Capital Region Water’s Board of Directors unanimously approved an agreement to conserve its 8,200-acre DeHart Property in Dauphin County by easement in partnership with The Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, …Read More
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) has unveiled an online resource to assist Pennsylvania municipalities in preserving the natural, historic, scenic, and aesthetic values of the Appalachian Trail (A.T.). The online resource is …Read More
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) is now accepting applications for its Conservation Assistance Mini-Grant Program. The purpose of the program is to help local municipalities and partnering nonprofits preserve and promote community …Read More
The Central Pennsylvania Conservancy and Pennsylvania Game Commission have partnered to acquire a key property on the Cumberland County side of the Kittatinny Ridge in Silver Spring Township, adjoining State Gamelands #170 …Read More
If you’re like me, you grew up hearing about and seeing signs for the Kittatinny Ridge and the Appalachian Trail (A.T.) without realizing that that we live and travel regularly within this …Read More
Our third annual “Bird The Ridge” event was our best yet! The outing took place on May 9th, at the peak of bird migration season and just as bird breeding season was …Read More
Small Valley After three years of hard work, on April 27th, Jane Ransom (former) CEO of The Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania, and Nancy Cladel, President of the Manada Conservancy, …Read More
The Pennsylvania Breeding Bird Atlas (BBA) collected data on where birds were breeding throughout the state in the 1980s and again in the 2000s. These surveys confirmed what birdwatchers have known for …Read More
Kurtis Sensenig introduces us to the agricultural heritage of the Capital Area while hiking the Appalachian Trail along the Kittatinny Ridge, near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Local land use planning and conservation-oriented ordinances are critical …Read More
