What does Benner Township want the land for?
When the Supervisors learned of a possible land transfer of all the land to Penn State, we initiated discussions with Senator Corman and Penn State. We saw the public ownership of the canyon area as a dream shared by many that this natural wonderland might be open to the public. Our initial goals included passive recreation, conservation of the canyons natural state, and protection of endangered species. We believe these pursuits to be consistent with studies that have preceded the current effort. However, the Supervisors have noted that public access as had been originally perceived, may not be in the ecological best interest of the canyon at this time. Maintaining the natural state and protecting and even improving endangered species habitat are still focal to our goal.
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- What does Benner Township want the land for?
