Spring State of the Region Update:
This spring we have been diligently working to explore and move forward the State of the Region Action Plan projects. What this has looked like for us:
In the News: Preserving Pennsylvania’s Lands and Historic Structures One Step at a Time
Thank you to Franklin County Free Press for featuring South Mountain Partnership in a recent lifestyle and travel article! By Morgan Faith, May 4, 2024 “Atop a scenic overlook trail, massive rippled, grooved, and streaked…
South Mountain Partnership Releases 2023 ‘Year in Review’
We’ve crunched the numbers and have some fun metrics to share describing the Partnership’s work in 2023. The work of our conservation network wouldn’t be possible without partners like you, so thank YOU! Our Year in…
Michaux Plans New Public Engagement Facilities
Michaux State Forest has selected the site of its new Resource Management Center (RMC) to replace the current Michaux Forest District Office. The new RMC will improve services in the South Mountain Conservation Landscape by…
Gettysburg College Seeks Partners for Student Projects
Gettysburg College is seeking community partners for a senior seminar course “Area-Based Conservation”during the Spring 2023 semester. The Environmental Studies Department requires that all majorscomplete a capstone project. Most of their students meet this requirement…
2023 South Mountain Partnership Gift Guide
Originally published in 2021, we’re bringing back our gift guide for all your holiday shopping needs! We’re kicking off the holiday season in South Mountain with a gift guide tailored to support the people and…
PA Announces $1.5 Million Investment to Improve Conservation, Recreation, Community Revitalization in South Mountain Landscape!
This past October Governor Josh Shapiro and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DNCR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced a $52.5 million investment for more than 225 recreation and conservation projects across Pennsylvania that will…
2023 Spirit of South Mountain Awarded
Each year at the “Power of the Partnership” event we award the Spirit of South Mountain to an individual, a project or an organization that advances the mission of the South Mountain Partnership and has…
SOUTH MOUNTAIN PARTNERSHIP RELEASES REGIONAL REPORT CARD
SOUTH MIDDLETON TWP, Pennsylvania – The South Mountain region, consisting of parts of Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, and York Counties and the location of the South Mountain Partnership, has just released its first-ever “State of the…
Partner Highlight: Join the Friends of Barnitz Mill
Barnitz Mill is the centerpiece of Stuart Park in Dickinson Township. The mill has a long and dynamic history beginning in the 18th century with the Weakley family. The Weakleys were prominent Cumberland County landowners…
South Mountain Partnership Activates Network on Regional Project
BOILING SPRINGS, Pennsylvania – August 8, 2023 – The South Mountain Partnership (SMP) continues to make great strides in producing the first-ever State of the Region project that will measure the public and environmental health…
Nominations Open: Spirit of South Mountain Award
Each year the South Mountain Partnership recognizes an individual, project, or organization that has made significant contributions to advancing a positive and sustainable future for the South Mountain landscape. What qualities of the South Mountain…