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This map displays conserved land in Pennsylvania. It includes public land owned by the federal government, Pennsylvania state government, and local county and municipal governments. It also includes privately conserved land owned by land trusts. Finally, it includes conservation easements, which are held by both governments and land trusts. Data are updated quarterly via the Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA).
This map contains 99% of government protected land and 95% of land trust protected land in Pennsylvania. Attribute fields include site name, brief categorical description, owner or easement holder name, acres, and a link to the site's or owner's website, if available.
This map was assembled and is maintained by WeConservePA under contract for the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. For more information, visit our home page and ConservationTools.
Acquisition of Land & Easements
Stewardship of Fee-Owned Lands
Stewardship of Eased Lands
Recreation, Park and Open Space Plans
Farmland Preservation
What Is a Land Trust?
Land trusts seek to bring lasting conservation benefits to people. Working cooperatively with landowners, these charitable organizations acquire land or conservation easements, or manage land or easements, for conservation purposes.
The purposes may include:
• protecting water quality
• conserving wildlife
• providing fishing, hunting, birdwatching, or other recreation
• creating new parks, trails, game lands, or other public spaces
• assuring the availability of forestland for timber production
• preserving productive farmland in support of farm economies
• treating abandoned mine drainage or restoring damaged lands
• reducing flooding or sequestering carbon
• preserving scenic views
• establishing neighborhood gardens • meeting any number of other community needs
Many land trusts also maintain trails and other outdoor recreational facilities, run education programs, restore streams and riparian forest buffers, help municipalities with land-use planning, or engage in... |
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This map displays conserved land in Pennsylvania. It includes public land owned by the federal government, Pennsylvania state government, and local county and municipal governments. It also includes privately conserved land owned by land trusts. Finally, it includes conservation easements, which are held by both governments and land trusts. Data are updated quarterly via the Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA).
This map contains 99% of government protected land and 95% of land trust protected land in Pennsylvania. Attribute fields include site name, brief categorical description, owner or easement holder name, acres, and a link to the site's or owner's website, if available.
This map was assembled and is maintained by WeConservePA under contract for the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. For more information, visit our home page and ConservationTools.
Acquisition of Land & Easements
Stewardship of Fee-Owned Lands
Stewardship of Eased Lands
Recreation, Park and Open Space Plans
Farmland Preservation
What Is a Land Trust?
Land trusts seek to bring lasting conservation benefits to people. Working cooperatively with landowners, these charitable organizations acquire land or conservation easements, or manage land or easements, for conservation purposes.
The purposes may include:
• protecting water quality
• conserving wildlife
• providing fishing, hunting, birdwatching, or other recreation
• creating new parks, trails, game lands, or other public spaces
• assuring the availability of forestland for timber production
• preserving productive farmland in support of farm economies
• treating abandoned mine drainage or restoring damaged lands
• reducing flooding or sequestering carbon
• preserving scenic views
• establishing neighborhood gardens • meeting any number of other community needs
Many land trusts also maintain trails and other outdoor recreational facilities, run education programs, restore streams and riparian forest buffers, help municipalities with land-use planning, or engage in... |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE), National Park Service (NPS), US Fish and Wildlife Service (US FWS), US Forest Service (US FS)</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This map is not a substitute for survey work or a title search. Although efforts have been made to make this map as accurate as it can be, WeConservePA makes no guarantees of the map's accuracy, and the organization assumes no responsibility for costs incurred as a result of using this map or the data in it.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |
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