North Branch Land Trust White Paper on Regional Land Conservation Needs
December 12, 2011
The people of northeastern Pennsylvania have an opportunity to protect the regions truly outstanding scenic and natural areas including watershed lands, forests, and farmlands – those natural assets that many of us take for granted. Our precious landscapes are being developed at a faster rate than we can protect them and significant natural resources that should be conserved and protected are disappearing. We are at a crossroads! Our region still harbors many wonderful and natural amenities but at the same time many of these natural assets are disappearing due to poorly planned and uncoordinated development practices. Now is the time to both protect these natural assets while educating the regional populous on the need to do so.
Certain regions in the Commonwealth such as southeastern Pa., parts of the Poconos and surrounding regions such as northern New Jersey have developed inefficiently and no longer have the natural amenities available to them that are prevalent in Northeastern PA. The citizens of this region have a tremendous opportunity to balance conservation of the scenic, natural and working landscapes with smart growth and well planed development practices.
This report gives an overview of land conservation initiatives and land development in northeastern Pennsylvania including the developing natural gas extraction industry. The report provides evidence supporting the need to conserve natural areas while growing the built environment responsibly. High priority areas for conservation are mapped and strategies for developing funds for conservation efforts are touched upon. Information gleaned in this report demonstrates the need to actively conserve scenic and natural lands while developing the built environment in a responsible manner.
Click on this link to read and download the entire report: NBLT White Paper on Regional Conservation II.pdf
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