The 2024 Highlands Conservation Act grant funding round has a new opportunity this year. This is a pilot opportunity called “Under-Resourced Communities Funding Round.” Using a map that can be found here, users are able to view “Underresourced Communities in the Highlands.” Parcels that qualify for this funding opportunity appear in a teal color. The goal of this funding opportunity is to provide conservation initiatives in areas where they have historically had less conservation initiatives present. The Fish and
2024 marks the 20th anniversary of the passing of the Highlands Conservation Act. Passed on November 30, 2004, the Highlands Conservation Act was based on a study directed by the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, otherwise known as the Farm Bill. Section 1244 directed a study that would focus on how to maintain adequate water supply for the region and preserve contiguous forests while also maintaining future growth. The study was expanded to include Pennsylvania and Connecticut,
The PA Highlands Resources Interactive Map has been updated. This map can be found on the homepage of the Pennsylvania Highlands website. Explore over 40 features on the interactive map that cover recreational resources, federal and state funding opportunities, environmental justice communities, the US FWS Highlands Resource Priorities, and other features. In addition to reviewing this information, you can also locate these resources within a specified distance from a defined location, through the “Resources Near Me” tab. This update is based
September 3, 2024, marked the 60th anniversary of the passing of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), our nation’s premier federal conservation funding program. At the time of its creation, LWCF was to receive yearly allocations of $900 million in royalties from energy companies that drill on the Outer Continental Shelf. The goal was to take revenue from the depletion of oil and gas sites and to use the proceeds to protect federal lands and to create grants for
Join the Appalachian Mountain Club, DCNR, the Schuylkill Highlands Conservation Landscape, and additional Highlands Trail partners to celebrate the completion of a 3-mile segment of the Highlands Trail through Nockamixon State Park! This new section of trail connects the Marina Day Use Area to the Haycock Boat Launch, closing a gap in the Highlands Trail network. In its full completion, the Highlands Trail will connect Nockamixon State Park to Quakertown borough.
Joël Nankman, owner of Saucon Valley Bikes, is originally from Suriname, South America, former Dutch Guiana. He traveled around the Caribbean and Europe racing and working at various bike shops, where he met his wife, a Lehigh Valley native. Relocating to the US, in 2010, he started working for Saucon Valley Bikes, before accepting a job with Bicycling Magazine. In August 2022, he purchased Saucon Valley Bikes while focusing mainly on mountain bike endurance racing.
Conservation Atlas Spotlight – Pennsylvania Highlands Conservation Atlas Story Map Spotlight – South Mountain Faces To access the full Story Map, click HERE.
Ed has been a cyclist his whole life and started racing when he was 12 years old. 44 years later, Ed is still cruising along in the bike industry serving the greater Quakertown area with his business Mr. Ed’s Mobile Bike Repair.
Conservation Atlas Spotlight – Pennsylvania Highlands Conservation Atlas Story Map Spotlight – Whiskey Springs Uplands To access the full Story Map, click HERE.