Last updated: Wed May 30 17:37:00 +0000 2012

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“The movement for the conservation of wild life and the larger movement for the conservation of all our natural resources are essentially democratic in spirit, purpose, and method.”
— Theodore Roosevelt (1916)
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292.16 acres, Howe Township, Forest County

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$329,000.00

Pennsylvania 666
Howe, PA
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Forest County Howe Township 292.16 Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Download Brochure www.paconserve.org/104/wpc-property-listings
Ann Sand
General: 866-564-6972   Direct: 412-586-2374
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This secluded property is a great place to hunt, hike, fish, watch wildlife and just get away to enjoy the outdoors. It is located in the heart of thousands of acres of publicly accessible land owned by the Allegheny National Forest and a short walk from Tionesta Creek. Its natural features include a northern hardwood and hemlock forest along the steep slopes that border Martin Run, a tributary to Tionesta Creek. The property is bordered on almost all sides by the Allegheny National Forest and on the south by Route 666. The natural features of this property are protected through a conservation easement and will be sold subject to those restrictions being held by the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. If you wish to visit the property please contact Ann Sand, WPC’s Land Protection Specialist, at 412-586-2374.
Residential improvements are limited to one single-family dwelling. The Minimal Protection Area shall not exceed 2.0 acres in size and must be located within Standard Protection Area 1.Timber harvesting activities are prohibited in the Highest Protection Area. Agricultural activities are prohibited in the Highest and Standard Protection Areas. Industrial and commercial activities are prohibited with the exception of timber harvesting activities and other activities related to timber harvesting. No quarrying, excavation, drilling or other removal of coal, clay, minerals, gravel, sand, topsoil, or other similar materials, including but not limited to, extraction or removal of any such minerals by surface mining methods, from the Property shall occur except under certain conditions. Motorized vehicles are prohibited in the Highest Protection Area and on the steep slopes of the Standard Protection Area, with some exceptions.

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The people of the Pennsylvania Land Trust Association envision a prosperous Pennsylvania, where communities know that their treasured green places will endure. We envision a Commonwealth where the lands that guarantee our water quality are safeguarded; where every child can safely play at a nearby park; where our productive farmland and forests are protected, securing our food and timber supply; and where wild places are preserved for wildlife and people.

Thank you to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for supporting the Association’s conservation efforts.

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