Upper Delaware River Region, PA and NY – The Delaware Highlands Conservancy Board of Directors announced that Executive Director Diane Rosencrance will conclude ten years of leadership with the Conservancy after accepting the position of Executive Director at Bolsa Chica Land Trust in Huntington Beach, California.

 During her tenure, Rosencrance helped guide significant growth for the Conservancy, expanding land protection and environmental education efforts throughout the Upper Delaware River region. Under her leadership, the Conservancy protected nearly 5,000 additional acres of land in Pennsylvania and New York, grew from five to nine full-time staff members, and secured substantial grants to support conservation initiatives. The Conservancy was also gifted the 144-acre Van Scott Nature Reserve in Beach Lake, Pennsylvania, which has been transformed into a major conservation resource open daily to the public.

 While the Board of Directors conducts a formal search for the organization’s next Executive Director, Trey Talley, Senior Land Protection Coordinator, will serve as Acting Executive Director of the Conservancy. Rosencrance will remain available to support the organization during the transition.

 Talley joined the Conservancy in 2018 and brings extensive experience in land protection, environmental finance, advocacy, strategic planning, and community development. A University of Chicago graduate, he holds a master’s degree in City & Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a resident of Wayne County, PA, where his family moved when he joined the Conservancy staff.