Open Land Conservancy (OLC) announced that a new trail has opened at the 88-acre George Lorimer Preserve in Chester County. While the preserve only has around 3 miles of walking trails, one of the most popular trails led down a hill to a small pond ...
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George Conrad III, President of Standing Stone Trail Club, Inc. My friends joke that I always introduce myself as the President of the Standing Stone Trail (SST) Club as we come across hikers when running the local trails.  However, it is not a way to ...
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Genesee & Wyoming, York Railway Company and York County Rail Trail Authority announced that they have finalized the terms for purchase of  8.5 miles of dormant rail line (part of the original Hanover Trolley line) east and west of Spring Grove, PA.  The Authority signed ...
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The Schuylkill River Greenways National Heritage Area is excited to announce a strategic partnership with Take It Outdoors Adventures, a regional recreation outfitter and service company. The unique relationship aligns with Schuylkill River Greenways’ mission to connect people to the remarkable resources of the Schuylkill ...
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Pennsylvania has thousands of miles of trails, each of which provided a much needed respite during the stay-at-home orders of the COVID-19 pandemic. This led to Pennsylvania's trails to not only become increasingly used and suffer added strain, but also find a newfound appreciation among ...
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Building Trails in Wetlands and Wet Areas Pedestrian trails that provide access to wetlands and stream banks offer some of the most unique opportunities for people to observe and interact with nature in particularly exceptional ways. The unique and specialized environment of wetlands demands specialized ...
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PennDOT’s Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) has recorded a webinar that discusses required treatments for trails that cross roads under PennDOT’s jurisdiction. Anyone can view the webinar, but those wishing to do so will need to enter their name and email address first. The PennDOT Local Technical ...
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Work began in early May 2020 on Phase II of the Brady Tunnel renovation project that has been spearheaded by Armstrong Trails (formerly Allegheny Valley Land Trust). Set to enable a link between communities at a disjointed 4.5-mile northern section of the Armstrong Trail, and ...
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Work was completed this month on the addition of an 8-foot wide limestone surface to the first 720 feet of the Harmony Trail easement owned by the Rachel Carson Trails Conservancy.  Located in Allegheny County, the Harmony Trail follows some of the original corridor used by ...
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The community conservation project to permanently preserve the meadows, woodlands and paved trails of the defunct Churchill Valley Country Club as a 148-acre greenway for public outdoor recreation and environmental education got a major boost last week as The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded project leader Allegheny ...
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Extensive repair work on the historic camelback bridge that crosses the Delaware Canal in the northern section of Washington Crossing Historic Park has been completed. To preserve one the canal’s most iconic and well-used structures, the Friends of the Delaware Canal raised $78,000 in private ...
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The Pennsylvania Environmental Council and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources are accepting applications for a mini-grant opportunity to help communities or trail group celebrate PA Trails Month! The purpose of this grant is to help support local efforts to encourage people to get out ...
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The Pennsylvania Environmental Council is now accepting applications for its water trail mini-grants. Grant awards range from $500 - $10,000 through five programs covering specific goals and topics focused on land and water trails, conservation, and outdoor recreation, to name a few. Applications are being ...
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In a world that has been turned upside down by COVID-19, some community efforts are continuing, including a large mural project on the Chester Creek Rail Trail, near the trail’s current northern terminus in Middletown Township, Delaware County, PA. This 450-foot long retaining wall (located ...
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PennDot District 1 is seeking to improve biking conditions in Crawford, Erie, Mercer, Forest, Warren, and Venango counties. A project team led by Gannett Fleming and Traffic Planning & Design is in the process of conducting a Bicycle Study to determine which state roads are ...
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DCNR has announced that they are updating the 2014-2019 Pennsylvania Land and Water Trail Network Strategic Plan (PDF), which provided the outline and goals for the development of a statewide greenways and trails network. The plan will be updated based existing data survey responses and ...
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National Trails Day is June 6, 2020 and it’s a day to celebrate trails for the recreation and exposure to nature that they provide. Now more than ever, we’ve recognized the incredible benefits of trails within our communities, and with more than 12,000 miles of ...
Read More

Under the sponsorship of the Tookany-Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership and the Pennsylvania Environmental Council, a study is under way to determine the feasibility of constructing a new trail in Cheltenham Township’s Tookany Creek Trail corridor. This trail segment is intended to be a part of “The ...
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When everything is out of kilter — hugs and handshakes are out, masks and distancing are in— time in the woods can heal you. Brodhead Watershed Association offers an armchair adventure to Targa Falls in Monroe County, Pa., via video (see below for links). Then, ...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Natural Resourcs - Bureau of Recreation and Conservation shared the news that hikers, bikers, and cross-country skiers have 5.9 miles of new trail to explore in Westmoreland County. The Westmoreland Heritage Trail recently finished the Turtle Creek Extension with help from ...
Read More

