Pennsylvania - The Conservation Fund

By the Numbers:

147,499 acres of land and water saved

More than 6,215 acres have been protected in partnership with the National Park Service.
Over 1,160 acres have benefited from the Conservation Loans program.

The history of the United States hung in the balance on the first three days of July 1863, as the Battle of Gettysburg unfolde...

The PA Wilds has grown to be one of the largest and most successful rural regional branding efforts in the country, and contin...

The Refuge was created to ensure the protection of the federally threatened bog turtle and secure critical wetlands for migrat...

To date, we’ve helped protect over 600 acres within the Flight 93 Memorial boundary and State Game Lands 93....

Conservation of these lands enhanced the water quality of the Chesapeake Bay and protected roosting and migration sites for av...

To date, The Conservation Fund has utilized the Middle Delaware Mitigation Fund to help add 1,992 acres of land to the Delawar...

The Conservation Fund was able to invest $2.5 million in stream restoration, nutrient reduction and recreational trail project...

Pennsylvania’s Michaux State Forest covers more than 85,000 acres and is referred to as the state’s ”cradle of forestry.” ...

With the help of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), the Pennsylvania Game Commission, t...

In the largest conservation acquisition by a nonprofit in Pennsylvania history, we purchased the 32,598-acre Clarion Junction ...

Kyle Shenk
State Director, Pennsylvania and Regional Director, Northeast Region, Conservation Acquisition