Ironmaster's Mansion Hostel is open for the season!. Call Innkeeper, Jeff Leeper, for reservations:
(717) 648-4108.
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April 2017 CPC E-News
News about CPC's projects and events
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Cumberland Conservation Collaborative to host COMMUNITY FORUM on
Preserving Cumberland County's Rural Character
The Cumberland Conservation Collaborative (CCC) will host a community forum on Thursday, May 11, 2017, at the Penn Township Volunteer Fire Department Social Hall, 1750 Pine Road, Newville. The title of the forum is, "Preserving Cumberland County's Rural Landscape & Natural Resources." The forum will include presentations and discussion by expert panelists as well as a question and answer session. Panelists represent diverse backgrounds including government, non-profit, and business interests. Professor Dr. George Pomeroy from Shippensburg University will moderate the forum.
The panel discussion will begin at 6:30 PM and conclude by 8:00 PM. Prior to the panel, there will be a reception between 5:30-6:30 PM. During the reception, various member organizations of the CCC will have table displays and information on their respective organizations. Additionally, refreshments will be provided free of charge.
The Cumberland Conservation Collaborative (CCC) is a partnership of community organizations, business leaders, educational institutions, governmental agencies and citizens united in voice and action to enhance the quality of life in Cumberland County by restoring, enhancing and protecting our natural resources. The CCC's three guiding principles include:
- Conserve, restore, and enhance the natural resources of Cumberland County
- Preserve and expand parkland, forests, tree cover and green space, trails and trail networks, sidewalks and bikeways, waterway and riparian corridors
- Encourage healthy community design strategies
To view/print the promotional flyer, click
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CPC Receives environmental education grant award from DEP for its Goddard Leadership Legacy Institute (GLLI)
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From left: Bill Chain, CPC Board Member; Secretary Patrick McDonnell, DEP Acting Secretary; and Anna
Yelk, CPC
Executive Director.
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At a media event today in Harrisburg hosted by Capital Region Water, the Acting Secretary of PA Department of Environmental Protection, Patrick McDonnell, announced a 2-year grant to support CPC's Goddard Leadership Legacy Institute (GLLI). What a wonderful Earth Day gift for CPC!
The GLLI is an innovative, residential conservation leadership program held July 10-15
, 2017 for ages 13-15. This program provides students with opportunities to become immersed in the natural, scenic, historic, agricultural, and recreational resources of the South Mountain Landscape while learning about its key role and impact as part of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Students will bring back important lessons about their watershed as well as leadership and volunteer service.
The program is a partnership between the Central PA Conservancy and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Students will reside at the Ironmaster's Mansion at Pine Grove Furnace State Park for the first half of the week and finish the week on an extended field visit to the Chesapeake Bay.
At Pine Grove, students will learn about regional history and Pennsylvania's conservation heritage as well as important connections between PA's headwater streams and the Chesapeake Bay. Students will engage in high adventure through team-based activities that include rock climbing, rappelling, and tyrolean traverse at Pole Steeple. Students will also complete a community service project for the park by planting a riparian buffer along Mountain Creek and constructing rain barrels near planting beds in the park.
At the Chesapeake Bay, students will explore the Karen Noonan Memorial Environmental Education Center and 20 acres of marsh in southern Dorchester County, Maryland. Participants will encounter pine forests, underwater grass beds, and native oyster reefs that surround the center as well as the nearby Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, one of the largest tidal wetlands on the East Coast. On the final day, students will have the opportunity to interact with other student leaders from Chesapeake Bay Foundation programs and present a display at CBF's "50 Forward" Event to celebrate the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's 50th anniversary.
The GLLI is coordinated by the Central Pennsylvania Conservancy (CPC) in partnership with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Pine Grove Furnace State Park, and the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR). Key funding partners include the Chris Thorpe Foundation, the Kate Svitek Memorial Foundation, the Friends of Pine Grove Furnace State Park, the Cumberland County Conservation District, and Appalachian Audubon. To learn more about this program and scholarship opportunities, visit
www.goddardleadership.org
. Applications are due on June 4th, 2017, and up to 20 students will be selected to participate in this weeklong program, July 10-15, 2017. The cost is $350 per student and there are a number of scholarships available. Please forward this opportunity along to the young conservationist in your life!
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- April 30th Ironmaster's Challenge 50K and 15K
- Where: Pine Grove Furnace State Park
- When: Sunday, April 30, 2017
50K: 6:30 am registration, 7:30 am start
15K: 8:00 am registration, 9:00 am start
- Cost:
50K: $75 before April 1st cut-off
15K: $45 before April 1st cut-off
- Ticket price includes tech t-shirt, goodie bag, food and water at check points, finisher's prize for 50K only, finishline picnic lunch with buffet, beer and other beverages.
- smoothie and pizza truck stationed at Mansion
- Awards Ceremony at 1 pm and 2 pm
- REGISTER HERE
- View Updates on Event Facebook Page
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- Where: Penn Township Fire Company
1750 Pine Rd., Newville, PA 17241
- When: Thursday, May 11, 2017 from 5:30-8 pm
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- Where: 985 South Spring Garden St., Carlisle.
- When: Friday, May 12, at 6 p.m.
- May 18th South Mountain Woodland Owner Workshop. Wondering how you might get on the right track in stewarding your woodlands and leaving a legacy of conservation through good estate planning practices? There are concrete steps that landowners should consider. Please join us to find out more from experts at Penn State Center for Private Forests, Society of American Foresters, and Central PA Conservancy.
- Where: Ironmaster's Mansion, 1212 Pine Grove Rd., Gardners, PA, 17324
- When: Thursday, May 18, 2017, 5:50-8:30 p.m.
- $10 per ticket includes dinner and workshop
- REGISTER HERE
Upcoming Partner Events
- April 29th Diakon Wilderness Greenhouse Native Plant Sale
- Where: Diakon Wilderness Center, 571 Mountain Rd. Boiling Springs, PA 17007
- When: Saturday April 29, 2017 from 9 am - 4 pm
- May 20th Master Gardener Plant Fest and Sale
- Where: Allen Road Gardens, 310 Allen Rd., Carlisle, PA 17013
- When: Saturday, May 20, 2017 from 8 am- 1 pm
- For more Penn State Extension of Cumberland County Events click here.
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