Press release written by Rachael Stark for NEPA on 6 March 2025 Luzerne County Levee Trail in Forty Fort, PA. Photo courtesy of Pennsylvania Environmental Council. Much of Northeastern Pennsylvania is Connected via a Network of Trails To “have a backbone” is an idiom for strength, and the phrase is a logical one. Our spine … Read more
Review Proposed changes to the Model Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants WeConservePA offers for public comments five potential changes to the Model Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants. These include: Revising the Standard Protection Area Conservation Objective Removing a parenthetical example In the Minimal Protection Area, replacing limits of one … Read more
Advocacy Manager Brad Barkdoll, joined by staff from the Hollow Oak Land Trust and the Montour Trail Council, co-hosted a multi-site visit in the greater Pittsburgh region to sections of the Montour Trail and conservation areas held by the Hollow Oak Land Trust. Attending the visit was State Senator Camera Bartolotta, State Representatives Valerie Gaydos … Read more
Article and photos are shared courtesy of the author. By: Michael Cook – Born and raised in Nanty-Glo, graduate of IUP, proud resident of Johnstown, and trail developer and maintainer of the Incline Plane Trails Sculptor James Wolfe, Incline Plane Trail. In Western Pennsylvania, on either side of the Johnstown Incline Plane lies an 80 … Read more
