Daily News | 555-acre former hunting camp has been preserved in the Poconos near Bushkill Falls
“DCNR is grateful for the opportunity to take over as stewards of this beautiful forested area, and we are excited about the what’s in store for Delaware State Forest with this new addition,” DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn said in the announcement.in 2021 for $1.8 million to save it from development. This week, The Conservation Fund sold it to the state for the same amount through grants from the DCNR and U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service’s Forest Legacy Program.
Officials said Pennsylvania’s federal congressional delegation representing Pike County — Sen. Bob Casey Jr., Sen. John Fetterman and Rep. Matt Cartwright — supported the use of federal funding for the purchase. The new addition to Delaware State Forest includes more than 50 acres of wetlands along with Red Rock Run, a stream that supports native trout. It provides critical plant and wildlife habitat, officials said, and contains several seeps and springs.
Wesley Robinson, a spokesperson for the DCNR, said the agency would look at ways to improve the land for public use, but has no set plan yet.
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