CONNECTING THE PAST TO THE PRESENT

The Pennsylvania’s Conservation Heritage Project aims to build awareness of our commonwealth’s rich conservation heritage, to educate the next generation about the opportunities to make a difference, and to help citizens find inspiration in the accomplishments of past conservation leaders. Our hope is that our project resources will help you to LEARN, LEAD, and TAKE ACTION on your environmental stewardship journey!

Cradle of Conservation:
An Environmental History of Penn’s Woods

Written by Conservation Heritage Project Committee Member, Allen Dieterich-Ward, the Cradle of Conservation provides a comprehensive study of Pennsylvania’s environmental history. Learn more about the book.

RESOURCES FOR CONSERVATION LEADERS

This Project aims to serve today’s conservation leaders, the pages within serve to tell the rich histories of people, places and events from all walks of life in Pennsylvania’s history.

*Stories of people, places and events that have shaped Pennsylvania’s rich conservation heritage.

*A Conservation Heritage Timeline depicting events and people that shaped Pennsylvania over the course of the past 400 years.

*Documentaries featuring conservation hero’s and stories from Pennsylvania’s conservation past.

The Conservation Heritage Project is committed to bring the stories of all people to the forefront. Do you know a story about person, place or event that should be told?

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