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Penn's Stewards, Spring 2010 18566.qxd:PPFF Spring 2010 Nwsltr.qxd 4/5/10 1:40 PM Page 1 Penn’s Stewards News from the Pennsylvania Parks & Forests Foundation • Spring 2010 Maurice K. Goddard—Patriarch of Pennsylvania Parks By Ellen Zeph The Legacy Upon completion of his degree, he taught for Known for his no-nonsense, blunt style, several years at Penn State’s Mont Alto Maurice K. Goddard served under five campus, before pursuing a master’s degree Pennsylvania governors as Secretary of Forests in forestry from the University of California and Waters and as the founding Secretary of at Berkeley. In 1940, he married Ethel Mae the Department of Environmental Resources Catchpole. The couple had two sons, Kimball Oil Creek State Park (1955-1979). His legacy as a public servant and Mark. James DeLong includes: Goddard served in World War II on the staff of General Eisenhower where his service In This Issue • A commitment to professionalism and earned him two distinguished awards— PG: 1 Maurice K. Goddard civil service the Bronze Star and the Legion of Merit. In PG: 2 President’s Message • A state park within 25 miles of every 1946, after his army stint, he returned to Pennsylvanian Mont Alto to run the forestry school, and PG: 3 Go Friends! • A watershed-scale approach to water then to the State College main campus to PG: 4 4th Annual Banquet management direct the School of Forest Resources, where Moratorium Proposed • Dedicated funding for natural resource he remained until 1955. Speak up for DMAP conservation—the Oil and Gas Fund, continued on page 3 PG: 5 The Value of Recreation Project 70 and Project 500 bond initiatives PG: 6 Laurel Mountain Volunteers • A profound influence on national conservation policy PG: 7 Forbes State Forest • Instrumental in the formation of the PG: 8 Goddard Legacy Project Delaware River Basin Commission and PG: 9 Funding The Legacy Susquehanna River Basin Commission PG: 10 CCC Reflections PG: 11 Earth Day Early Years Born in 1912 in Lowell, Massachusetts, Mark Your Calendar Maurice K. Goddard was the son of Norman O. and Susan Kimball Goddard. Maurice spent his childhood in Pretty Prairie, Kansas, Contact us: where his father was called to a clergy PA Parks & Forests Foundation position. After several family moves, he landed 105 N. Front Street, #305 in Maine, where he earned a B.S. in Harrisburg, PA 17101 Forestry from the University of Maine in 1935. (717) 236-7644 Photo: DCNR www.PaParksAndForests.org Maurice K. Goddard 18566.qxd:PPFF Spring 2010 Nwsltr.qxd 4/5/10 1:40 PM Page 2 President’s Message Marci Mowery What an amazing winter! I don’t know and the pressures on it—in about you, but I haven’t seen this much snow this issue of Penn Stewards. in many years. It was wonderful to be forced Friends groups are springing up like John Becker to slow down for a few days and enjoy crocuses this year. A new group started at nature’s artwork. Hopefully you had a chance Lyman Run State Park and groups are forming Turtle on Little Tinicum Island. to ski, sled, skate and snowshoe in one of our at Yellow Creek State Park, Mt. Pisgah state parks or forests. State Park, and Promised Land State Board of Directors: We are expanding the number of issues Park/Delaware State Forests. To learn Chair Bruce Heggenstaller for Penn’s Stewards this year, hoping to more, drop us a line. Woolrich, Inc. reach you in a timely manner, PPFF will be hitting Vice Chairman keeping you abreast of what is the road this spring to Wendy McLean Hopefully you had a Lentz, Cantor & Massey, Ltd. happening in your state celebrate the Gold Medal Secretary parks and forests. In this chance to ski, sled, skate Award for State Parks— Brian J. Clark issue, we celebrate the watch our website for Buchanan, Ingersol & Rooney legacy of Maurice K. or snowshoe in one locations of these Treasurer Robert Griffith Goddard, affectionately of our state parks celebrations and come PA Recreation and Parks Society known by many as Doc. join us! Also, mark you Directors Often considered the patriarch or forests. calendar for May 4th for our Hank Barnette Skadden Arps of Pennsylvania’s park system, Doc annual park and forest awards Richard Carlson had the vision of a park within 25-miles of banquet. It’s the social event of the season Retired, DCNR every citizen’s. While we don’t have a park (well, we think it is.) William C. Forrey in each of our counties, we come pretty close, Lastly, as you begin to make plans for Arora & Associates, PC with only six counties not hosting a park. your summer vacations, don’t forget about Representative Michael Hanna PA State House of Representatives, Can you name the six counties? The first person the Elk Mountain Homestead in the Pa Wilds. 