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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Great American Outdoors Act signed into Law
On August 4th, 2020 GAOA was enacted into law! This measure provides full, permanent dedicated funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund and a $5.9B investment over 5 years to address the maintenance backlog on public lands. Read More
Recorded Webinar: "Discover the Highlands Trail in Pennsylvania"
Watch the webinar from early August 2020 hosted by the PA Highlands Coalition, which featured Appalachian Mountain Club staff Patricia McCloskey and Catherine Poppenwimer. Read More
US House Passes GAOA, and it moves to the President's Desk
On July 22, 2020 the US House of Representatives passed the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) by a wide bi-partisan margin, 301-107! Read More