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a stone stairway leads down into the forest

Highlands grants boost biodiversity, climate resilience and equity

an expanse of green forest and fields, with blue sky and clouds

Water rushes over the rocky edge of a small pond surrounded by grass and evergreen trees.

Highlands Conservation Act partners

A group of people stand in front of a forest holding a ribbon while a woman cuts the ribbon with a huge pair of scissors.

Room to roam in Connecticut

Endangered Species Act

Protected spaces give bog turtles a reason to come out of their shell

A group of people at a conference pose for a group photo.

Celebrating new heights at the Highlands Summit

a boardwalk leads into a vast marsh with rolling mountains in the distance

Adding acres multiplies opportunities

a worker on a wooded trail wearing a helmet and using a chainsaw on a large log

Land Management

Turning an abandoned campground into a conservation opportunity

A view of the forested hills leads to a large open body of water below

Connecting to nature in the Highlands Region

A bobolink bird sits in a shrub, its beak is open as it sings.

Expanding existing state parks in Pennsylvania

Through tall grass, a great blue heron stands beside the water, looking around and listening for the photographer who is taking his picture.

Conserving the land to protect the water

A small baby bog turtle is held in the palm of a person’s hand.

Wildlife Management

Bog turtles of the Highlands

a stone stairway leads down into the forest

Highlands grants boost biodiversity, climate resilience and equity

an expanse of green forest and fields, with blue sky and clouds

Water rushes over the rocky edge of a small pond surrounded by grass and evergreen trees.

Highlands Conservation Act partners

A group of people stand in front of a forest holding a ribbon while a woman cuts the ribbon with a huge pair of scissors.

Room to roam in Connecticut

Endangered Species Act

Protected spaces give bog turtles a reason to come out of their shell

A group of people at a conference pose for a group photo.

Celebrating new heights at the Highlands Summit

a boardwalk leads into a vast marsh with rolling mountains in the distance

Adding acres multiplies opportunities

a worker on a wooded trail wearing a helmet and using a chainsaw on a large log

Land Management

Turning an abandoned campground into a conservation opportunity

A view of the forested hills leads to a large open body of water below

Connecting to nature in the Highlands Region

A bobolink bird sits in a shrub, its beak is open as it sings.

Expanding existing state parks in Pennsylvania

Through tall grass, a great blue heron stands beside the water, looking around and listening for the photographer who is taking his picture.

Conserving the land to protect the water

A small baby bog turtle is held in the palm of a person’s hand.

Wildlife Management

Bog turtles of the Highlands