76th District to email Pam at [email protected] with This rental house is available for weekend Christopher J. Johnston Delta Development the correct answer will receive a free PPFF and week-long rentals at a very reasonable William Mifflin logo hat! To follow the Goddard Legacy Project rate. Visit our Philadelphia Hospitality Inc. on Facebook—search for Goddard Legacy Project. website for George E. Stark Doc Goddard’s work expanded beyond pictures Buchart Horn his vision for parks—he saw the need for and rates. David Spigelmyer Chesapeake Energy funding and put into place mechanisms to Rob Wonderling make his vision a reality. One such mechanism, Greater Philadelphia Chamber the Oil and Gas Lease Fund, has been See You in the of Commerce contributing to recreation and conservation Outdoors! Ex-Officio John Quigley for decades. Read more about this fund— Marci PA DCNR Honorary Members Linda McKenna Boxx Joseph Ibberson John C. Oliver III Staff: E-subscribe! Marci Mowery Get your PPFF newsletter via email. President Visit the website at www.paparksandforests.org, Lisa Salvatore Bookkeeper click on the link to “Subscribe to our Newsletter/E-blast” Pam Metzger on the right margin of the homepage and we’ll add you to the mailing list. Membership/Volunteer Coordinator Ellen Zeph Communications Specialist www.paparksan dforests.o rg Page 2 | Penn’s Stewards 18566.qxd:PPFF Spring 2010 Nwsltr.qxd 4/6/10 8:20 AM Page 3 Maurice K. Goddard continued from front cover Mr. Secretary trend, Goddard set up a Bureau of State Parks in 1962 to In January of 1955, Governor George Leader appointed specialize in park management, officially separating park and Goddard as his Secretary of Forests and Waters. Under forestry operations. Governor Leader, Goddard worked ardently on obtaining The problem now was how to fund the expansion of parks civil service status for his professional staff. Historically, these in Pennsylvania. Knowing that building more parks would cost positions had been political appointments. Goddard felt strongly money, he went to work to establish a dedicated source of that civil service status would create continuity and professionalism. funding. In 1955, the creation of the Oil and Gas Lease Fund Governor Leader signed an executive order requiring minimum dedicated revenue from oil and gas leases on state lands for qualifications for state forestry personnel in October of 1956; conservation, recreational development and land acquisition. but it would not be until 1963, during the This was followed in 1963 by Project 70, a bond Scranton administration, that the law “Someone issue that raised $70 million for public lands granting civil service protection and facilities. would be passed. In reflection once asked me how I could Matching federal dollars for upon his state service, Goddard Project 70 came from the Land and considered this to be one of his work for both Democratic and Water Conservation Fund which greatest accomplishments. Republican governors, and I said, was established for recreation development in the eastern states. Vision for Expansion ‘Well, a forest fire’s not a Democratic fire Revenue from offshore oil and of State Parks or a Republican fire. It’s just a fire.’” gas drilling from the Gulf of In 1955, there were 45 state —Maurice K. Goddard Mexico, provided $100 million to parks in existence on already-owned Pennsylvania in the 1960s for the From Dr. Maurice K. Goddard, Environmental Patriarch, state forest lands which were located in Kenn Marshall, Apprise Magazine, May, 1993 development of state and local parks. remote areas of the state. A number of things In 1968, to address additional funding helped to fuel Secretary Goddard’s vision of a park demands, Project 500—the Land and Water within 25 miles of every citizen including a national movement Conservation Reclamation Act—was passed by Governor Shafer. for parks near cities, better roads state-wide, increased This bond issue provided $500 million for land acquisition, automobile ownership, and increased “leisure” time. recreational facilities and a variety of environmental projects. Funding the Vision Conservation Leadership Demand for outdoor recreation grew by 300% between In January of 1971, the Department of Environmental 1955 and 1961—visitors to state parks increased from 8 million Resources (D.E.R.) was created which merged the Departments to 24 million during that time period. To address this growing continued on page 8 Parks are Getting By With a Little Help From Their Friends Go Friends!! In addition to the trail maintenance, coordination and planning of special events, engag- stepped in and purchased a new wood burner and had a sleeve installed in the ing the public in park activities while fundraising for these programs and improvements, chimney to the tune of $4000. With this improvement, the park will be able to keep we wanted to share two recent stories about the friends stepping up to the plate to the building open to the public while saving upwards of $3000 a year in utility costs! help during these times of financial cutbacks for parks.
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