Resources
Economics of Land Conservation
Many reports have shown that conserving open space in communities around the U.S. Attracts jobs, enhances propery values, and saves billions in government costs.
The Trust for Public Land, Economic Benefits of Open Space
Penn State University, Fiscal Impacts of Different Land Uses
The American Farmland Trust, Cost of Community Services Studies (Acrobat PDF)
The National Park Service and RTCA, The Economic Impact of Protecting Rivers, Trails and Greenways Corridors
Montgomery County Lands Trust (PA), Saving Land Saves Money
The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests Economic Impact of Open Space in New Hampshire
The Open Lands Initiative Web site: www.westgov.org/wga/initiatives/tpl/ecoben.htm
The Trust for Public Land: The Conservation Finance Handbook: How Communities are Paying for Parks and Land Conservation
Trust for Public Land, Designing Conservation Finance Ballot Measures in New York State (Acrobat PDF)
PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (PA DCNR), Trust for Public Land, Public Finance for Open Space: A Guide for Pennsylvania's Municipalities (Acrobat PDF)
Pennsylvania Government Links
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Department of Environmental Protection
Land Use in PA (Department of Community & Economic Development)
Natural Resource Conservation Service
Pennsylvania Greenways Clearinghouse
Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program
Pennsylvania Wetland Website (DCNR)
Schuylkill Conservation District
Land Trust Related
Pennsylvania Land Trust Alliance (PALTA)
Land Conservation Finance Links
Ecology Links
Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program
Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas (Fact Sheets)
The Dirty Dozen: PA's 12 Worst Invasives
Invasive Species (invasive.org)
Invasive Species Initiative (The Nature Conservancy)
Pennsylvania Native Plant Society
Quality Deer Management Association
The Pennsylvania Biological Survey