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In Memoriam: Land Conservation Leader Bill Sellers

H. William Sellers, 71, a deeply committed conservation professional and volunteer, died November 9 in West Chester the PA Land Trust Association announced recently.

Bill, whose efforts have left both his home of Chester County and the nation a better place, received the PA Land Trust Association's Lifetime Leadership Award in 2004.

As director of the Environmental Management Center of the Brandywine Conservancy (1975-1998), Bill pioneered the use of conservation easements and established a state-of-the-art consulting assistance program to protect the Brandywine River Valley and other landscapes of southeastern Pennsylvania.

To strengthen the work of land trusts and build their creditability Bill advocated for professionalizing the land trust movement and organizing at the national, state and local levels.  He was a founder of the Land Trust Alliance and an early organizer of the PA Land Trust Association.

"He helped to permanently protect 300 properties and over 25,000 acres in Southeastern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware," said Sherri Evans-Stantion, current director of the Environmental Management Center.

Click Here for a longer tribute from the PA Land Trust Association.

(Reprinted from the Fall 2012 issue of ConserveLand newsletter from the PA Land Trust Association.)


12/17/2012

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