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Project Leader:
Wesleyville Borough

Keystone Investment:
$79,100

Local Funds Leveraged:
$79,100

Hoodlebug Trail

Author:
John Swauger

Project Leader:
Indiana County

Keystone Investment:
$224,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$556,000

Awbury Arboretum

Author:
Aliyah Abraham

Project Leader:
Natural Lands Trust

Keystone Investment:
$1.15 million

Local Funds Leveraged:
$1.7 million

School Road Park

Author:
Beverly Fink

Project Leader:
Hatfield Township

Keystone Investment:
$208,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$208,000

Hoodlebug Trail

Author:
Jim Watta

Project Leader:
Indiana County

Keystone Investment:
$224,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$556,000

Vincentian Recreation Complex

Author:
Randy Staggers

Project Leader:
McCandless Township

Keystone Investment:
$65,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$181,465

High School Park

Author:
Kevin Reis

Project Leader:
Cheltenham Township

Keystone Investment:
$237,500

Local Funds Leveraged:
$373,500

Pennypack Preserve

Author:
David Robertson

Project Leader:
Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust

Keystone Investment:
$4.9 million

Local Funds Leveraged:
$1.05 million

Enola Low Grade Trail

Author:
Bill Musser

Project Leader:
Providence Township, Manor Township

Keystone Investment:
$408,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$408,000

North Gettysburg Trail

Author:
Tom Jolin

Project Leader:
Adams County

Keystone Investment:
$69,300

Local Funds Leveraged:
$555,700

Frick Park

Author:
Mike Cornell

Project Leader:
City of Pittsburgh

Keystone Investment:
$287,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$254,000

Fairmount Park

Author:
Nicole Taylor & Ambrose Crenshaw

Project Leader:
Philadelphia

Keystone Investment:
$675,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$1.3 million

Trexler Nature Preserve

Author:
Bob Grimes

Project Leader:
Lehigh County

Keystone Investment:
$450,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$360,000

Schuylkill River Trail

Author:
Seth Weiss

Project Leader:
Montgomery County, Philadelphia, Upper Merion Township, Lower Merion Township, Schuylkill River Development Corporation, Schuylkill River Greenway Association

Keystone Investment:
$3.07 million

Local Funds Leveraged:
$17.7 million

Schuylkill River Trail

Author:
Samantha Walters

Project Leader:
Montgomery County, Philadelphia, Upper Merion Township, Lower Merion Township, Schuylkill River Development Corporation, Schuylkill River Greenway Association

Keystone Investment:
$3.07 million

Local Funds Leveraged:
$17.7 million

Adams-Ricci Park

Author:
Vic McBride

Project Leader:
East Pennsboro Township

Keystone Investment:
$107,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$114,000

New Hanover Township Community Park

Author:
Connie Garner

Project Leader:
New Hanover Township

Keystone Investment:
$45,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$45,000

Meadville Area Recreation Center

Author:
John Brittain

Project Leader:
Meadville Area Recreation Authority

Keystone Investment:
$345,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$518,500

Koenig Field

Author:
Julie Bastianini

Project Leader:
Edgewood Borough

Keystone Investment:
$54,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$62,500

Pearl S. Buck House

Author:
Sandy Cody

Project Leader:
Pearl S. Buck International

Keystone Investment:
$115,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$2.6 million

Rexroth Park

Author:
Jon Shevelew

Project Leader:
Lower Windsor Township

Keystone Investment:
$74,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$74,000

West Chester Parks

Author:
Molly Burns

Project Leader:
West Chester Borough

Keystone Investment:
$36,400

Local Funds Leveraged:
$36,400

Montour Preserve

Author:
Jon Beam

Project Leader:
Montour Area Recreation Commission

Keystone Investment:
$240,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$240,000

Housenick Park

Author:
John Marquette

Project Leader:
Bethlehem Township

Keystone Investment:
$203,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$242,000

Lazybrook Park

Author:
Ann Way

Project Leader:
Tunkhannok Township

Keystone Investment:
$100,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$92,000

