[MPWG] FYI Appalachian Highlands Conservation Initiative

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FYI  Forwarded Message
Contact  _Conservation at amcinfo.org_ (mailto:Conservation at amcinfo.org)  with  
questions or comments
 
Last November Congress moved to protect 3.3 million acres of the  
Mid-Atlantic Highlands by passing the Highlands Conservation Act.  Now, to  implement the 
Highlands Conservation Act, the U.S.D.A Forest Service wants to  know what 
areas in the Pennsylvania Highlands you want protected.

Along  with the ability to conserve key lands, the Highlands Conservation Act 
directs  the Forest Service to study the Pennsylvania and Connecticut 
Highlands in order  to identify areas with "high conservation value," which would 
then be are  eligible for Highlands Conservation Act funding.

Beginning on October  27th the Forest Service will hold 4 listening sessions 
throughout the  Pennsylvania Highlands.  These listening sessions will be your 
opportunity  to tell the Forest Service what special places you would like to 
see protected  in the Pennsylvania Highlands. The Forest Service will then 
create a map of  "high conservation value" areas that are eligible to receive 
Highlands  Conservation funding. This is a great opportunity to protect the 
areas you  love!

Dates and locations for Pennsylvania Highlands listening  sessions:

October 27th  - 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
DCNR Pennsylvania  Geological Survey
3240 Schoolhouse Road
Middletown, PA  17057-3534

November 1st - 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Ephrata High School  Cafeteria
803 Oak Blvd
Ephrata, PA 17522

November 3rd - 7 p.m. to 9  p.m.
Montgomery County Community College - West
101 College  Drive
Pottstown, PA 19464

November 9th - 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Shelly  Fire Company
64 Shelly Road
Quakertown, PA 18951
 
For more information on the Highlands: 
_http://www.outdoors.org/conservation/highlands/index.cfm_ 
(http://www.outdoors.org/conservation/highlands/index.cfm) 

For information about the USDA Forest Service Study:
_http://na.fs.fed.us/highlands/regional/index.shtm_ 
(http://na.fs.fed.us/highlands/regional/index.shtm) 

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