The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued a 2006 accomplishments report in the latest issue of its Resource online newsletter.

“This new year is an exciting and challenging time for DCNR,” said DCNR Secretary Michael DiBerardinis. “Some of our most rewarding accomplishments have included: the success of the Pennsylvania Wilds nature tourism initiative; our work on stakeholder involvement leading up to the creation of our Action Plan and the course it has set us on; the successful passage of Growing Greener II to fund improvements to state park and forests, protect open space and support community recreation and revitalization; connecting people to the outdoors through TreeVitalize, which is restoring tree cover in southeastern Pennsylvania, and the Get Outdoors PA recreation effort; and our new, regional approach to conserving landscapes such as in the Lehigh Valley Greenways initiative.”

Here are links to DCNR’s major accomplishments in 2006—

· Stewardship and Management of State Parks and Forests;

· Statewide Land Conservation;

· Maintain Attractive and Sustainable Communities;

· Outdoor Connections for Citizens and Visitors; and

· Building Capacity.

For more information, visit the Resource online newsletter.

1/5/2007