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's Protect the View Campaign Launches

The online campaign, Protect the View, seeks to build awareness and support for the protection of trail views and experiences within the greater Philadelphia area’s Circuit Trails network.  Read More

Upper Bucks Rail Trail Opens

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held in Richland Township to celebrate the opening of a new section of the Highlands Trail in upper Bucks County. Read More

PA Outdoor Corps in the Highlands

Pennsylvania Outdoor Corps member Kayla Snyder writes about this season’s work in the Highlands at Pine Grove Furnace State Park. Read More

AMC and Partners Produce Trail Feasiblity Study

Grant funding from the Schuylkill Highlands Conservation Landscape funded a trail feasiblity study in Upper Bucks County. Read More