What WeConservePA does

WeConservePA is a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation (501(c)(3)) serving as the statewide trade association for land conservation. Originally established as the Pennsylvania Land Trust Association (PALTA) and later rebranded to WeConservePA, the organization is governed by more than seventy dues-paying, voting conservation organizations across Pennsylvania that elect its board of directors and set its purposes.

The organization operates two core product lines. The first is the WeConservePA Library, a digital platform hosting 160 wholly original guides, two dozen model legal documents (including Model Grant of Conservation Easement and amendment templates), a stewardship handbook, instructional seminar videos, and a general collection of thousands of publications. The library is freely accessible at library.weconservepa.org and functions as the central knowledge repository for Pennsylvania conservation practitioners. The second is the Conservation Easement Assistance Program (CEAP), a grant mechanism administered in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) that has disbursed $2,433,416.82 across 437 conservation/trail easements covering 36,983 acres and generated $120,933,400.10 in cumulative project value.

WeConservePA is funded by membership dues from 70+ conservation organizations, supplemented by the Environmental Stewardship Fund and the Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund under DCNR's Bureau of Recreation and Conservation. The organization operates with 1–10 employees out of Harrisburg, PA, and serves three primary customer segments: Pennsylvania conservation organizations and land trusts (dues-paying and CEAP-qualified), conservation professionals and volunteers (library and seminars), and municipal governments (open space planning, environmental advisory councils, land use regulation). Distribution is regional (Pennsylvania-only) and combines a self-serve digital library with grant administration workflows for CEAP.

Name

WeConservePA

Legal name

WeConservePA

Website

https://library.weconservepa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

WeConservePA is a Pennsylvania nonprofit conservation association serving 70+ dues-paying member organizations with a digital library of 160 guides and model legal documents, plus the Conservation Easement Assistance Program that funds easement completion across the state.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Land Conservation Resources

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Libraries and Archives (51921)

akta.pro primary industry

Conservation Easements & Land Trust Services (AFAMAMAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Land Trusts & Protected Areas (BPAGAGAC)

Keywords

• Land conservation resources
• Conservation easement assistance
• Nonprofit conservation advocacy
• Model legal documents
• Environmental stewardship grants

Headquarters

HQ city

Harrisburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: More than seventy dues-paying, voting conservation organizations elect the WeConservePA board of directors and pay membership dues to support the organization.
2. Conservation Easement Assistance Program (CEAP) Grants: Small grants to conservation organizations to help cover costs of completing conservation easements, trail easements, fishing access easements, easement amendments, and installing signs on eased properties. Total CEAP awards: $2,433,416.82 across hundreds of projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

WeConservePA operates a digital library of 160 original conservation guides, two dozen model legal documents, a stewardship handbook, seminar videos, and thousands of related publications for Pennsylvania land trusts and conservation organizations. It also administers the Conservation Easement Assistance Program (CEAP), which provides small grants to qualified organizations to cover costs of completing conservation and trail easements, easement amendments, and signage on eased properties.

Product overview

WeConservePA is a digital resource platform for Pennsylvania land conservation, providing a unified library of educational content and tools. The core offering consists of the WeConservePA Library containing 160 guides, model legal documents, and publications, supplemented by the Conservation Easement Assistance Program (CEAP) which provides grant funding to conservation organizations. Additional resources include instructional videos, a stewardship handbook, and a sign gallery for eased properties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• WeConservePA Library A publicly accessible digital library containing 160 wholly original guides, two dozen model legal documents, a stewardship handbook, instructional seminar videos, a general collection of thousands of publications, and other special collections on land conservation, easements, and stewardship topics for Pennsylvania land trusts, conservation organizations, and professionals.
• Conservation Easement Assistance Program (CEAP) A grant program that provides small grants to qualified conservation organizations in Pennsylvania to help cover the costs of completing conservation and trail easements, fishing access easements, easement amendments and restatements, baseline documentation, and installing signs on eased properties. Funding is awarded through online grant applications at conservationtools.org/ceap.
• Sign Gallery A separate online gallery hosted on WeConservePA.org providing signs for installation on eased properties to mark conservation areas, available to conservation organizations managing eased lands.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), Bureau of Recreation and ConservationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdministers Environmental Stewardship Fund and Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund. DCNR investment per acre conserved: $65.80 through CEAP program.
• PALTA (Pennsylvania Land Trust Association)coreOthersWeConservePA is the association formerly known as PALTA, serving 70+ dues-paying conservation organizations across Pennsylvania.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• National Wildlife Federation: National environmental advocacy organization with state affiliate structure. Overlaps with WeConservePA on wildlife habitat and conservation policy advocacy, though at a much larger scale.
• Trust for Public Land: National nonprofit that helps create parks and protect land, including conservation easements and land acquisition. Overlaps with WeConservePA on conservation transactions and government partnerships.
• The Conservation Fund: National environmental nonprofit focused on land and water conservation, including conservation easements and working forest preservation. Comparable in transaction execution and public-private partnerships.
• Land Trust Alliance: National membership association for land trusts providing policy advocacy, standards, and educational resources. Operates one tier above WeConservePA and serves as the federal-level analogue, with overlapping content library and accreditation functions.
• The Nature Conservancy (Pennsylvania / Delaware Chapter): Large global conservation nonprofit with an active PA chapter that holds conservation easements, acquires land, and runs landowner assistance programs. Significantly larger scale and similar easement-focused mission within Pennsylvania.

Emerging players

• Appalachian Mountain Club (Mid-Atlantic): Conservation and recreation nonprofit that stewards land and trails in the Appalachian region. Comparable member-supported model and overlap on trail stewardship adjacent to Pennsylvania.
• Rails-to-Trails Conservancy: National nonprofit that converts former rail corridors into trails. WeConservePA's CEAP specifically funds trail easements, so they cooperate on overlapping trail-conservation work in Pennsylvania.

Regional players

• Pennsylvania Environmental Council: Pennsylvania-based environmental nonprofit working on land use, conservation, and recreation. Directly comparable Pennsylvania geography, but with a broader environmental remit beyond land trusts.

Others

• Conservancy for the Allegheny Reservoir / Western PA Conservancy: Pennsylvania-focused land conservancy that negotiates conservation easements and acquires land. Direct local peer in Pennsylvania; operates as a hands-on land trust rather than a membership association.

Direct peers

• American Farmland Trust: National nonprofit focused on farmland conservation and agricultural conservation easements. Directly comparable mission around easement completion, landowner assistance, and policy advocacy for working lands.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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