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Welcome to ConservationTools.org. Enjoy the site's rich content base made possible by the dozens of individuals and organizations who contributed their expertise and written words. Don't miss the succinct summaries and in-depth descriptions of the 36 tools now posted here!

If you are particularly knowledgeable or want to market your conservation or land use related services, make yourself known to others by listing yourself as an expert. If you are with a conservation organization, make sure people can easily find good information about your organization by updating your listing or creating a new listing at Conservation Organizations.

The site welcomes additional partners who can help the site grow in its usefulness. You can contribute a new library item, event announcement, glossary entry, or tool at any time. You can also suggest ways to improve the site.

If you wish to submit complex content, you may want to contact Nicole Faraguna to address any questions or help facilitate the loading of the material. Partners may have their organization's logo added to the logos rotated in and out on all the site's pages also by contacting Nicole Faraguna.

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The site provides the following resources:

  • Tools: Succinct summaries of tools to help you quickly assess what best matches your situation as well as detailed descriptions and links to relevant publications and experts.
  • Library: PDFs, text files, weblinks and more.
  • Experts: Directory of people who can help with implementation of conservation endeavors.
  • Events: Conferences and other events of regional or statewide interest.
  • Glossary: Conservation terms defined and acronyms spelled out.
  • Conservation Organizations: A directory of land trusts and other conservation organizations searchable by county.

 

Recent Publications

A stewardship fee is a fee collected periodically or upon certain triggering events by the holder of a conservation easement from the owner of a conserved property. Learn about stewardship fee options and risks in Stewardship Fees: Binding Future Owners to Present Promises.

Municipalities may require developers to provide new parkland or pay fees to support recreation for new residents. Public Dedication of Land and Fees-in-Lieu for Parks and Recreation: A Guide to Using Section 503(11) of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, explains how.

Publications in the Works

New editions of the Pennsylvania Conservation Easement and Commentary and Trail Easement Agreement & Commentary are planned for 2010. Please contact the Pennsylvania Land Trust Association if you have suggestions for improvements.

Other Resources

Visit conserveland.org for Pennsylvania conservation news updated every weekday.