Marcellus Shale’s Greatest Treasures - Pennsylvania Highlands
Marcellus Shale’s Greatest Treasures
Telling the Story of Natural Gas Impacts on our Public Lands
Pine Creek Gorge. Ohiopyle. Ricketts Glen. Rock Run.
The Marcellus Shale area contains some of Pennsylvania’s most remarkable spaces, treasured by residents and by visitors from around the world.
It also contains an estimated 84 trillion cubic feet of valuable natural gas.
Learn more how natural gas development can impact our public lands and what we can do to protect them.
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AMC Hosts The Circuit Trails Visual Assesment Study Webinar
On Wednesday, April 24th, Appalachian Mountain Club hosted a webinar to present its comprehensive visual assessment project of 30 Circuit Trails in PA and NJ. Read More
AMC and Lehigh Partner on Saucon Park Signage Project
AMC partnered with Lehigh University to design and install two interpretive signs in Saucon Park in the City of Bethlehem. The signs interpret natural and historical features location in the park. Read More
AMC Completes Study of 30 Circuit Trails
Visual Assessment Project AMC has completed its Visual Assessment Study, “Protecting Significant Views Along The Circuit: A Visual Assessment of Land Conservation Priorities for Viewsheds Along The Circuit Trails.” With funding from the William Penn Foundation, AMC and project participants studied thirty Circuit Trails in Pennsylvania and New Jersey with the goal of determining locations of unprotected parcels within key trail viewsheds. Read More