WCALP News

July 1, 2024

In Their Own Words – The Jamison’s Farm Story

November 1, 2023

New American Farmland Trust Report Evaluates Farm Preservation Program Effectiveness

Analyzing the Lasting Impacts of the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP)

August 14, 2023

2026 Preservation Program Goals

Update County Agricultural Security Area Database Since 1990, over 80,000 acres in Westmoreland County have been enrolled in 19 township Agricultural Security Areas. The recording and […]

July 27, 2023

Conservation Planning

Conservation Planning – Protecting the Land we Preserve All farms submitting an application for an Agricultural Conservation Easement must have a Conservation Plan. A Conservation […]

April 24, 2023

In Their Own Words

“We preserved our land to safeguard future farms and preserve productive farmland, for future generations.” Edward & Margie Sossa, East Huntingdon “On May 22, 2013 we […]

December 21, 2020

Looking For a Few Good Farms

The Westmoreland County Agricultural Land Preservation Board will now accept applications from farmland owners in Westmoreland County for the sale of a Conservation Easement at any […]