Don’t dissolve funding for conservation program
I am writing in defense of Pennsylvania’s great system of parks and green spaces. Our numerous state and local parks and trails are incredibly valuable to Pennsylvanians. For example, the local Greensboro Borough Trail is a great space for hiking and biking in the area.
I’m writing to voice my disappointment with efforts underway in Harrisburg, proposed by Gov. Corbett, to dissolve funding for one of Pennsylvania’s great conservation programs, the Keystone Fund. It is one of the state’s most important programs when it comes to restoring and protecting parks and other critical outdoor areas all over Pennsylvania.
For example, it has allowed for a great deal of recent development and rehabilitation of the Greensboro Borough Trail, enhancing and supporting people’s enjoyment of this lovely area.
After decades of saving the places that make Pennsylvania great, it’s time for every-day Pennsylvanians to save the Keystone Fund. I hope that people who enjoy our great outdoors will call and write to our local politicians and make sure that they will do whatever is necessary to protect the Keystone Fund, before the final budget passes.
Kyra Reumann-Moore,
Penn Environment Intern
1420 Walnut St, Suite 650
Philadelphia, PA 19102
267-266-5537
Penn Environment is a statewide, citizen-funded environmental advocacy organization with roughly 80,000 members and activist, including many in Greene County.