Heuser Park

Author:
Natalie MacNamara

Project Leader:
Upper Merion Township

Keystone Investment:
$100,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$2 million

Dingman Township Park

Author:
Julie Forbes

Project Leader:
Dingman Township

Keystone Investment:
$200,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$625,600

East Berlin Community Park

Author:
Phil Keener

Project Leader:
East Berlin Borough

Keystone Investment:
$112,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$284,900

Latimore Township Park

Project Leader:
Latimore Township

Keystone Investment:
$60,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$60,000

Antietam Lake Park

Author:
Jay Worrall

Project Leader:
Berks County

Keystone Investment:
$567,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$933,000

Sheraden Park

Author:
Marianne Muraska

Project Leader:
City of Pittsburgh

Keystone Investment:
$250,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$250,000

Fox Township Community Park

Author:
Kathy Dowie

Project Leader:
Fox Township

Keystone Investment:
$100,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$307,700

Jim Dietrich Park

Author:
Karen Screiber and Jim Bobeck

Project Leader:
Muhlenberg Township

Keystone Investment:
$300,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$200,000

Wildwood Park

Author:
Traci Wolfe

Project Leader:
Dauphin County

Keystone Investment:
$282,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$1.02 million

Lebanon Valley Rail Trail

Author:
Ben Rodriguez

Project Leader:
Lebanon County

Keystone Investment:
$1.18 million

Local Funds Leveraged:
$1.8 million

Wissahickon Valley Park

Author:
David Dannenberg

Project Leader:
Fairmount Park Commission

Keystone Investment:
$300,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$150,000

Hildacy Farm Preserve

Author:
Mike Coll

Project Leader:
Natural Lands Trust

Keystone Investment:
$250,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$850,000

Big Woods Trail

Author:
Sarah Presogna

Project Leader:
Natural Lands Trust, French Creek State Park

Keystone Investment:
$903,500

Local Funds Leveraged:
$396,500

Tacony Creek Park and Trail

Author:
Keith Russell

Project Leader:
Fairmount Park Commission

Keystone Investment:
$255,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$1.8 million

Buttonwood Park

Author:
Don Canepa and Sue Schneck

Project Leader:
Yardley Borough

Keystone Investment:
$100,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$307,300

Energy Efficiency at Presque Isle State Park

Author:
Matthew Greene

Project Leader:
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of State Parks

Keystone Investment:
$92,750

Fry's Run Aqueduct

Author:
Joshua Swartley

Project Leader:
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Keystone Investment:
$750,000

Trolley Trail

Author:
Mike Williamson

Project Leader:
Countryside Conservancy

Keystone Investment:
$20,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$990,000

Chester Valley Trail

Author:
Tim Lander

Project Leader:
Chester County

Keystone Investment:
$500,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$750,000

Pine Creek Rail Trail

Author:
Linda Stager

Project Leader:
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Keystone Investment:
$78,000

Muncy Heritage Park

Author:
Robin Van Auken

Project Leader:
Muncy Creek Township, Montgomery Borough

Keystone Investment:
$90,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$168,000

Columbia Crossing River Center and Park

Author:
Mary Wickenheiser

Project Leader:
Columbia Borough

Keystone Investment:
$1.4 million

Local Funds Leveraged:
$1.9 million

Clifford Township Recreation Complex

Author:
Jennifer Long

Project Leader:
Clifford Township

Keystone Investment:
$40,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$70,000

Water Line Improvements at Moraine State Park

Author:
Dustin Drew

Project Leader:
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of State Parks

Keystone Investment:
$2 million (projected)

Trolley Trail

Author:
Abigal Peck

Project Leader:
Countryside Conservancy

Keystone Investment:
$20,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$990,000

Musser Gap Preserve

Author:
Ben Vizacherro

Project Leader:
ClearWater Conservancy

Keystone Investment:
$806,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$400,000

Thousand Steps Preserve

Author:
George Conrad

Project Leader:
Central Pennsylvania Conservancy

Keystone Investment:
$95,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$100,000

Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education

Author:
Nicole Brin

Project Leader:
Natural Lands Trust

Keystone Investment:
$750,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$40 million

Five Star Trail

Author:
Mark Jackson

Project Leader:
Westmoreland County

Keystone Investment:
$95,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$905,000

6 to 10 Trail

Author:
Doug Bosley

Keystone Investment:
$279,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$445,700

Bradys Run County Park

Author:
Timothy Ishman

Project Leader:
Beaver County

Keystone Investment:
$500,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$500,000

Lacawac Sanctuary

Author:
Marisa Sprowles

Project Leader:
Lacawac Sanctuary Foundation

Keystone Investment:
$418,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$882,000

Conewago Trail

Author:
Randall Orris

Project Leader:
Lancaster County

Keystone Investment:
$416,800

Local Funds Leveraged:
$653,200

Montour Trail

Author:
Jesse Mestrovic

Project Leader:
Montour Trail Council

Keystone Investment:
$548,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$950,000

Turtle Creek Trail

Author:
Betsy Aiken

Project Leader:
Westmoreland County

Keystone Investment:
$457,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$3.3 million

Allegheny Highlands Trail

Author:
Brad Smith

Project Leader:
Somerset County

Keystone Investment:
$1.2 million

Local Funds Leveraged:
$7 million

Three Rivers Heritage Trail

Author:
Patrice Matamoros

Project Leader:
Friends of the Riverfront, Inc.

Keystone Investment:
$230,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$662,441

Heritage Rail Trail County Park

Author:
Gwenyth Loose

Project Leader:
York County

Keystone Investment:
$340,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$1.5 million

Eales Preserve

Author:
Jeff Mitchell

Project Leader:
The Nature Conservancy

Keystone Investment:
$2.2 million

Local Funds Leveraged:
$7.1 million

Climbers Run Nature Preserve

Author:
Meg Reed

Project Leader:
Lancaster County Conservancy

Keystone Investment:
$640,800

Local Funds Leveraged:
$659,200

Bear Run Nature Reserve

Author:
Jerry Uhlman

Project Leader:
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

Keystone Investment:
$215,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$215,800

Warren Bike Trail

Author:
Matthew Canby

Project Leader:
Warren County

Keystone Investment:
$196,200

Local Funds Leveraged:
$551,750

Waggoner's Gap Preserve

Author:
Liz

Project Leader:
Central Pennsylvania Conservancy

Keystone Investment:
$190,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$225,600

Muncy Heritage Park

Author:
Bill Poulton

Project Leader:
Muncy Creek Township, Montgomery Borough

Keystone Investment:
$70,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$168,000

Bethlehem Skateplaza

Author:
Mark Atkinson

Project Leader:
City of Bethlehem

Keystone Investment:
$185,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$1.3 million

Marilla Reservoir Trail

Author:
Josh Preston

Project Leader:
Bradford Township

Keystone Investment:
$150,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$220,000

Allegheny River Trail

Author:
Douglas Baker

Project Leader:
Allegheny Valley Trails Association

Keystone Investment:
$190,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$3.41 million

Coastal Plain Forest Preserve

Author:
Jerry Kozlansky

Project Leader:
Falls Township

Keystone Investment:
$228,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$254,300

Delaware and Hudson Trail

Author:
Jim Kessler

Project Leader:
Rail Trail Council of Northeast Pennsylvania

Keystone Investment:
$152,800

Local Funds Leveraged:
$152,800

Ghost Town Trail

Author:
Sarah Bradley

Project Leader:
Cambria County Conservation and Recreation Authority, Indiana County

Keystone Investment:
$372,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$2.5 million

Sycamore Island

Author:
La Monte H.P Yarroll

Project Leader:
Allegheny Land Trust

Keystone Investment:
$136,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$136,000

Conklin Run Wilderness Area

Author:
Diana Reighart

Project Leader:
Northcentral Pennsylvania Conservancy

Keystone Investment:
$375,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$375,000

