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PA State Conservation Commission Wins Natural Resource Education Champion Award

PA Environment Daily

The PA Association of Natural Resources Extension Professionals has selected the Pennsylvania State Conservation Commission as their 2024 Natural Resource Education Champion award recipient for their unwavering support and partnership in advancing agricultural and environmental education in the Commonwealth.

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Nominations Now Being Accepted For Wildlife Leadership Academy Student Conservation Ambassadors Program

PA Environment Daily

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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‘Legacy’ Forests. ‘Restoration’ Logging. The New Jargon of Conservation Is Awash in Ambiguity. And Politics

Inside Climate News

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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ClearWater Conservancy Awarded $750,000 RCAP Funding For New Community Conservation Center In Centre County

PA Environment Daily

On November 4, ClearWater Conservancy announced it has been awarded $750,000 in grant funding from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program to support the construction of a new Community Conservation Center in the heart of the Spring Creek Watershed. This grant is a fantastic opportunity for our community,” said Rep.

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DCNR Announces $79.4 Million In Grants To Support 307 Recreation, Land Conservation, Tree Planting Projects Across Pennsylvania; Next Grant Round Opens Jan. 21

PA Environment Daily

On November 12, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced the investment of $79.4 million in grants to support 307 projects across Pennsylvania, aimed at expanding recreational opportunities, conserving natural spaces, and revitalizing communities.

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Natural Lands, ClearWater Conservancy Announce The Preservation Of 667 Acres In Huntingdon County

PA Environment Daily

On November 25, Natural Lands and ClearWater Conservancy announced the preservation of the 667-acre Ridge Farm in Jackson and Miller Townships, Huntingdon County. The property is now under a conservation easement with Natural Lands that will forever protect the forest and streams, and the wildlife that call these places home.

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DCNR Now Accepting Applications For Recreation, Land Conservation, Riparian Buffers Thru April 2

PA Environment Daily

On January 22, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources opened the latest round of Community Conservation Partnerships Program funding for communities across Pennsylvania to fund parks, recreation, land conservation and riparian buffer projects. The deadline to apply is April 2.