Open Land Conservancy (OLC) announced that a new trail has opened at the 88-acre George Lorimer Preserve in Chester County. While the preserve only has around 3 miles of walking trails, one of the most popular trails led down a hill to a small pond ...
Read More

George Conrad III, President of Standing Stone Trail Club, Inc. My friends joke that I always introduce myself as the President of the Standing Stone Trail (SST) Club as we come across hikers when running the local trails.  However, it is not a way to ...
Read More

Genesee & Wyoming, York Railway Company and York County Rail Trail Authority announced that they have finalized the terms for purchase of  8.5 miles of dormant rail line (part of the original Hanover Trolley line) east and west of Spring Grove, PA.  The Authority signed ...
Read More

The Schuylkill River Greenways National Heritage Area is excited to announce a strategic partnership with Take It Outdoors Adventures, a regional recreation outfitter and service company. The unique relationship aligns with Schuylkill River Greenways’ mission to connect people to the remarkable resources of the Schuylkill ...
Read More

Pennsylvania has thousands of miles of trails, each of which provided a much needed respite during the stay-at-home orders of the COVID-19 pandemic. This led to Pennsylvania's trails to not only become increasingly used and suffer added strain, but also find a newfound appreciation among ...
Read More

Building Trails in Wetlands and Wet Areas Pedestrian trails that provide access to wetlands and stream banks offer some of the most unique opportunities for people to observe and interact with nature in particularly exceptional ways. The unique and specialized environment of wetlands demands specialized ...
Read More

PennDOT’s Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) has recorded a webinar that discusses required treatments for trails that cross roads under PennDOT’s jurisdiction. Anyone can view the webinar, but those wishing to do so will need to enter their name and email address first. The PennDOT Local Technical ...
Read More

Work began in early May 2020 on Phase II of the Brady Tunnel renovation project that has been spearheaded by Armstrong Trails (formerly Allegheny Valley Land Trust). Set to enable a link between communities at a disjointed 4.5-mile northern section of the Armstrong Trail, and ...
Read More

Work was completed this month on the addition of an 8-foot wide limestone surface to the first 720 feet of the Harmony Trail easement owned by the Rachel Carson Trails Conservancy.  Located in Allegheny County, the Harmony Trail follows some of the original corridor used by ...
Read More

The community conservation project to permanently preserve the meadows, woodlands and paved trails of the defunct Churchill Valley Country Club as a 148-acre greenway for public outdoor recreation and environmental education got a major boost last week as The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded project leader Allegheny ...
Read More

Extensive repair work on the historic camelback bridge that crosses the Delaware Canal in the northern section of Washington Crossing Historic Park has been completed. To preserve one the canal’s most iconic and well-used structures, the Friends of the Delaware Canal raised $78,000 in private ...
Read More

The Pennsylvania Environmental Council and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources are accepting applications for a mini-grant opportunity to help communities or trail group celebrate PA Trails Month! The purpose of this grant is to help support local efforts to encourage people to get out ...
Read More

The Pennsylvania Environmental Council is now accepting applications for its water trail mini-grants. Grant awards range from $500 - $10,000 through five programs covering specific goals and topics focused on land and water trails, conservation, and outdoor recreation, to name a few. Applications are being ...
Read More

In a world that has been turned upside down by COVID-19, some community efforts are continuing, including a large mural project on the Chester Creek Rail Trail, near the trail’s current northern terminus in Middletown Township, Delaware County, PA. This 450-foot long retaining wall (located ...
Read More

PennDot District 1 is seeking to improve biking conditions in Crawford, Erie, Mercer, Forest, Warren, and Venango counties. A project team led by Gannett Fleming and Traffic Planning & Design is in the process of conducting a Bicycle Study to determine which state roads are ...
Read More

DCNR has announced that they are updating the 2014-2019 Pennsylvania Land and Water Trail Network Strategic Plan (PDF), which provided the outline and goals for the development of a statewide greenways and trails network. The plan will be updated based existing data survey responses and ...
Read More

National Trails Day is June 6, 2020 and it’s a day to celebrate trails for the recreation and exposure to nature that they provide. Now more than ever, we’ve recognized the incredible benefits of trails within our communities, and with more than 12,000 miles of ...
Read More

Under the sponsorship of the Tookany-Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership and the Pennsylvania Environmental Council, a study is under way to determine the feasibility of constructing a new trail in Cheltenham Township’s Tookany Creek Trail corridor. This trail segment is intended to be a part of “The ...
Read More

When everything is out of kilter — hugs and handshakes are out, masks and distancing are in— time in the woods can heal you. Brodhead Watershed Association offers an armchair adventure to Targa Falls in Monroe County, Pa., via video (see below for links). Then, ...
Read More

The Pennsylvania Department of Natural Resourcs - Bureau of Recreation and Conservation shared the news that hikers, bikers, and cross-country skiers have 5.9 miles of new trail to explore in Westmoreland County. The Westmoreland Heritage Trail recently finished the Turtle Creek Extension with help from ...
Read More