2018-2019 Membership Campaign Underway!

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Posted on: July 20, 2018

Nature is the Best Playground!
Will your children, grandchildren, and future generations have the same opportunity to explore nature like you did?

Working together, we can conserve the places in nature that we cherish and leave a legacy for all generations to come: the opportunity and ability for children to experience nature and have it always be part of their lives.

Conservation projects like Camp Kresage, the D&L trail, and Little Wilkes-Barre Mountain all of which added thousands of acres for recreation and the opportunity to connect with nature, were made possible through membership donations! PLEASE BECOME A NEW MEMBER OR RENEW YOUR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP because conserving the precious land of Northeastern Pennsylvania depends on all of us working together.

If you have any questions about land conservation or current NBLT projects give the office a call at 570-310-1781.

Please accept our sincere appreciation for your generous support of land conservation and for helping ensure that children will always be connected with nature!

To donate please click: Renew or become a new member

North Branch Land Trust’s Little Wilkes-Barre Mountain Conservation Project Completed

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Posted on: June 29, 2018

North Branch Land Trust recently completed the acquisition and conservation of 1,131 acres of Little Wilkes-Barre Mountain in Newport Twp., Luzerne County. The Trust was successful in acquiring a DCNR Community Conservation Partnership Program grant for 50 percent of the appraised value of the land plus a donation from the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry to purchase the property from Earth Conservancy. Earth Conservancy donated the remaining 50 percent of the land value.

The property is part of the Penobscot Mountain Highlands, and the Trust is working to protect the entire length of these ecologically rich highlands from Mocanaqua to Arbutus Peak in Mountain Top. The Little Wilkes-Barre Mountain parcel hosts a native brook trout stream with falls and a number of rare plant species according to the most recent Natural Areas Inventory taken by the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy on behalf of Luzerne County.

Upon closing on the project, North Branch deeded the property to the PA Bureau of Forestry where it will become part of the Pinchot State Forest system and be forever protected. North Branch thanks all the project partners for helping to conserve this and other important natural lands in our Northeastern Pennsylvania communities.