Nature has been part of Franklin County’s heritage, culture, pride, and economy for over 300 years, and remains a major driver for tourism and economic development. Green, rolling hills and forested ridgelines …Read More
Audubon Mid-Atlantic invites qualified firms to respond to a Request for Proposals for facilitating and drafting a Conservation Plan for the Kittatinny Ridge Conservation Landscape (KRCL). Audubon is seeking a consultant to …Read More
“It’s everything we believe in…” Surrounded by a forest full of chestnut oak, sassafras, and mountain laurel, and the fresh mountain air at Chuck and Brenda Witmer’s property in Jefferson Township, you …Read More
On September 3, 2020, CPC purchased 404 acres of ridge and forest land along Peters Mountain in Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County. The newly acquired parcel adjoins DCNR’s Joe Ibberson Conservation Area …Read More
Protected property adjacent to the Appalachian Trail, Near Allentown The Nature Conservancy in Pennsylvania and Delaware is delighted to announce that it has acquired 127 acres of forestland in West Penn Township, …Read More
On September 29, 2019, Rosalie, an adult female Broad-winged Hawk that the Kittatinny Coalition sponsored as part of Hawk Mountain Sanctuary’s Broad-winged Hawk Project, was on her fourth journey south since being …Read More
The Kittatinny Ridge Conservation Landscape Partnership is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded $9,928,571 through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership …Read More
Photo Credit: Mark Vibbert Forty years ago, a pair of landowners purchased a 30-acre homestead in Lower Paxton Township on the lower slopes of Blue Mountain. They did so with a promise …Read More
Investigators: Aaron Haines, Julie Zeyzus, Nicole Notarianni, John Chenger and Bryan Butler Bat species benefit human societies and biological systems by being indicators of ecosystem health and providing biological control over problem …Read More
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn celebrated the success of Pennsylvania’s Conservation Landscape program, noting that its regional focus and partnership-building approach is critical for meeting complex …Read More