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From the Landforce Crew

A Look Back…

19 June in General News

We are sad to see him go, but we are thrilled that Nate Broadus, Crew Leader extraordinaire, will be following his passion and joining Partner4Work as their Youth Projects Coordinator. We will miss you Nate, and are grateful that you shared your talents with us and are using Landforce as...

We Have Moved!

24 May in General News

Landforce is scrappy, resilient, resourceful and flexible to say the least. You can see us sporting a suit working the crowd or creating beautiful trails all in a day’s work. Last week pushed us to even greater heights as we quickly adapted between all of our various roles to find...

Hiring is like dating.

07 April in General News

Have you ever heard anyone say, “Hiring is like dating?”  If that’s the case, then, at Landforce we’ve spent a lot of the last few weeks on dates, and we are pleased to announce that there are some great fish in the sea.  Over 50 people have applied for 14...

Landforce: 3 Cities in 4 days

24 February in General News

The Landforce team, at a pivotal time in our growth, recently returned from a whirlwind trip, visiting 4 organizations and 2 museums in 3 cities, all in just 4 days. At 15 months old we understand the need to learn from organizations that do similar work and explore their practices...

A 2016 Moment from Ilyssa

03 February in General News

I don’t get out onto the Landforce work sites nearly as much as I would like, but on an early August day last summer I was planning on spending a couple of hours with the Crews at Allegheny Land Trust’s Dead Man’s Hollow.  As you climb up the Witch Hazel...

Landforce crew member swinging a fire axe.

Do Trail Tools = Life Lessons?

08 August in General News

Thanks to Thomas Guentner, our Program Manager, for helping us understand how trail tools really can provide life lessons. We are now more than 12 weeks into our season and the most exciting transformation I have witnessed is how confident the crew members have become with the tools they use on...