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Connoquenessing Creek Watershed Conservation PlanChapter 7. Management RecommendationsGoal 5-D: Improve recreational facilities and ensure availability and access (continued).Method to achieve goal Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority4. Establish year-round recreationalopportunities.Municipalities,Community Groups,Landowners,BusinessesDCNR, PrivateSources, FoundationsHigh5. Provide and enhance amenities, such asbathrooms and parking lots, atrecreational facilities, includingtrailheads and municipal parks.Municipalities, PFBC,Community GroupsDCNR, PFBC, PrivateSources, FoundationsMedium6. Improve access and awareness of scenicvistas.Conservation Groups,LandownersDCNR, PrivateSources, FoundationsMedium7. Redevelop recreational facilities formultiple uses providing a variety ofactivities and amenities.Municipalities, Parkand RecreationAuthorities, CitizensDCNR, PrivateSources, FoundationsMedium8. Update equipment and safety features atexisting community parks.Municipalities, Parkand RecreationAuthorities, CitizensDCNR, PrivateSources, FoundationsMediumGoal 5-E: Establish additional recreational facilities.Method to achieve goal Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority1. Develop low-impact recreationalfacilities for camping, hiking, biking,wildlife viewing, bird watching,picnicking, fishing and hunting.Community Groups,Conservation Groups,DCNRDCNR, PrivateSources, FoundationsHigh2. Protect open spaces near developmentsto provide communities access to naturalareas and secure potential parklandsbefore development pressures and/orhigh prices prevent their acquisition.Municipalities, DCNR,Conservation GroupsDCNR, PrivateSources, FoundationsMedium3. Establish community parks inmunicipalities and counties lackingsufficient recreational facilities.Municipalities, Parkand Recreation, DCNR,CitizensDCNR, PrivateSources, FoundationsMedium4. Encourage and educate visitors to utilizerecreational resources available to thepublic and respect private propertyowner rights.Conservation Groups,Municipalities,LandownersDCNR, PrivateSources, FoundationsMedium5. Formally establish Hereford Manor Lakeas a park site.Municipalities,Citizens, HerefordManor LakeConservancy, PFBC,Conservation GroupsPFBC, DCNR, PrivateSources, FoundationsLow6. Establish and maintain swimming areaswith proper safety guidelines includinglifeguards being on duty.Municipalities, CivicGroups, CitizensDCNR,Municipalities, PrivateSources, FoundationsLow7-36
Connoquenessing Creek Watershed Conservation PlanChapter 7. Management RecommendationsGoal 5-F: Establish, expand, and improve area trails.Method to achieve goal Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority1. Construct additional footpaths at theRock Point natural areas especiallyalong Connoquenessing Creek and theBeaver River.Conservation Groups,DCNR, Rock PointBoat ClubDCNR, PrivateSources, FoundationsHigh2. Establish trails near streams providingscenic beauty and access to areawaterways.Trail Groups, Citizens,Conservation GroupsDCNR, PrivateSources, FoundationsHigh3. Establish self-guided walking, biking, orautomobile tours featuring the historyand culture of the region.Conservation Groups,Historical Societies,Trail GroupsPrivate Sources,FoundationsHigh4. Construct foot and bike paths insouthern Butler County.Conservation Groups,Landowners, TrailGroups, MunicipalitiesDCNR, PrivateSources, FoundationsHigh5. Develop trails in urban areas for easiershort-distance transportation.Municipalities, TrailGroups, CitizensDCNR, PrivateSources, FoundationsHigh6. Develop or designate certain areas oftrails for specific uses, such as off roadvehicle riding, snowmobiling, hiking,biking, and horseback riding.Conservation Groups,Municipalities, TrailGroups, 4-H,Recreational VehicleRiding ClubsDCNR, PrivateSources, FoundationsHigh7. Prohibit motorized vehicles on walkingand bike trails.Citizens, Trail Groups,MunicipalitiesPrivate Sources,FoundationsHigh8. Establish a trail from Pullman Park torail trail along Connoquenessing Creekproviding lighting and other safetyamenities.Trail Groups, Citizens,Municipalities,Conservation GroupsDCNR, PrivateSources, FoundationsHigh9. Utilize trails in educational pursuits. Conservation Groups,Trail Groups, SchoolDistrictsDCNR, PrivateSources, FoundationsMedium10. Establish well-defined trailheads on newand existing trails.Trail Groups,Conservation GroupsDCNR, PrivateSources, FoundationsMedium11. Explore the feasibility of developingnew trails and/or enhancing existingtrails.Citizens, Trail Groups,Conservation Groups,MunicipalitiesDCNR, PrivateSources, FoundationsMedium12. Increase safety for trails along roadwaysby erecting highway signage, alertingmotorists of the trails, and offering trailsafety seminars for trail users.Trail Groups,Municipalities,PennDOTDCNR, PennDOT,Private Sources,FoundationsMedium13. Increase maintenance of trail corridors toprovide a safer recreational opportunity.Trail Groups, CivicGroups, ConservationGroupsDCNR, PrivateSources, FoundationsMedium7-37
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