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Conservation Has Value …..Your work .. To our lives, our experiences, and our communities DCNR and the Bureau of State Parks is committed to these values. What are those Conservation value added benefits?.......... Health Social Benefits Economics Property Values.
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Conservation Has Value …..Your work .. To our lives, our experiences, and our communitiesDCNR and the Bureau of State Parks is committed to these values
What are those Conservation value added benefits?..........HealthSocial BenefitsEconomicsProperty Values
Conservation Values:Urban crime/ child adjudication vs. open spaceSchool taxes vs. Increased property valuesEducation Drain vs. people living where they play first, then work!
Pa State Parks Economic Impact to your community : Penn State University 33.6 Million visitors in 2010 Visitors Spent $738 million 10,551 jobs For every $1 tax dollar State Parks return $9 to the Pennsylvania Economy.
Laurel Highlands Region State Parks Alone Laurel Mountain, Laurel Summit, and Linn Run State Parks Visitors spent: $6,000,000 in the region through sales In 2010 Jobs created through these venues: 80
Add Ohiopyle, Keystone, Laurel Ridge, Kooser and Laurel Hill State Park s The economic impact through visitor spending in 2010 $50.75 million Jobs created in all of Laurel Highlands State Parks: 514
Today we work with partnerships with common goals Through the Conservation Landscape Initiative: Heritage Areas, State Parks, State Forests, Chambers, Laurel Highlands Visitors Bureau, and Volunteers we…………….
Thanks to you: Our Parks and Forests, and Heritage Areas Matter We value your support and input
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