Region: Northeast

Keystone Investment: $361,000

Greater Hazleton Rails to Trails

What was once an abandoned rail bed and illegal dumping site for half a century is now the Greater Hazleton Rail Trail, a hub of activity for families, dedicated bikers

Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission Awards 48 Keystone Historic Preservation Grants

This is a detailed list of projects (PDF) funded by this year’s round of Keystone Historic Preservation Grants. The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) has awarded $2.58 million in

Featured Park Project: Acquisition Protects 1,000 Feet of Creek in Susquehanna County

Clifford Township in Susquehanna County recently expanded its Township Community Park thanks in part to a DCNR grant. The East Branch of the Tunkhannock Creek flows through the park. The

Keystone Investment: $240,000

Escape to the Outdoors

Educational programs for the public and visiting schools, scouts, and special interest groups are standard fare at the preserve. One of the most popular programs is the annual maple sugaring

Keystone Investment: $100,000

Site for a Popular Tradition

Lazybrook Park has proven to be an amazing venue for the Tunkhannock Rotary Harvest and Wine Festival. This event, held annually in October, has been an extremely successful and popular

Keystone Investment: $200,000

Leaps and Bounds

It’s not only the sports leagues that use the park every day. I see moms and grandparents at the playground and open field. The Girl Scouts come and work on

Keystone Investment: $750,000

Fixing a Canal

The aqueduct structure failed in April 2016 and we currently have two 50-inch diameter plastic corrugated pipes with coffer dams on both ends over the aqueduct to allow us to

Keystone Investment: $20,000

Starry-Eyed Dreamers

The Trolley Trail is not a typical rails- to-trails project where there are miles and miles of abandoned train tracks easily ready for a straightforward conversion. The original Trolley Trail

Keystone Investment: $90,000

An Archaeological Treasure

We issued the invitation, and people volunteered. During the next four years, thousands of people, from Pennsylvania and beyond, visited the park to try their hand at archaeology, learning about

Keystone Investment: $40,000

A Community Gathering Place

The transformation of the Clifford Township Recreational Complex began in 2006 with a $20,000 grant from the Keystone Fund to install a new playground and add dugouts to the existing