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 Federal Highland Conservation Act funding successfully protected the 304-acre Deluca property in Northwest Connecticut in 2008, protecting frontage on the Upper Housatonic River and expanding the Housatonic State Forest. Read more >>
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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 >>
What We're Doing
- 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.
- Promoting outdoor recreation in the Pennsylvania Highlands, planning a new 100-Mile Pennsylvania Highlands Trail Network through Eastern PA, and providing technical assistance in mapping conservation resources in the Pennsylvania Highlands. Click here for Furnace Hills Conservation Assessment (PDF, 7MB) >>
- Offering chapter-led critical treasures hikes, which raise public awareness of areas in need of protection. Search for chapter programs >>
Get Involved
Contact Us
Mark Zakutansky
PA Highlands Coordinator
520 Long Street
Bethlehem, PA 18018
610-868-6915
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