But school board president is skeptical of scientist's program and would rather develop the land on South Mountain.
A biologist working with a state program to inventory rare species on ecologically significant land throughout Pennsylvania asked the Salisbury School Board for permission Monday to study a section of the district's land on South Mountain. Rocky Gleason, a biologist working with the Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program and Pennsylvania Department of Conservation Natural and Resources, said the agencies are taking an inventory of flora and fauna in areas of "ecological significance" around the state because they are rare or have other "exemplary concerns." Gleason said municipalities in Lehigh and Northampton counties are updating their Natural Resources Inventories, which were last completed about 10 to 15 years ago. Scientists working on…
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Environmental Advisory Council completed its natural resources inventory of Salisbury Township.
Salisbury Township is a wealth of natural resources and is critical to the area's water supply, the township’s Environmental Advisory Council told commissioners at their Sept. 8 meeting. The committee worked for two years to compile a natural resources inventory of the township. Presenting it to the board, EAC member Glenn Miller said the inventory “gives you an idea of what beauty we have here in Salisbury.” His PowerPoint presentation was illustrated by photographs taken by Tom Gettings of the Wildlands Conservancy, Emmaus, which contributed information to the inventory. More than beauty, “Salisbury Township contains some of the most precious and unique resources in the Lehigh and Northampton county areas, including water features on …
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Franko Farm Recreation Area
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Walking Purchase Park
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Edwin Bolanos
10:05 am on Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Hi Falcon Pride 1. I am coming a little too late to this post, but it is still very appropriate for me since I have purchased a home on Honeysuckle Rd. its next to this land that belongs to the Salisbury School district. My concern is my parcel of 1.25 acres is very irregular and Its sorrounded like a 1/3 by this land.Has there been any new developments. Will appreciate your comments more ›