David S. Ammerman Trail

Author:
Skip Cleaver

Project Leader:
Clearfield County Rails to Trails Association

Keystone Investment:
$131,700

Local Funds Leveraged:
$131,700

Irtonton Trail

Author:
Rachael Weitknecht

Project Leader:
Whitehall Township

Keystone Investment:
$380,800

Local Funds Leveraged:
$820,000

Coastal Plain Forest Preserve

Author:
Jennifer Bilger

Project Leader:
Bucks County

Keystone Investment:
$228,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$254,300

Wheaton House

Author:
Debra Adlemen

Project Leader:
Friends of Salt Springs Park

Keystone Investment:
$20,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$20,000

Lower Trail

Author:
Nick Bolgiano

Project Leader:
Rails-to-Trails of Central Pennsylvania

Keystone Investment:
$147,500

Local Funds Leveraged:
$147,500

South Bethlehem Greenway

Author:
Darlene Heller

Project Leader:
City of Bethlehem

Keystone Investment:
$2.2 million

Local Funds Leveraged:
$2.75 million

Bethlehem Skateplaza

Author:
Andrew Po

Project Leader:
Bethlehem City

Keystone Investment:
$185,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$1.3 million

Conklin Run Wilderness Area

Author:
Ron Adams

Project Leader:
Northcentral Pennsylvania Conservancy

Keystone Investment:
$375,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$375,000

Stahl Park

Author:
Jessica Nichols

Project Leader:
Sykesville Borough

Keystone Investment:
$64,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$24,200

Lincoln Avenue Trail

Author:
Jarod Trunzo

Project Leader:
City of Latrobe

Keystone Investment:
$250,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$250,000

James W. McIntrye Trail

Author:
Mike Miscoe

Project Leader:
Indian Lake Borough

Keystone Investment:
$72,800

Local Funds Leveraged:
$512,400

Struble Trail

Author:
Jamie Stanek

Project Leader:
Chester County

Keystone Investment:
$60,400

Local Funds Leveraged:
$71,300

Tannersville Cranberry Bog

Author:
Roger Spotts

Project Leader:
The Nature Conservancy

Keystone Investment:
$300,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$300,000

Path of the Flood Trail

Author:
Patti Jones

Project Leader:
Cambria County Conservation and Recreation Authority

Keystone Investment:
$150,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$3.2 million

Valley Preferred Cycling Center

Author:
Marty Nothstein

Project Leader:
Lehigh County

Keystone Investment:
$250,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$2.45 million

Spring Creek Canyon Trail

Author:
Gary Thornbloom

Project Leader:
Benner Township

Keystone Investment:
$115,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$115,000

Poquessing Creek Trail

Author:
Rich Ortip

Project Leader:
City of Philadelphia

Keystone Investment:
$500,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$509,000

Pleasant Hill Park

Author:
Sophia Pryszlak

Project Leader:
City of Philadelphia

Keystone Investment:
$368,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$426,000

Pennypack Park on the Delaware

Author:
Sheryl Young

Project Leader:
Fairmount Park Commission

Keystone Investment:
$950,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$1.5 million

Panhandle Trail

Author:
Kay Downey-Clarke

Project Leader:
Washington County

Keystone Investment:
$185,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$1 million

Northwest Lancaster County River Trail

Author:
Bob Shank

Project Leader:
Lancaster County

Keystone Investment:
$500,500

Local Funds Leveraged:
$800,000

Jersey Shore Riverfront Public Riverfront Access

Author:
Joseph Hamm

Project Leader:
Jersey Shore Borough

Keystone Investment:
$243,200

Local Funds Leveraged:
$243,200

South Lookout Trail at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary

Author:
Bob Amelio

Project Leader:
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association

Keystone Investment:
$250,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$350,000

Greater Hazleton Rails to Trails

Author:
Sue Nasrani

Project Leader:
Greater Hazleton Area Civic Partnership

Keystone Investment:
$361,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$361,000

Long Pine Target Range

Author:
Dave Black

Project Leader:
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Keystone Investment:
$250,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$100,000

