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Credit: Brenda Barrett

PA Wilds: The Creative Economy and the Forest

In rural Northwest Pennsylvania, an effort is underway to link together conservation, recreation and local business development under the auspices of the state’s Conservation Landscapes Initiative (CLI). What do these complex partnerships look like in practice and what can one community reveal about how a CLI functions?

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What are the Components of Creative Conservation?

Reflections on a recent article on the future of conservation including working at a landscape scale, recognizing the human benefits, involving the people who live in the region, and mentoring a new generation of local conservation leaders.

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Credit: Brenda Barrett

PA Wilds: The Creative Economy and the Forest

In rural Northwest Pennsylvania, an effort is underway to link together conservation, recreation and local business development under the auspices of the state’s Conservation Landscapes Initiative (CLI). What do these complex partnerships look like in practice and what can one community reveal about how a CLI functions?

Read More »

What are the Components of Creative Conservation?

Reflections on a recent article on the future of conservation including working at a landscape scale, recognizing the human benefits, involving the people who live in the region, and mentoring a new generation of local conservation leaders.

Read More »