Hikers need trails and trails need land to cross. To hike, the land must be saved...
SATC is a strong advocate of conservation and land preservation efforts as it relates to trails and the important natural and scenic resources that contribute to the hiking experience, environmental health of our local landscapes and economic vitality of connecting communities.
Although the Appalachian Trail's path is now largely protected within a corridor of public lands, the Trail experience through wilderness and rural countryside is susceptible to irreversible change in a developing region. One's journey on the Appalachian Trail and various local and regional trails is vulnerable to major land development as well as the incremental and cumulative impacts of smaller development projects. Given those prospects, safeguarding the experience and planning for trails must be an ongoing effort, requiring the sustained support and cooperation of trail users, public agencies, adjacent landowners, local communities, public agencies and nonprofit organizations.
SATC invites you to learn more about what is being done to preserve our local landscapes around Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and the various trails that weave throughout our region. The Central Pennsylvania Conservancy has served as an important partner to SATC in these efforts, particularly in the preservation success stories of the Thousand Steps in Huntington County and the White Rocks project in Cumberland County.
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy also stays current on all threats and challenges facing the AT. Check out their web site for more information.
SATC is a strong advocate of conservation and land preservation efforts as it relates to trails and the important natural and scenic resources that contribute to the hiking experience, environmental health of our local landscapes and economic vitality of connecting communities.
Although the Appalachian Trail's path is now largely protected within a corridor of public lands, the Trail experience through wilderness and rural countryside is susceptible to irreversible change in a developing region. One's journey on the Appalachian Trail and various local and regional trails is vulnerable to major land development as well as the incremental and cumulative impacts of smaller development projects. Given those prospects, safeguarding the experience and planning for trails must be an ongoing effort, requiring the sustained support and cooperation of trail users, public agencies, adjacent landowners, local communities, public agencies and nonprofit organizations.
SATC invites you to learn more about what is being done to preserve our local landscapes around Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and the various trails that weave throughout our region. The Central Pennsylvania Conservancy has served as an important partner to SATC in these efforts, particularly in the preservation success stories of the Thousand Steps in Huntington County and the White Rocks project in Cumberland County.
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy also stays current on all threats and challenges facing the AT. Check out their web site for more information.