{ "culture": "en-US", "name": "", "guid": "", "catalogPath": "", "snippet": "This map displays conserved land in Pennsylvania. It includes public land owned by the federal government, Pennsylvania state government, and local county and municipal governments. It also includes privately conserved land owned by land trusts. Finally, it includes conservation easements, which are held by both governments and land trusts. Data are updated quarterly via the Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA).\n\nThis map contains 99% of government protected land and 95% of land trust protected land in Pennsylvania. Attribute fields include site name, brief categorical description, owner or easement holder name, acres, and a link to the site's or owner's website, if available.\n\nThis map was assembled and is maintained by WeConservePA under contract for the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. For more information, visit our home page and ConservationTools.\n\nAcquisition of Land & Easements\nStewardship of Fee-Owned Lands\nStewardship of Eased Lands\nRecreation, Park and Open Space Plans\nFarmland Preservation\n\nWhat Is a Land Trust?\nLand trusts seek to bring lasting conservation benefits to people. Working cooperatively with landowners, these charitable organizations acquire land or conservation easements, or manage land or easements, for conservation purposes.\n\nThe purposes may include:\n\u2022 protecting water quality\n\u2022 conserving wildlife\n\u2022 providing fishing, hunting, birdwatching, or other recreation\n\u2022 creating new parks, trails, game lands, or other public spaces\n\u2022 assuring the availability of forestland for timber production\n\u2022 preserving productive farmland in support of farm economies\n\u2022 treating abandoned mine drainage or restoring damaged lands\n\u2022 reducing flooding or sequestering carbon\n\u2022 preserving scenic views\n\u2022 establishing neighborhood gardens \n\u2022 meeting any number of other community needs\nMany land trusts also maintain trails and other outdoor recreational facilities, run education programs, restore streams and riparian forest buffers, help municipalities with land-use planning, or engage in...", "description": "

Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE), National Park Service (NPS), US Fish and Wildlife Service (US FWS), US Forest Service (US FS)<\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>", "summary": "This map displays conserved land in Pennsylvania. It includes public land owned by the federal government, Pennsylvania state government, and local county and municipal governments. It also includes privately conserved land owned by land trusts. Finally, it includes conservation easements, which are held by both governments and land trusts. Data are updated quarterly via the Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA).\n\nThis map contains 99% of government protected land and 95% of land trust protected land in Pennsylvania. Attribute fields include site name, brief categorical description, owner or easement holder name, acres, and a link to the site's or owner's website, if available.\n\nThis map was assembled and is maintained by WeConservePA under contract for the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. For more information, visit our home page and ConservationTools.\n\nAcquisition of Land & Easements\nStewardship of Fee-Owned Lands\nStewardship of Eased Lands\nRecreation, Park and Open Space Plans\nFarmland Preservation\n\nWhat Is a Land Trust?\nLand trusts seek to bring lasting conservation benefits to people. Working cooperatively with landowners, these charitable organizations acquire land or conservation easements, or manage land or easements, for conservation purposes.\n\nThe purposes may include:\n\u2022 protecting water quality\n\u2022 conserving wildlife\n\u2022 providing fishing, hunting, birdwatching, or other recreation\n\u2022 creating new parks, trails, game lands, or other public spaces\n\u2022 assuring the availability of forestland for timber production\n\u2022 preserving productive farmland in support of farm economies\n\u2022 treating abandoned mine drainage or restoring damaged lands\n\u2022 reducing flooding or sequestering carbon\n\u2022 preserving scenic views\n\u2022 establishing neighborhood gardens \n\u2022 meeting any number of other community needs\nMany land trusts also maintain trails and other outdoor recreational facilities, run education programs, restore streams and riparian forest buffers, help municipalities with land-use planning, or engage in...", "title": "Federal Lands", "tags": [ "Pennsylvania land conservation" ], "type": "", "typeKeywords": [], "thumbnail": "", "url": "", "minScale": 625000, "maxScale": 50000, "spatialReference": "", "accessInformation": "WeConservePA, Irina Beal, GIS Analyst", "licenseInfo": "

This map is not a substitute for survey work or a title search. Although efforts have been made to make this map as accurate as it can be, WeConservePA makes no guarantees of the map's accuracy, and the organization assumes no responsibility for costs incurred as a result of using this map or the data in it.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>", "portalUrl": "" }