Erie Bluffs State Park

Author:
Tom Fuhrman

Project Leader:
Western Pennsyvlania Conservancy, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Keystone Investment:
$1.5 million

Local Funds Leveraged:
$1.5 million

Drexeline Property

Author:
Jane Ferry

Project Leader:
Upper Providence Township

Keystone Investment:
$87,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$94,400

Delaware and Lehigh Trail

Author:
Ed Eppler

Project Leader:
Carbon County, Lehigh County

Keystone Investment:
$942,500

Local Funds Leveraged:
$1.9 million

Cumberland Valley Rail Trail

Author:
Noel Purdy

Project Leader:
Cumberland Valley Rails to Trails Council

Keystone Investment:
$444,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$1.7 million

Capital Area Greenbelt

Author:
Larry Wasser

Project Leader:
Dauphin County

Keystone Investment:
$1.8 million

Local Funds Leveraged:
$1.8 million

Bedford Heritage Trail

Author:
Barb Diehl

Project Leader:
Beford Joint Municipal Authority

Keystone Investment:
$473,508

Local Funds Leveraged:
$626,300

Lime Bluff Recreation Area

Author:
David Brown

Project Leader:
East Lycoming Recreation Authority

Keystone Investment:
$257,600

Local Funds Leveraged:
$272,568

Wingfield Pines Conservation Area

Author:
Edward Schroth

Project Leader:
Allegheny Land Trust

Keystone Investment:
$225,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$1 million

Ewing Park

Author:
Ernie Copper

Project Leader:
Ellwood City Borough

Keystone Investment:
$80,500

Local Funds Leveraged:
$80,500

Eales Preserve

Project Leader:
The Nature Conservancy

Keystone Investment:
$2.2 million

Local Funds Leveraged:
$7.1 million

Delaware and Lehigh Trail

Project Leader:
Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Inc.

Keystone Investment:
$942,500

Local Funds Leveraged:
$1.9 million

Island Park

Project Leader:
Schuylkill Haven Borough

Keystone Investment:
$57,500

Local Funds Leveraged:
$57,500

Columbia Crossing

Project Leader:
Columbia Borough

Keystone Investment:
$1.4 million

Local Funds Leveraged:
$1.9 million

Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education

Project Leader:
Natural Lands Trust

Keystone Investment:
$750,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$40 million

Rogers-Hiester Property

Project Leader:
Montgomery County Land Trust

Keystone Investment:
$678,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$922,000

Wingfield Pines Conservation Area

Project Leader:
Allegheny Land Trust

Keystone Investment:
$225,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$1 million

White Rocks Property Acquisition

Project Leader:
Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Central Pennsylvania Conservancy

Keystone Investment:
$1.6 million

Local Funds Leveraged:
$1.6 million

Pine Creek Rail Trail

Project Leader:
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Musser Gap

Project Leader:
ClearWater Conservancy

Keystone Investment:
$806,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$400,000

Muncy Heritage Park

Project Leader:
Muncy Creek Township, Montgomery Borough

Keystone Investment:
$70,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$168,000

Project Leader:
Appalachian Trail Conservancy, The Nature Conservancy

Keystone Investment:
$980,600

Local Funds Leveraged:
$3.35 million

Long Swamp Conservation Area

Project Leader:
Delaware Highlands Conservancy

Keystone Investment:
$740,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$740,000

Lewisburg Recreation Park

Project Leader:
Buffalo Valley Recreation Authority

Keystone Investment:
$830,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$2.1 million

Levee Loop Trail

Project Leader:
Monroe County, East Stroudsburg Borough

Keystone Investment:
$162,900

Local Funds Leveraged:
$162,900

John O. Green Memorial Park

Project Leader:
Borough of West Chester

Keystone Investment:
$48,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$48,000

Hanover Trolley Trail

Project Leader:
York County Rail Trail Authority, York County

Keystone Investment:
$147,500

Local Funds Leveraged:
$147,500

Grays Ferry Crescent

Project Leader:
Schuylkill River Development Corporation, City of Philadelphia

Keystone Investment:
$800,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$8.2 million

