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Countryside Conservancy

Pennsylvania Land Trust Association member

Contact Information
PO Box 55
LaPlume, PA, 18440-9998
Phone: (570) 945-6995
Web: https://countrysideconservancy.org/
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Countryside conservancy Accredited

Organizational Information
Type of Organization Land Trust
Year Founded 1994
Number of Staff 3
PA Counties of Operation Lackawanna, Susquehanna, Wyoming
Adopted S&P yes

Mission or Purpose
Countryside Conservancy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit land trust committed to protecting and connecting greenspace in and near the Tunkhannock Creek watershed for the public benefit, now and for future generations.

Land Conservation Figures
PennsylvaniaOut of State
Total Acres Conserved 1,464
Acres Owned 510
Acres Under Easement 920
Acres Transferred to Public Agency† 34
Other Acres Protected‡

Figures accurate as of 12/31/2017.


Notes
† Pertains to land that has been acquired by the land trust and than reconveyed to a local, county or state, state or federal government entity for conservation purposes.
‡ Other pertains to assistance in transactions including preparation and negotiation work and/or the reconveyance of land to another private conservation organization.