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NALT Expands its Conservation Work by Creating Pollinator Fields

The North American Land Trust (NALT) has been exploring several new opportunities to expand the national land trust’s charitable mission of protecting, conserving, and stewarding our natural and cultural resources. These new ventures include protecting streams, wetlands, and habitats through mitigation easements; assisting local governments to meet their conservation goals, and acquiring historic properties to […]

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NALT Botanist Ron Lance works with Conservation Groups and US Forest Service to Preserve Rare Oak

Most people spend their vacations reading a book on a beach, or hiking in the mountains, or visiting an interesting city. Ron Lance spends his vacation gathering acorns. Not just any old acorns. Lance, a botanist with the North American Land Trust (NALT), is collecting acorns and cuttings in conservation areas across the Southern United

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Brinton Run Preserve celebrates its one-year anniversary as a public preserve

CHADDS FORD, PA – Brinton Run Preserve is celebrating its one-year anniversary as a public preserve, a place where neighbors and visitors can hike, enjoy nature, and learn about history. The North American Land Trust (NALT) purchased the 71-acre historic site, which had been sought by developers, and opened it to the public in summer

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Neighbors and Friends help Plant Native Trees at Brinton Run Preserve

Brinton Run Preserve recently held its first “Community Tree Planting,” where nearly 60 neighbors, supporters and friends helped plant more than 400 native trees and shrubs along the preserve’s rolling hills. North American Land Trust (NALT), which owns and manages the public preserve in Chadds Ford (PA), received a $5,000 grant from Keep PA Beautiful

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Career Conservationist Patty Kennedy joins NALT team

North American Land Trust (NALT) is pleased to announce that Patty Kennedy, who has more than 20 years of experience in conservation, has joined the NALT team as its Southeast Program Director. A graduate of Boston College, Kennedy began her career in conservation in 1991 consulting with regulatory agencies, corporations, and policy makers. She specializes

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Richland Trust: Protecting Natural Habitat in North Carolina

From hemlocks to hellbenders, Richland Trust’s board and staff are committed to protecting the natural habitats and the diverse animal and plant species of the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina. Twenty-five years ago, North American Land Trust (NALT) founded Richland Trust as a 509(a)(3) supporting charitable organization dedicated to the stewardship of conservation areas in

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Palmetto Bluff Conservancy Keeps History Alive in South Carolina Lowcountry

Ask the archaeologists at the Palmetto Bluff Conservancy what their favorite thing is about their work and you might be surprised by their answer. It’s not uncovering the foundations of a plantation house, piecing together a 4,000-year-old pot, or even discovering a Spanish doubloon — it’s conserving historic cemeteries. Mary Socci, PhD, and Katie Epps,

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Keeping the Legacy of Hershey Trees Alive at Brinton Run Preserve

By Monica McQuail and Amy Bruckner Did you know that one of the oldest food forests is located in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, just a few miles from NALT’s headquarters? In fact, many residents and motorists probably walk or drive past these significant trees without even realizing it. Planted from 1921 through the 1960’s, these fruit and

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