Canal Basin Park

Project Leader:
Hollidaysburg Borough

Keystone Investment:
$181,300

Local Funds Leveraged:
$400,000

Camp Security Preservation Area

Project Leader:
The Conservation Fund

Keystone Investment:
$1.5 million

Local Funds Leveraged:
$2.1 million

Ryerson Station State Park Swimming Pool

Project Leader:
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

White Township Recreation Complex

Project Leader:
White Township

Keystone Investment:
$289,800

Local Funds Leveraged:
$289,800

Rice's Landing Boat Docks

Project Leader:
Upper Monongahela Water Trail

Keystone Investment:
$19,900

Lowber Park

Project Leader:
Sewickley Township

Keystone Investment:
$52,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$52,000

Great Allegheny Passage

Keystone Investment:
$1 million

Ghost Town Trail

Project Leader:
Cambria County, Indiana County

Keystone Investment:
$372,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$2.5 million

Allegheny Commons Park

Project Leader:
City of Pittsburgh

Keystone Investment:
$50,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$50,000

Schuylkill River Trail

Project Leader:
Montgomery County

Keystone Investment:
$3.07 million

Local Funds Leveraged:
$17.7 million

Project Leader:
City of York

Keystone Investment:
$123,700

Local Funds Leveraged:
$123,700

Alexandria Borough Park

Project Leader:
Alexandria Borough

Keystone Investment:
$25,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$5,000

Alameda Park

Project Leader:
Butler County Parks and Recreation

Keystone Investment:
$50,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$450,000

Foxburgh to Parker Rail Trail

Project Leader:
Allegheny Valley Trails Association

Keystone Investment:
$358,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$358,000

Greater Hazleton Rails to Trails

Project Leader:
Greater Hazleton Rails to Trails

Keystone Investment:
$361,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$361,000

Lycoming County Five Park Master Plan

Project Leader:
City of Williamsport

Keystone Investment:
$35,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$35,000

Scottdale Public Library

Project Leader:
Scottdale Borough

Keystone Investment:
$500,000

Allegheny Observatory

Project Leader:
University of Pittsburgh

Roxbury Bandshell

Project Leader:
Roxbury Bandshell Preservation Alliance

Keystone Investment:
$73,500

Local Funds Leveraged:
$73,500

Philosophical Hall

Project Leader:
American Philosophical Society

Pearl S. Buck House

Project Leader:
Pearl S. Buck House

Keystone Investment:
$115,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$2.6 million

Yuengling Mansion

Project Leader:
Schuylkill County Council for the Arts

Pomeroy-Academia Covered Bridge

Project Leader:
Juniata County Historical Society

Erie Playhouse

Project Leader:
Erie Playhouse

McClintock-Steele-Waitz House

Project Leader:
Oil Heritage Region

Minersville Community Pool

Project Leader:
Minersville Borough

Keystone Investment:
$400,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$1 million

Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area

Project Leader:
Allegheny Land Trust

Keystone Investment:
$60,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$80,000

Pocket Parks in New Hope

Project Leader:
New Hope Borough

Keystone Investment:
$120,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$140,000

East Vincent Township Park

Project Leader:
East Vincent Township

Keystone Investment:
$800,00

Local Funds Leveraged:
$1 million

Swann Farm

Project Leader:
Farm and Natural Lands Trust

Keystone Investment:
$100,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$300,000

Pine Hill Recreation Area

Project Leader:
Washington Township

Keystone Investment:
$90,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$90,000

Lawrence County Greenway and Recreation Plan

Project Leader:
Lawrence County

Keystone Investment:
$25,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$25,000

Monroe County Open Space and Recreation Plan

Project Leader:
Stroud Region Open Space and Recreation Commission

Keystone Investment:
$25,0000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$25,000

Lewisburg Area Recreation Authority

Project Leader:
Lewisburg Area Recreation Authority

Keystone Investment:
$100,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$36,000

