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Wildlands Conservancy asks Carbon County for $7,500-per-year match to support $95,000 DCNR grant
Summary
Wildlands Conservancy asked the county to commit $7,500 per year in 2027 and 2028 as part of a DCNR partnership grant application totaling $95,000 to preserve land in the Upper Lehigh watershed and provide technical assistance to the county’s Open Space Advisory Board.
Jim Thorpe, Pa. — The Wildlands Conservancy requested the Carbon County Board of Commissioners’ continued support for a Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) partnership grant application totaling $95,000 and asked the county to commit $7,500 in match funds for each year 2027 and 2028.
According to the request presented April 16, Wildlands will leverage $80,000 in match dollars and is asking the county to provide $7,500 annually for two years to help fund land-preservation work in the Upper Lehigh watershed and to provide technical assistance to the county and its Open Space Advisory Board. The request appeared as agenda item #26-283; the board moved to approve the letter of commitment to DCNR.
The minutes describe the grant as supporting land preservation and technical assistance but do not specify parcel locations, total county fiscal obligations beyond the requested $7,500 yearly match, or an implementation timeline. Commissioners voted to approve the letter of commitment as listed on the agenda.
If approved by DCNR, the grant would rely on the local match described in Wildlands’ request; the minutes list the requested county match amounts and the grant total but do not indicate whether county funds would be expended immediately or conditioned on later approvals.
The board’s action on the letter of commitment signals local support for pursuing DCNR funds to preserve open space in the Upper Lehigh watershed. The meeting adjourned at 10:58 a.m.
