As a growing number of communities realize the positive social and economic impacts of having convenient boating access along their local waterways, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is excited to offer a round of Boating Facility Grants to help communities capitalize on the surge in new boating activity. The PFBC encourages townships, boroughs, municipal and read more
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October
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July
Delaware Highlands Conservancy Hosts Virtual Fundraising Auction July 30th through August 13th
The Delaware Highlands Conservancy announces a virtual fundraising auction to support land and water conservation in the Upper Delaware River region. The auction will be open for bidding for two weeks, from 12pm on Thursday, July 30th until 12pm on Thursday, August 13th, and is hosted at www.biddingowl.com/DHConservancy. The auction features two dozen items, from exciting read more
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May
Photography Contest for the Upper Delaware River Region
The Delaware Highlands Conservancy is pleased to announce its third annual juried photo contest for the Upper Delaware River region, open to professional and amateur photographers. “Nature Heals: Restore, Renew, Reconnect” invites photographers to capture striking nature-inspired photos in five categories: landscape, wildlife, macro, water, and, new this year, a youth category read more
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April
Delaware River Named “River of the Year” by American Rivers
The Delaware Highlands Conservancy is pleased to announce that the Delaware River has received national recognition as River of the Year by American Rivers, which states, "American Rivers gave the Delaware this honor to recognize its momentous progress for water quality, river restoration and community revitalization. Key to this success are the countless local individuals and read more
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July
The Nature Conservancy Adds 175 Acres to Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) recently purchased and transferred two properties to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), adding 175 acres to the Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Conservation of the properties safeguards habitat for plants and animals under a changing climate, while protecting headstream waters that flow into the Delaware River. The read more
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February
Natural Lands and PHLT Protect Native Trout Stream
On February 12 Natural Lands and Pocono Heritage Land Trust (PHLT) announced the preservation of two nearby but separately owned parcels totaling 340 acres of land near Brodhead Creek, a stream running through the Pocono Mountains known for its clear, cool water and healthy trout population. The land trusts hold conservation easements on the properties, ensuring they will never read more
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April
DRWI Receives $40 Million in New Funding
On April 4, the William Penn Foundation announced more than $40 million in new funding for the Delaware River Watershed (DRWI), which is among the country’s largest non-governmental conservation efforts to protect and restore clean water. The DRWI is a first-of-its-kind collaboration involving 65 non-governmental organizations working together to protect and restore the read more
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March
Wildlands Conservancy Protects 500 Acres Near Lehigh Headwaters
Wildlands Conservancy recently protected approximately 500 critical acres situated near the headwaters of the Lehigh River, an area that supports drinking water for 180,000 local residents. The wooded property, known locally as “Klondike,” contains several miles of the Lehigh River and more than 200 acres of special wetlands. The parcel was immediately transferred to the read more
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March
Congress Allocates $5 Million for Delaware River Basin Restoration
On March 23rd, the Delaware River Basin Restoration Program (DRBRP) received $5 million in funding as part of the fiscal year 2018 omnibus spending bill approved by Congress. The bill will now go to the president’s desk for his signature. Once the president signs the bill, money will finally begin flowing to local conservation projects throughout the region. The DRBRP was read more
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December
Newly Conserved Lands in Pike County Protect Clean Water and Wildlife Habitat
An additional 50 acres in Pike County are now permanently conserved by Delaware Highlands Conservancy and are protecting clean water and wildlife habitat. Tri-Angle Farm is home to beautiful 150-year-old apple and pear trees—the remaining part of the orchard on the farm when it belonged to its original owners, the Angle family. Over the last 24 years, the diversity and the read more
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February
The Perfect Partnership – Protecting Eagle Habitat
The Eagle Institute and Delaware Highlands Conservancy have merged in a partnership that will lead to the continued resurgence of the eagle in the Upper Delaware River region and to better protection of critical eagle habitat. The Eagle Institute is the Upper Delaware River Watershed’s premier organization for the protection of eagles and the stewardship of their read more