Montandon Marsh

Project Leader:
Merrill W. Linn Land and Waterways Conservancy

Keystone Investment:
$13,000

Local Funds Leveraged:
$13,000

Success Stories

Chester County Golf Course to Become Public Park

Natural Lands announced the preservation of approximately 106 acres in New Garden Township, Chester County. The land, formerly the site of the Loch Nairn Golf Club, was purchased by the Township for use as a passive-recreation park, which is slated to open to the public in 2024. Conversion of the land from a golf course […]

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Project Type: Recreation | Region: Southeast

Malvern Cuts Ribbon on Quann Park Renovations

Malvern Borough in Chester County recently cut the ribbon on improvements at Horace J. Quann Park. The park, described by Chester County Commissioners as a treasured gem for the community, has an updated basketball court, baseball field, sidewalk, fencing, and trees. The Malvern Environmental Advisory Council also added a rain garden to the park to […]

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Project Type: Recreation | Region: Southeast

Wesleyville Borough Updates 1970’s-Era Playground

Wesleyville Borough in Erie County has a new playground thanks in part to a $79,100 DCNR grant. Funding came from the Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund. The Borough also received a $79,100 Community Development Block Grant from Erie County to provide the matching funds toward the new play equipment at Memorial Park. This project rehabilitated […]

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Project Type: Recreation | Region: Northwest

The Local Racecourse

As a runner and as an officer of the Indiana Road Runners Club, the parks and trails created and maintained by Indiana County are very important to me and to my fellow club members. Our parks and trails provide us with beautiful natural areas where we can run, walk, and bike safely. Facilities in the parks and along the trails provide water and restrooms for those of us doing long training runs.

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Project Type: Trail | Region: Central

Encouraging Exploration

On my first day, I was taken aback when I realized that this oasis existed. To say that I was genuinely surprised would be an understatement. I could not believe that Philadelphia has this large space which so many residents were unaware of. I wanted to get the word out, to get people to come to Awbury and see the great things that the arboretum offers. In my first few months there, every day that I came to work I would see something different. Whether it was a homeschool class participating in an activity outside, a new artist gallery in the Cope House, or exploring a new part of Awbury, there was always something new.

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Project Type: Conservation, Recreation | Region: Southeast

A Lovely Piece of Hatfield

Back when my sons were younger and playing Connie Mack and American Legion Baseball, I spent nearly every evening – most of spring, all of summer, and a good way into fall – at the park, sitting in the snack stand of the baseball field. The park is my favorite place to be deep in the fall, when the leaves have changed and everything is all reds and golds and oranges.

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Project Type: Recreation | Region: Southeast

My Daily Commute

Riding my bicycle on the Hoodlebug Trail in Indiana County is beneficial in many ways. It provides me and many others equal opportunity recreational riding. I appreciate that anyone–regardless of physical condition, age, gender, or type of bike–can use the trail at their pace and feel they are in a safe place doing so. There is community value in being able to greet others on the trail doing activities that promote physical, mental, and emotional health.

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Project Type: Trail | Region: Southwest

Lifelong Memories

Having Vincentian allows us the opportunity to maintain the fields and grounds in terrific condition and is an overwhelming improvement to the quality of play. The fields are utilized every day throughout our spring and fall season and provide a tremendous sense of team-building and friendships for our youth and a true sense of community for our adults.

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Project Type: Recreation | Region: Southwest

Landscape Improvements

In my time at High School Park, I have seen its wildlife diversity and habitat value markedly increase because of this work. Resident birders have reported almost four times the amount of migratory birds using the park now. Fox have been seen roaming the meadow trails and resident hawks are a near-constant presence. This past spring, I spotted a bald eagle in the creek while walking my dog. All this points to greater diversity and better stormwater management in our community.

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Project Type: Recreation | Region: Southeast

Pure Joy

For a quarter-century, I have been censusing the birds that nest and breed in a 40-acre woods in the Pennypack Preserve. On eight mornings at the end of May and beginning of June, I have awoken at the crack of dawn, wolfed down a quick snack, power-walked 20 minutes to the tract, and then begun censusing. For the next three hours and ten minutes, I have scanned the trees with my binoculars and pricked up my ears to catch the slightest hint of birdsong.

