The plan was
funded by Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources Community Conservation Partnership
Program, specifically the Rivers Conservation Program. Endless
Mountains Resource Conservation & Development Council
administered and coordinated funding and communication.
Creating the
RCP has forged bonds between professionals and public citizens
in four counties, in a common goal of looking to the watershed’s
future. The steering committee has resolved to stay together
as the Pine Creek Watershed Council, supporting the plan’s
implementation. The partnering organizations and advisory
groups stand ready to cooperate on future endeavors. As
an example, the Pine Creek Council of Governments enables
citizens and municipalities to coordinate planning throughout
the river corridor and its tributaries.
For
Pine Creek is a river: the River of Pines. Tiadaghton.
The plan presents
recommendations for helping a timeless resource withstand
the pressures of time - and change.
