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·At least 7 endangered and 4 threatened animal species live in the PA Highlands The four-state Highlands Region is over 3 million acres of forest, farmland and The Pennsylvania Highlands Greenway Map highlights core natural areas in the The Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) is collaboratively planning a trail rivers running from the border of Maryland through south-central Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Highlands, called Hubs, with potential connectors between them, network that seeks to protect and connect the ecological and recreational ·There are approximately 4,474 miles of state roads in the PA Highlands into northern New Jersey, across New York’s Hudson Valley and into called Corridors. assets of the Pennsylvania (PA) Highlands and create close-to-home outdoor northwestern Connecticut. These eastern-most ridges of the Appalachian recreational opportunities. The trail network will be an extension of the nearly ·Within the PA Highlands there are 90,890 acres in 2 state forests Mountains form a greenbelt for the Philadelphia-New York City-Hartford Hubs are areas that have a high natural resource value such as large intact complete Highlands Trail (over 150 miles), in the New York and New Jersey metropolitan area. The Highlands provide clean drinking water to more than 15 forests or abundant wildlife and little fragmentation such as forests or farmland Highlands and will cover over 100 miles in the PA Highlands. Creating the trail ·There are 30,976 acres of state game lands in the PA Highlands million people and are home to over 250 endangered, threatened, and rare broken up by large developments. Hubs are both undisturbed natural lands and network will include linking existing trails with new trail segments including species. adjacent protected lands such as state parks, forests or game lands. loops and spur trails. The overall network will provide communities with ·The 12 state parks that intersect the PA Highlands contain approximately 30,838 physical connections to natural areas and health benefit opportunities acres Pennsylvania Highlands Corridors are the best potential lands to connect the Hubs. While Corridors are associated with outdoor recreation in those natural areas. The trail network will The nearly 1.9 million-acre Pennsylvania Highlands region includes 13 counties, not necessarily natural or protected lands they are important as they connect aid in implementing the greenway vision by acting as a corridor that will ·The PA Highlands Greenway Project found 450,214 acres of hub lands, areas from Northampton in the northeast, to Adams in the southwest. The Pennsylvania Hubs and often provide the most practical routes for animals to travel between connect “hubs” of undisturbed natural lands and adjacent protected lands that have a high natural resource value such as large intact forests or abundant Highlands Greenway Map was designed to create a clear identity for the region, core habitat areas. throughout the greenway. wildlife while illustrating a practical greenway of natural lands and corridors. The highest priority ecological lands with the least development disturbances are identified as A Critical Treasure is a recognized priority area for additional land conservation ·There were 488,346 acres of identified corridors, lands that are the least Hubs, while the best ecological paths between the Hubs are defined as the efforts in the Highlands that has significant value for open space preservation, disturbed and the best potential lands available to unite core conservation areas Corridors. watershed protection, habitats for plants or wildlife, or outdoor recreation.

·The PA Highlands Greenway Project contains 149,808 acres of protected lands, A Roadmap For Protection Natural Lands are landscapes that are sparsely developed rural areas, while lands that are under existing exemptions from development This map shows the significance of the Pennsylvania Highlands both within the developed lands are those areas that do fall within an intensely developed urban N e w state and also as part of the greater four-state physiographic region. It can be setting. Allentown-Bethlehem ·Found within the PA Highlands are 833,557 acres of natural lands, undisturbed used as a blueprint for conserving a wide range of natural and recreational land such as forest and open space resources, such as water supplies, biodiversity and trails. By mapping large For more information about AMC's Greenway Project visit: J e r s e y interior forest blocks, high quality water bodies and other natural resources found www.outdoors.org/PA_Highlands Northampton 2 9 )" ·Natural Lands Trust designated Important Bird Areas makeup 61,366 acres in in the Pennsylvania Highlands we can protect them. )" Highlands )"1 South D the PA Highlands 78 3 ela )" wa ¨¦§ Mountain )"4 re "5 R ) iv e r

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