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Project Type: Conservation | Region: Southeast

Once Abandoned, Now Thriving

My friends and family frequently ride the trail into Martic and Conestoga townships. Eventually the trail will expand east toward Atglen and west toward Manor Township. My brother Jeff and I ride the trail together, and in the winter months we use the trail to cross-country ski and snowshoe. Every year we see an increase in summer and winter use of the trail. My wife and daughters use the trail on foot as well as wheels, and our family dogs enjoy the trail as much as we do!

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Project Type: Trail | Region: Southeast

A Safe Route to School

When Gettysburg High School was built in 1999, there was no safe way to walk or bicycle to the new high school. That changed with the NGT, a real community upgrade. The trail gets a lot of use from people enjoying a stroll out to the high school, as well as joggers and bicyclists. Personally, I enjoy the sight of young children and moms with strollers.

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Project Type: Trail | Region: Southcentral

Prescription for Parks

I and many other Pittsburghers have been lucky enough to grow up with Frick Park in our backyards. As a child I spent nearly every day in the park walking and biking to school, exploring, and playing. I was astounded when I learned that Frick Park draws people in from all over the region and the world.

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Project Type: Recreation | Region: Southwest

Connections

When Ambrose and I met, it was such a joy to find out how much he liked being in nature. He started to join the hikes and together we found new areas of Fairmount Park to explore. Now, for meditation hikes, he leads the hike portion. It has been great to collaborate with him in that project and also in life (we recently got married at Valley Green Inn). For us, the parks continue to be a source of rejuvenation: a way for us to connect with nature, and with each other.

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Project Type: Recreation | Region: Southeast

Close to Wildlife

My wife Donna and I have been enjoying the beautiful scenery and tranquility of Trexler Preserve in Lehigh County for many years. The numerous walking and hiking trails following the high ridges and along the Jordan Creek are a wonderful place to enjoy nature and provide a good workout, especially with your dog!

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Project Type: Conservation | Region: Southeast

A Runner’s Favorite

I’ve run in a lot of places all over the world, and this trail, right along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, is one of the nicest places to run. It offers many benefits for me and for everybody else in my running club. In fact, it is really a central part of my life in Philadelphia and is a big part of what keeps me happy.

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Project Type: Trail | Region: Southeast

Sparking a Love

The Schuylkill River, its trail, and all of the tributaries that feed it have been a part of my everyday life for as long as I can remember. As a child, I spent my days on and along the river with my mother and father. Somewhere along the line of my hiking, biking, fishing, swimming, kayaking, and just about anything else you can imagine, I fell in love with the trail and river, and all that they have to offer.

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Project Type: Trail | Region: Southeast

Reviving a Tradition

My active participation at Adams-Ricci Park started when I was appointed to the township recreation board in 1998, after many years of coaching youth sports. By then, we had a community park with a few sports fields, pavilions, and courts. It was a good base, but we needed to grow the park to meet the needs of a rapidly growing community. Two major expansions increased the park to 125 acres and incorporated more sports fields, a great system of walking paths, and pavilions.

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Project Type: Recreation | Region: Southcentral

My Favorite Park

New Hanover Community Park happens to be my favorite park in the township. It offers so many activities and amenities, including basketball, baseball, Frisbee golf, hockey, a walking trail, and a fenced-in playground. Dogs are allowed in the park on a leash, which enables me and my dog Max to enjoy the park.

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Project Type: Recreation | Region: Southeast

Growing Blessings

Thankfully, there are multiple individuals with decades’-worth of gardening experience who, quite eagerly, have answered all of my questions. I never knew what I was missing until my very first plants (which were kale, beets, and carrots last year) had sprouted. This joy is available to anyone! In my second year, I’ve been blessed with that same irrefutable joy of witnessing my crops come to life in the soil provided by the garden.

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Project Type: Recreation | Region: Northwest

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