Advocacy Links

The Pennsylvania Land Trust Association provides these links to help users easily identify issues of concern and public policy positions of various conservation, environmental, and park groups. The links do not signify Association endorsement of the organizations or their views.

Chesapeake Bay Foundation
http://www.cbf.org/take-action

Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed
http://www.delriverwatershed.org/advocacy

Growing Greener Coalition
https://pagrowinggreener.org

Keystone Trails Association
http://www.kta-hike.org/take-action.html

PennFuture
http://www.pennfuture.org/take-action

Land Trust Alliance
http://www.landtrustalliance.org/issues-action

PA Forest Coalition
http://www.paforestcoalition.org

PennEnvironment
http://www.pennenvironment.org

Pennsylvania Environmental Council
http://pecpa.org/policy-main

Pennsylvania Park & Recreation Society
http://prps.org/advocacy/advocacy.html

Sierra Club PA
https://sierra.secure.force.com/actions/Pennsylvania

Land Trusts, Trail Groups, Local Governments, and Other Landowners Get New Liability Protection

October 25, 2018

On October 24, 2018, Governor Wolf signed Act 98 into law. Act 98 amends the Pennsylvania Recreation Use of Land and Water Act (RULWA) to better protect from liability those who open their properties to the public for recreation without charge. Improvements to the law include: Explicitly listing paths, paved and unpaved trails, fishing and […]

Governor Signs HB 2468

June 25, 2018

Governor Wolf quietly signed HB 2468 (and several other bills) into law on Sunday, June 24. The bill is now Act 45 of 2018. A correction to the previous PALTA communication: Act 45 should apply retroactively to McCormick Farm, so, hopefully, the Cumberland Valley School District will cease its pursuit of the farm. The district […]

HB 2468 Is on Governor’s Desk

June 25, 2018

Friday evening, after the Senate passed HB 2468 (37-12), the House voted to concur (177-15) with the Senate’s changes to the bill. The governor is expected to sign the bill. This is a thrilling victory for conservation! This landmark, bipartisan legislation provides a crucial safeguard for conservation easements from the unnecessary exercise of eminent domain […]