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January 2026 - LERC received a 2025 Pick Up Pennsylvania certificate from Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful for organizing a cleanup of property on Water Street in Wesleyville.  Click for link.

June 2024 - LERC closed on a bargain sale of Elk Creek property from Mercyhurst University--thank you!--16.59 acres with a 1/3 acre of Elk Creek with a PFBC fishing easement on it, mature woodlands, and paths that access the creek.

LERC properties are Community Gems on Erie News Now

LERC is one of ten environmental organizations awarded grant by Erie Insurance

Lake Erie Region Conservancy and the Hagen History Center Conserve 84.5 Acres  

Lake Erie Region Conservancy Completes 180 Acre Acquisition Along Elk Creek; to Conserve Another 84.5 Acres

Erie Reader article: Open Land in the Plans

PA Sea Grant, Lake Erie Region Conservancy Receive DCNR Grants To Preserve 270 Acres Of Farmland