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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PA Highlands Trail Signage Installation Underway in Quakertown
PA Highlands Trails signage marking the PHTN route through Quakertown is being installed in the Borough. Read More
Highlight the Highlands: Riparian Forest Buffer of Tinicum Township
Tinicum Township, in Bucks County, is located entirely within the Eastern portion of the Pennsylvania Highlands. Abutting the Delaware River, Tinicum is an active and engaged community. The Tinicum Civic Association automatically includes all residents, giving everyone a chance to get involved. The Association puts on the annual Arts Festival, which last year was supported by over 200 volunteers and raised over $100,000 dollars for local non-profits. Read More
#SaveLWCF: Jacobsburg State Park
The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) serves as the main funding mechanism for the Highlands Conservation Act, allowing for the yearly allocation to protect the Pennsylvania Highlands and the rest of the four-state Highlands region. Congressional authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund expires on September 30, 2018, and must be reauthorized in order for funding to continue. Read More