The Merrill Linn Conservancy has received grants totaling $10,000, according to Susan Warner-Mills, president of the conservation organization.

The Marta Heflin Foundation, which funds charitable organizations that support the arts, animal welfare, and environmental conservation, has awarded $7,500 to the conservancy, and the PPL Foundation, which contributes more than $2 million annually to a wide variety of nonprofit organizations in north and central Pennsylvania, has presented $2,500 to the organization.

aThe Linn Conservancy is honored by the confidence placed in us by the prestigious Marta Heflin Foundation and by PPL Corporation, one of our regionas corporate citizens,a Warner-Mills said.A aThese grants will support our continued efforts to expand the protection of environmentally significant areas in our region and to share our passion for doing so with our friends and neighbors.a

In announcing its grant, Ryan Hill, president of the PPL Foundation, said, aPPL is committed to improving the communities where our customers and employees live and work.