Establishing the Greenways and Open Space Network

Planning Greenways | Implementing Greenways | Managing Greenways | Funding Greenways

Planning Greenways

Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) County Greenways and Open Space Plan Resources
• County Greenways and Open Space Network Planning Fact Sheet
• County Greenways and Open Space Network Planning Scope of Work
• DCNR Map of Major Greenway Corridors (8MB PDF)
• County Planning Office Contacts
• County Natural Areas Inventories Fact Sheet
  
  
Examples of County Greenways and Open Space Network Plans
• Chester County, Landscapes2
• Lancaster County, Greenway Plan
• Lawrence County, Greenway Plan
• Pike County Open Space, Greenways, and Recreation Plan
  
  
Examples of Other Greenways-Related Plans
• The Mainline Canal Greenway: Pennsylvania’s Millennium Trail
  
  
Other Greenways Planning Resources
• Trail & Path Planning: A Guide for Municipalities
• Pennsylvania’s Greenways are Creating Connections
• Green Infrastructure: Smart Conservation for the 21^st Century
• SmartConservation™
• Important Bird Area (IBA) Program
• Pennsylvania Heritage Park Program
• Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA)

Implementing Greenways

• Growing Greener: Putting Conservation Into Local Codes 
• Using Conservation Easements to Preserve Open Space
• Pennsylvania Stream ReLeaf Program
• Pennsylvania Stream ReLeaf: Forest Buffer Toolkit
• Trail Town Handbook
  

Managing Greenways

• PA CleanWays: Greenways Cleanups

Funding Greenways

• Federal Funding Sources
• Local Government Funding Sources
• PA-Related Funding Source