Preserving natural and historic resources in cash-strapped times

Conservation trusts, which formerly relied solely on donations, membership fees and grants to foot stewardship bills, are starting to think outside the box. "It's a really fundamental issue that conservancies are starting to grapple with. They've made this commitment to steward the land forever, and forever's a long time," said T.L. Hill, managing director of the Enterprise Management Consulting Practice at Temple's Fox School of Business, a hands-on training program for students seeking master's degrees in business administration. For help in imagining creative revenue streams for its wooded sites, Heritage Conservancy has turned to Hill's students, who have analyzed possibilities such as zip-line attractions, restaurants and yoga hikes.
March 13, 2011 | Philadelphia Inquirer