North Branch has conserved privately owned farms and camps, and bought entire pieces of property.
The North Branch Land Trust works to conserve the landscapes that sustain the earth through the landowners and their communities.
In 1995, a couple looking to preserve their 43-acre farm near Shickshinny in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania became the first of many properties conserved by the North Branch Land Trust.
[3] The North Branch Land Trust's mission is to help landowners conserve their property and help communities establish smart growth strategies for the benefit of their citizens.
[4] NBLT aims for the long-term management of natural resources by the conserving and preserving forests and woodlands, watersheds and waterways, wildlife habitat, agricultural lands and open space in both rural and urban areas.
[9] The Bureau of Conservation and Restoration is a department through the state of Pennsylvania that aims to bring polluted streams and lakes off of the impaired waters list.