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For Immediate Release
July 8, 2003
Sen.
White, Sen. Scarnati: Hatch Run Conservation District Conveyance Passes
Senate
Harrisburg – Legislation that would convey the
Hatch Run Conservation Demonstration property in
Glade Township to the Warren County Conservation
District was approved by the state Senate today and
sent to the House for concurrence, according to Sen.
Mary Jo White (R-21) and Sen. Joe Scarnati (R-25).
The 351-acre former Warren State Hospital Property is used for
conservation demonstration projects covering agriculture, forestry,
water resources and wildlife. Enactment of House Bill 745 will ensure
that the land is retained for that use by directing the state Department
of General Services to convey the property to the Warren County
Conservation District.
"Hatch Run is a great tool for public education," said White, who
chairs the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee.
"In recent years it has been used to educate the
public about conservation and the proper management
of natural resources through workshops, field days
and demonstrations."
"Environmental issues come up quite often in public policy debate, and
the more local citizens have a hands-on understanding, the better
positioned they are to make sure that policymakers craft sensible,
responsible environmental regulations," she said.
Recent years have brought landscape improvement, nature trail
completion, the purchase of farm equipment and more to the property.
"The Warren County Conservation District has big plans for this
property, including the construction of an environmental education
center, a pavilion and development of an outdoor classroom
curriculum," said Scarnati. "This property provides
the kind of conservation education that simply
cannot be duplicated in a classroom."
"Also, passage of this measure puts these local
lands under local control, where they belong. I urge
the House to act on this legislation as quickly as
possible so the Warren County Conservation District
can move ahead with its important projects."
CONTACT: Leigh Ramsey (Senator White) 717-787-9684
Todd Nyquist (Senator Scarnati) 717-787-7084
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