Boasting beautiful beaches and scenic bluffs, the shores along Pennsylvania’s Lake Erie rank among the most breathtaking, yet threatened, landscapes in the Great Lakes ecosystem. Lead funding from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation enabled the Fund to provide bridge financing to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy to acquire the largest remaining tract of undeveloped land on the commonwealth’s Lake Erie shore. In partnership with Reliant Energy, the Richard King Mellon Foundation, and the state of Pennsylvania, the Conservancy plans to transfer this 540-acre parcel to the state’s park system for public enjoyment.
Mid-Atlantic
When 2,500 acres of Pennsylvania forestland were on the sale block in late 2007, strong interest from developers led local residents to seek assistance from The Conservation Fund. Read more »
From government agencies to corporations, from private landowners to land trusts and local communities, the Fund's partners seek our expertise to:
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