Federal Highland Conservation Act funding successfully protected 582 acres in the Oley Hills area of the Pennsylvania Highlands. The Oley Hills represent a critical hub of the Pennsylvania Highlands, and contain six state-recognized Exceptional Value streams, numerous historical structures, forests, and a diversity of wildlife that includes bog turtles and trout. Learn more on our blog>>
What’s At Stake?
The Highlands' critical resources are severely threatened by suburban sprawl and industrial development. This region lies within two hours travel of more than 20 million people, supplies drinking water to 15 million people, and provides critical wildlife habitat for more than 70 species of migratory songbirds and mammals. Learn more >>
Leading the Highlands Coalition, an alliance of nearly 200 nonprofit, municipal, state, and federal organizations, which advocate for federal funding to protect this region, through the Highlands Conservation Act and other sources.
Federal Highland Conservation Act funding successfully protected 582 acres in the Oley Hills area of the Pennsylvania Highlands. The Oley Hills represent a critical hub of the Pennsylvania Highlands, and contain six state-recognized Exceptional Value streams, numerous historical structures, forests, and a diversity of wildlife that includes bog turtles and trout. 
