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Cultural Resources

Lumber Heritage Region Website

Lumber Heritage Region of PA

CCPCD is a member of LHR—A local grassroots project that encompasses 15 PA counties with the purpose of highlighting and interpreting the rich cultural, historic, natural and recreational resources of Pennsylvania's forests. For more information read the organization description [PDF] or contact LHR Director Michael Wennin.

LHR Photo Contest

The Lumber Heritage Region announces its First Annual Photography Contest. Details and application form are available on the LHR Website.

Grant Applied for CCC Camp Restoration through Lumber Heritge Region [PDF]

Entrance Gates Group Photo

The grant that has been applied for from the Lumber Heritage Region will restore the stone entrance gates, create an interpretive area, and build hiking trails at the former entrance of the Monument CCC Camp S-121 on the Sproul State Forest.

Lumber Heritage Region Gateway Interpretive Panels

Current Projects of the LHR

View along the West Branch of the Susquehanna River
  • Feasibility Study for a Woodworking Technology Center
  • The CCC in the Lumber Heritage Region
  • Nature Tourism Incubator Feasibility Study
  • Elk Interpretive Kiosk at Sinnemahoning State Park
  • Switch Engine Restoration Project
  • Pennsylvania Lumber History Video—Restoration of the N.G. Edelblute Building in Brookville
  • Renovo Visitor's Center Project
  • LHR Interpretive Plan Interpretive Panels and Kiosks [PDF]
  • LHR Interpretive Plan Grant
  • West Branch River of the Year Activities and Marketing Grant
  • Susquehanna West Branch Water Trail

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Pennsylvania Wilds

Unsurpassed natural beauty, charming towns awash in history, and the biggest elk herd in the Northeast: that's the Pennsylvania Wilds. Imagine more than two million acres of public lands set aside for your enjoyment offering unlimited recreational opportunities.

Park Region Wilds Map

Elk Watching and Nature Tourism Project

Pennsylvania Elk Watching and Nature Tourism Project

A project to develop a 5-year plan for elk viewing and other nature related tourism in North Central PA

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