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Chapter 3.5 Southern Highlands Region 3.5 Southern Highlands Region Chapter 3.5 Southern Highlands Region 3.5 Southern Highlands Region 3.5 Southern Highlands Region mentioned are large resources there are also many smaller recreational opportunities scattered throughout the region. When The Southern Highlands Region is located within the southern totaled, the Southern Highlands Region as a whole has more portion of Berks County and bordered by the Metro Region to the than twice the existing recreational acreage recommended by the north and Lancaster and Chester Counties to the southwest and National Recreation & Park Association. southeast. Throughout this region is an abundance of recreational, ecological and historical resources. This region is Recreation considered to be one area of the County that is going to see a steady rise in population as more and more people move into the Recreation is mainly of the passive type in this region. There are area along the US 422 and Pennsylvania Turnpike corridors. large State and Federally-owned parks within the Southern New Morgan Borough has been the site of a number of ambitious Highlands and they provide much of the recreational development proposals that could contribute significantly to the opportunities to not only the citizens of the region but the citizens region’s population. of neighboring Counties as well as all of Berks County. School districts, municipalities and privately-owned facilities cater mainly The Southern Highlands Region has a multitude of recreational, to the local need of residents. Although there seems to be a ecological and historical resources with the majority being geared toward passive recreation. The Schuylkill River Greenway/Trail extends through this region ultimately winding its way to Philadelphia. The Horse-Shoe Trail crosses the Southern Highlands Region as it traverses into neighboring Chester County. The County has plans to create the Hay Creek Trail which would run from Elverson, through the Borough of New Morgan, onto the Schuylkill River Trail in Birdsboro. There is the Federally-owned Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site which is considered the most complete extant iron plantation, illustrating over 100 years of American iron manufacturing. Hopewell provides unparalleled opportunity to enhance public understanding of American iron-making from the American Revolution to the rise of the steel industry. Not only does this region contain a significant national landmark, but surrounding Hopewell Furnace NHS and in the western A couple biking along the Schuylkill River Trail portion of the region are French Creek State Park and State Gamelands 52. Each of these facilities provides important surplus of recreational opportunities, when all acreages are ecological habitat as well as recreational opportunities such as combined four out of ten of the municipalities located within the hiking, biking, kayaking/canoeing, and hunting. These facilities Southern Highlands Region are deficient in providing adequate are all located in what is known as the Hopewell Big Woods, the active recreational acreage for their citizens according to the heart of the Pennsylvania Highlands. Although the previously National Recreation & Park Association. 168 3.5 Southern Highlands Region Parks and trails, as well as other recreational amenities found Highlands Region, the trail passes through Brecknock, Robeson within the Southern Highlands Region are important assets for and Union Townships and within French Creek State Park in local, regional, and state residents. The need for these types of resources is increasing in Pennsylvania. Several significant parks Existing and Recommended Recreation Acreages and recreational trails are located within the region, and are described below. Current Acre- Projected Projected Municipality Est. Pop.- 2010 Pop.- 2020 Pop.- Parks The most significant park resource in terms of sheer size Rec. Min. Acre Rec. Min. Acre Rec. Min. Acre is French Creek State Park, at over 7,400 acres. It contains 155.56- 10225- 12197- Amity Township 10819- camping and fishing areas, trails, two lakes, and a swimming 63.91 76.23 pool. It is fully contained within the Hopewell Big Woods area. 67.62 37.48- 5848- 6666- The Horse-Shoe Trail also passes trough the park. Birdsboro Borough 5184- 36.55 41.66 32.4 The Birdsboro Municipal Authority Land, locally referred to as the 0- 5399- 6196- Brecknock Township 4738- Birdsboro Waters property, encompasses 1,800 acres in 33.74 38.72 Robeson and Union Townships. The property contains reservoirs 29.61 64.81- 2610- 2955- and wooded areas and is the source of public drinking water for Caernarvon Township 3197- 16.31 18.47 the Borough of Birdsboro. It currently has no formal public 19.98 access, but the area is used heavily for outdoor recreational 41.27- 3475- 3400- Douglass Township 3404- activities, including rock climbing, walking, hiking, mountain 21.72 21.25 biking, fishing, and bird watching. 