation Leadership was Karl Brown.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The Cumberland Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited is now accepting applications for the 30th Rivers Conservation and Fly Fishing Youth Camp to be held June 15 to 20 at Messiah University in Cumberland County. Application deadline December 31. This is not just a fly fishing camp.

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