• Providing active stewardship of lands and waters in Southwestern Pennsylvania through environmental education, environmental restoration and community partnerships.
• Preserving land by acquisition, easement or deed restriction to protect biodiversity, wildlife habitat, natural and cultural resources, scenic views, and quality of life in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
• Educating the public about the functions and values of wetlands and watersheds.
• Promoting the use of the outdoors as a classroom.

Through the support of our members, patrons, dedicated volunteers and project partners, the Independence Conservancy has:

• Built the JB2 Abandoned Mine Discharge Treatment System near Burgettstown in Washington County which removes over 15 tons of iron, 2 tons of aluminum, and 105 tons of acidity from the headwaters of Raccoon Creek yearly.
  
  
• Established the Community Tire Collection Program to provide economical waste tire disposal options to local municipalities. Since 2004, we have collected over 22,000 tires and wheels in twenty communities, reducing the risk of West Nile Virus from stagnant water in unwanted tires.
  
  
• Adopted Land Trust Standards and Practices, establishing the first land trust based in Beaver County. Our holdings include the JB2 Abandoned Mine Discharge Treatment System  in Washington County, and the Solar Mine Discharge Treatment System in Allegheny County. We also hold a conservation easement on the McConnell Farm in Raccoon Township, Beaver County. Additional donations of land and conservation easements in the Raccoon Creek Watershed are underway.
  
  
• Trained dozens of local teachers in Pennsylvania's new Standards for Environment & Ecology, and helped boost their confidence in teaching outdoors.
  
  
• Conducted Beaver County's first storm drain stenciling program, demonstrating the connection between wastewater, drinking water and wildlife habitat.
  
  
• Expanded and improved the Burgettstown Area School District's Outdoor Education Center which features an abandoned mine drainage treatment system, fresh water pond, game bird habitat and water sampling platforms.
  
  
• Eliminated three illegal dump sites in the Raccoon Creek Valley by removing and recycling over 22,000 fugitive tires and 300 tons of scrap metal and rubbish.