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The Lower Susquehanna Conservation Landscape Initiative (LSCLI) seeks to enhance the rich landscape of the Susquehanna River corridor in Lancaster and York Counties through increased land protection, natural and cultural resource stewardship, public connection to these resources, and promoting sustainable economic development strategies linked to heritage and eco-tourism.
The primary organizing partners for the LSCLI are:
• Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR)
• Susquehanna Gateway Heritage Area (SGHA)
• Lancaster County Conservancy (LCC)
• Lancaster County Planning Commission (LCPC)
• York County Planning Commission (YCPC)
SGHA and LCC have been designated by DCNR to serve as Co-External Lead Organizations for the LSCLI. LCPC & YCPC are providing important technical and community outreach support. These partners coordinated development of LSCLI Priority Strategies and are managing implementation of an annual workplan to advance these strategies.
The Priority Strategies are based on the Draft Susquehanna River Landscape Conservation Plan developed in 2007 through a collaborative process involving stakeholders from communities along the river corridor. This plan will be finalized as part of the LSCLI process to provide a vision, goals, objectives, strategies and action plan for conservation and management of the Susquehanna River landscape in Lancaster and York Counties. The LSCLI Priority Strategies also reflect key recommendations of the Rainwater, River, Ria & Rail Report developed for DCNR in 2010 by Fermata, Inc.
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A community meeting was held in Wrightsville, PA in November 2010 to provide an overview of the CLI process, introduce the Co-External Lead Organizations, share the Priority Strategies, and receive additional input from stakeholders. Implementation of the LSCLI Workplan was launched in January 2011.
Additional information about the Lower Susquehanna Conservation Landscape Initiative is available through the following links:
LSCLI Fact Sheet
LSCLI Priority Strategies & Workplan
Rainwater, River, Ria & Rail Report
Learn more about other CLI's across Pennsylvania