South Mountain Holiday Gift Guide
We’re kicking off the holiday season in South Mountain with a gift guide tailored to support the people and businesses working to protect our landscape. This season we encourage you to shop small and local…
November/December Newsletter Intro by Tyler Semder
Hello friends, neighbors, and partners, it’s great to be writing to you all for the first time as the DCNR internal lead for the South Mountain Partnership! I have continued to be impressed (and grateful)…
Year 1 Annual Report for Friends of SMP
The Friends of the South Mountain Partnership 2021 Annual Report is now available! 2020-2021 was our first year and we are so pleased to share with you the accomplishments and the people and organizations that…
Goodbye Graffiti! Friends of Michaux clean up at Pole Steeple
story and photos courtesy of Trenton Bechtel, DCNR Recreation Forester and Friends of Michaux Thanks to the quick work of DCNR and the Friends of Michaux a popular local hiking site, Pole Steeple, has been…
Nominate a Spirit of the South Mountain Awardee!
The fall and winter season is a time for celebration for many reasons, and we need your help selecting a recipient for the “Spirit of the South Mountain Award”. This award is community supported through…
Hurricane Ida Storm: No Match for Franklin County Sunflower Field
Article written by and posted with permission by Caitlin Lucas, Franklin County Conservation District. Leslie Bowman, 2021 Franklin County Conservation Farmers of the Year and host of the Franklin County local treasure, Sunflower Watch at…
Help Recruit New Master Watershed Stewards in your Community!
Master Watershed Steward Coordinators are actively recruiting volunteers for Spring 2022 MWS training! Attached please find brochures about the program to learn more. Call for Volunteer Master Watershed Stewards Where are the Master Watershed Stewards?…
PA Climate Leadership Academy and Climate Change Professional Credential
This is your chance to take advantage of an important opportunity for professionals in the public and private sectors to build climate change knowledge and professional competencies, and join the growing ranks of Certified Climate…
Using the American Rescue Plan Funds for Conservation
We will continue to update this page with the newest resources available! Conservation qualifies for American Rescue Plan Funds and we must act now to secure these funds for conservation. We Conserve PA, York County…
September/October Around the South Mountain E-Newsletter Now Available!
News and a schedule of events that will 1. Improve your understanding of the South Mountain landscape – our shared region and home; 2. Evolve your understanding of land development trends and community improvement projects;…
Sept/Oct in the South Mountain Intro
Fall in the South Mountain Region is something truly magical. Every time I step outside, and the cool breeze hits my face, or I see the leaves swaying, or smell apple cooking I am filled…
South Mountain Research Corps (SMRC) and Science Summit Update
“Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.” Zora Neale Hurston In the last two months, I reached out to roughly 45 South Mountain Partnership landowners, land managers, and land use…