Conservation: Why it Matters

Learn how and why North Branch Land Trust carries out its mission to conserve and protect Northeastern Pennsylvania’s land and water to ensure a brighter, greener and cleaner future for the place we love to call home.

The importance of conserving and caring for Northeastern Pennsylvania’s precious lands and waters… forever

Conservation is an essential practice that sustains life on Earth, not just for wildlife and ecosystems, but for humans, too.

A bumblebee collects pollen from an orange flower. — Photo courtesy of Brittany Lynn.

Conservation Protects Biodiversity

Have you ever sat back and watched as a pollen-dusted bumble bee happily buzzes from flower to flower? Or a fluttering monarch butterfly on milkweed? Perhaps a squirrel scampering through the yard trying to remember where exactly that last-Fall acorn was buried?

Small moments we witness in everyday life play a large role in Biodiversity, whether we recognize it or not. Biodiversity is the variety of all life on Earth – from the microscopic organisms and fungi, to plants and animals (including us anthropoids.) These diverse species play a crucial role in the upkeep of our ecosystems, from pollination to pest control, disease prevention and environmental resilience to change.

A frog hides among the leaf litter in the forest. — Photo courtesy of Brittany Lynn

Preserving natural resources for the next generations

The conservation of ecosystems ensures our most coveted resources like clean water, food, medicine and other raw materials are available for future generations. Without protection of these resource wielding areas (think forests, oceans and freshwater systems), the risk of scarcity and ecological collapse becomes that much more likely.

A moth hovers near a white flower. — Photo courtesy of Mo Devlin for NBLT.

Why it matters

North Branch Land Trust helps property owners to conserve land in perpetuity to maintain the innate qualities forests, farms, water, and scenic beauty within 8 counties in Northeastern Pennsylvania. These areas benefit the habitat of the land, from the smallest insects to the largest animals, from rare orchids to old growth trees.

If you’d like to learn more about ways to help North Branch Land Trust in its mission of conservation, visit nblt.org.

While you’re visiting the website, please explore all the ways North Branch Land Trust conserves and stewards the lands and waters of Northeastern Pennsylvania! In our 30+ years and with almost 25,000 acres conserved, the Land Trust has been a force for conservation in Northeastern Pennsylvania through the generosity of our supporters. Please consider supporting the conservation mission of North Branch Land Trust….to keep it going!

Featured image courtesy of Brittany Lynn.

Brittany Lynn

Author

Brittany, Marketing Manager of North Branch Land Trust, carries extensive knowledge of marketing in a nonprofit setting and a lifelong love of outdoor recreation as a Northeast Pennsylvania native. Outside of her professional life, you can find Brittany fly fishing on local streams, tying flies, foraging for native plants & fungi, gardening and tending to her chickens. “I value the natural beauty of Pennsylvania, and I believe it should be maintained and protected where possible. I am deeply and proudly rooted here, and I look forward to implementing my knowledge of conservation to future generations.”