After passage of the Highlands Conservation Reauthorization Act, a group of NGO’s, led by AMC, met and compiled findings and recommendations for implementing the changes to the Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program as outlined in the reauthorization bill. You can read the full report here: Highlands-Regional-Study-Update-Report.pdf
The Appalachian Mountain Club recently published a report summarizing findings and recommendations for what tools are needed to further conservation planning efforts in the PA Highlands Region.
September 27, 2022 — Last week Governor Tom Wolf announced three new state parks in Pennsylvania, which will be great additions to PA’s State Parks system.
On February 10th, 2022 the Appalachian Mountain Club hosted, alongside the Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed and the LWCF Coalition, a webinar explaining the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and how to take advantage of its recent full funding. You can click on the links below to view the slide deck and webinar recording at your leisure!
Last Wednesday, January 19, 2022, the House Natural Resources Committee held a mark-up session in which the Highlands Conservation Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2793) was one of nine bills adopted as part of a package by unanimous consent.