21.28 396.2- 24456- 28098- Exeter Township 23869- 152.85 175.61 Glen Morgan Lake - Carr’s Recreation Park is a small private 149.18 lake about 150 acres in size. The lake seems to function more as 0- 470- 510- New Morgan Borough 35- a marsh than as a man-made lake. This area is a highly 0.29 0.32 productive wetland habitat. Until 1995 the area was inaccessible 0.22 18.79- 7961- 8952- as private land. It is now a recreation park with access allowable Robeson Township 7325- 49.76 55.95 by fee. Glen Morgan Lake is located within what is known as 45.78 1.62- Carr’s Recreation Park. It is a developed area offering many 2023- 2267- St. Lawrence Borough 1798- recreational opportunities including golf, mountain biking, in-line 12.64 14.17 skating, hiking and picnicking. Glen Morgan Lake is not suitable 11.24 153.68- 3816- 3979- for boating therefore ensuring the long-term stability of waterfowl Union Township 3574- 23.85 24.87 habitat. 22.34 Horse-Shoe Trail - The Horse-Shoe Trail is a bridle and walking 869.41- 65860- 74761- TOTALS 63943- path that stretches from the Appalachian Trail north of Harrisburg 411.62 467.25 to Valley Forge Park in Montgomery County. Within the Southern 399.64 Abbreviations: Rec.= Recommended; Pop.= Population; Est.=Estimated; Min.-Minimum Sources:U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 Estimates (continued on next page) 169 3.5 Southern Highlands Region PaDEP 2006 State Water Plan Population Projections, 2010 and 2020 Mountz Trail, and the abandoned railroad corridor. It is Population Projections National Recreation & Park Association, NRPA suggests that a park system, anticipated that, when complete, the Hay Creek Trail and the at a minimum, be composed of a core system of parklands, with a total of Horse-Shoe Trail will intersect. 6.25 to 10.5 acres of developed close-to-home space per 1,000 population. Note: Municipalities in bold have sufficient acreage. Generally, the Southern Highlands Region has many Berks County, continuing southeast into Warwick County Park in opportunities for recreation with the majority being existing and Chester County. This trail is a major pedestrian and hiking proposed trails for walking and biking. However, there is a need connector route that links key destinations within the Southern for more municipal parks within certain municipalities. Highlands Region and provides connections to areas outside the region. Ecology The Horse-Shoe Trail runs east-west through the region. The The Southern Highlands Region contains many important Horse-Shoe Trail connects to several trails within French Creek ecological areas. The Hopewell Big Woods Hub is the most State Park, including the Six Penny, Boone and Mill Creek Trails. important. This Hub encompasses the Hopewell Furnace NHS The Horse-Shoe trail is being considered as a designated section and French Creek State Park. This area provides ample of the proposed Highlands Trail within Pennsylvania. resources and natural habitat for numerous species of plants and animals. There are also smaller hubs that provide important Schuylkill River Heritage Trail and the Thun Trail Section - The specie habitat. Some of the smaller hubs in this region are Schuylkill River Trail is part of the Schuylkill River National Allegheny Heights, Lower Allegheny, Daniel Boone Homestead, Heritage Area, which extends from Philadelphia northwest to Monocacy Hill, and Lower Ironstone. These Hubs are scattered Pottsville, along the Schuylkill River. The Berks section of this trail is called the Thun Trail and it follows the former Pennsylvania Railroad Schuylkill Branch built along the route of the historic Schuylkill Canal. Some sections are incomplete and it is very important to finish the connection to Montgomery County. Hay Creek Trail - The Hay Creek Trail is proposed to eventually run from Elverson, through the Borough of New Morgan, onto the Schuylkill River Trail in Birdsboro. An informal trail currently runs along the closed section of Route 82 in Robeson Township. Another section of trail along Hay Creek is located within Birdsboro and is locally referred to as the Mountz Trail. Berks County is pursuing the purchase of right-of-way easements to develop a trail along the abandoned railroad line in Robeson and Union Townships, following a former rail bed operated by Hay Creek Wilmington and Northern railroad. The proposed Hay Creek Trail could make use of a combination of the Route 82 corridor, 170 3.5 Southern Highlands Region throughout the region but are connected through existing and south central Pennsylvania to northeastern Connecticut. The proposed greenways that serve as migration avenues for various largest forest type within the Hopewell Big Woods is the dry oak- species. heath forest, followed by the red oak-mixed hardwood forest on lower elevations. The two other significant forest types of the The Hay Creek Watershed is in this region. This watershed is a Hopewell Big Woods are red maple forest and tulip tree-beech- 22-square mile area that includes portions of Robeson, maple. Understory shrubs and trees include spicebush, ironwood, Brecknock, Union and Caernarvon Townships and Birdsboro and blueberry, maple leaf viburnum, sassafras, mountain laurel, and New Morgan Boroughs.
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