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DCNR Highlights Accomplishments In 2010
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This week the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued its report on accomplishments during 2010. The report starts with a message from DCNR Secretary John Quigley: "This past year was the 15th anniversary of the creation of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Grounded in 100 years of conservation tradition, over the last eight years we have grown and stretched our work. Always excellent stewards of our public lands, DCNR is now reaching out to people in the communities where they live and instilling in them a sense of the importance of our special natural places to our economy, our prosperity and our children’s future.
"In 2010, our efforts to form real connections with communities and help them protect and create places that they treasure earned recognition as a “Bright Idea” with an award from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
"In September, we threw the doors open and welcomed the first guests to our Nature Inn at Bald Eagle. The green building features of the inn embody the work done by DCNR and share it with visitors. These new accommodations are the culmination of eight years of discussions and sweat in service of attracting new people to our nationally-recognized state park system and connecting them to the wonders of nature.
"Further north in the Pennsylvania Wilds in October we celebrated the results of another long-term project with the opening of the Elk Country Visitor Center in Benezette, Elk County. Not only does the center give people the chance to see majestic elk up close, it tells the story of conservation in Pennsylvania that brought us from scarred landscapes with only stumps of trees, to restoration of the habitat that is able to support the largest elk herd in the northeastern United States.
"Also opened in 2010 was the Tiadaghton Resource Management Center in Waterville, Lycoming County, to make our work managing the state forest more efficient and welcome visitors to the nearby and popular Pine Creek Rail Trail. The center hosts the first green and living roof in our DCNR system.
"With the assistance of some federal stimulus money, this year we are wrapping up the work on PAMAP, the most advanced state digital map in the country and a powerful tool for economic development and environmental decision making.
"DCNR’s action plan outlines four main goals that guide our work (click on these links to find detailed accomplishments under each goal):
-- Build Capacity.
"These achievements only scratch the surface of DCNR’s work. This year-end report reflects on our key programs and expands on our accomplishments in 2010.
"It has been a privilege to serve with the extremely dedicated and talented women and men at DCNR. Their commitment to conserving Pennsylvania's public natural resources for the benefit of all Pennsylvanians, including generations yet to come, is inspiring. They are all public servants of the highest order."
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