tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57497040385096075482024-02-18T20:39:17.471-08:00South Mountain Balancing Nature and CommerceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749704038509607548.post-60689441355083345792010-05-18T16:19:00.000-07:002010-05-19T11:50:27.861-07:00Workshop Teams Establish Action Plans<o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; 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mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">The following teams attended the <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=rb8xaodab.0.0.56dgmkdab.0&ts=S0466&p=http%3A%2F%2Fsouthmountainclibnc.blogspot.com%2F&id=preview" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Balancing Nature and Commerce Workshop</span></a>, held at Allenberry in April, and prepared action plans available in the links to the right.</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} span.apple-style-span {mso-style-name:apple-style-span;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> </p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" class="MsoNormal"><u>Boiling Springs</u>/ GOAL: <span class="apple-style-span">Enhancing the village as a destination hub and as a wonderful community to live in by enhancing and promoting the community's assets. (<span style="">Team leader:</span> Eric Edstrom, Boiling Springs Civic Association)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">•<span style=""> </span>form a steering committee to guide placement of 5 to 7 signs explaining historic, natural, and recreational assets in the community </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">•<span style=""> </span>seek other stakeholders</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">•<span style=""> </span>engage a consultant to develop content, design the theme, and select sites</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">•<span style=""> </span>engage key property owners<span style=""></span> </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">•<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">install first signs for commemoration of South Middleton’s 200<sup>th</sup> anniversary</span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" class="MsoNormal"><st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on"><u>Camp</u></st1:placetype><u> <st1:placename st="on">Michaux</st1:placename></u></st1:place> / GOAL: <i style="">To bring several stakeholders to the table to promote, preserve, and interpret an important historic site that served as both a WWII POW Camp and as a CCC Camp</i>. (Team leader: Larry Luxenburg, AT Museum)<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">•</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Identify and evaluate options for the <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Gardner</st1:place></st1:city>’s Barn wall <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">•</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Form a coalition to oversee the sites’ development and interpretation<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">•</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Implement selected option for the wall<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">•</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Site survey and inventory of <st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on">Camp</st1:placetype> <st1:placename st="on">Michaux</st1:placename></st1:place></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br /><st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on"></st1:placename></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" class="MsoNormal"><st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on"><u>Adams</u></st1:placename><u> <st1:placetype st="on">County</st1:placetype></u></st1:place><u> Fruit Belt</u> / GOAL: <i style="">Maintaining viability through promotion of the fruit belt and collaboration with the business and environmental community</i>. (Team leader: Bicky Redman, Adams County Environmental Services)<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">•</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Inventory partners and products to begin creating a brand<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">•</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Get buy-in from associations and municipalities<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">•</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Apply for a mini-grant</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">•</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Research and collect data</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">•</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Form materials and establish goals<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">•</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Meet with <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Cumberland</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">County</st1:placetype></st1:place> ag group</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">•</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Reconvene to assess meetings and research<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">•</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Brand development and creation of a Strategic Plan<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">•</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Launch Adam’s <st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on">County</st1:placetype> <st1:placename st="on">fruitbelt</st1:placename></st1:place> brand</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" class="MsoNormal"><u>Enhancing Trail Opportunities in South Mountain</u> / GOAL: <i style="">Partnering with <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Michaux</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">State</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype st="on">Forest</st1:placetype></st1:place>, volunteers, and others to improve the mountain's trail network</i>. (Team leader: Nate Smith, Healthy Adams Bicycle / Pedestrian, Inc.) <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">•</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Host an annual meeting among trail user groups to determine trail needs and potential user groups to help coordinate trail maintenance within <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Michaux</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">State</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype st="on">Forest</st1:placetype></st1:place> in order to develop a master site plan<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">•</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Host one day workshops throughout the South Mountain Region (spring, summer, fall) to train volunteers (focused on organized groups) on group organization, trail maintenance, and trail development.</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">•</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Establish a network of volunteers to develop, manage, and maintain Michaux State Forest Trail System<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">•</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Complete maintenance projects on existing trails within <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Michaux</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">State</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype st="on">Forest</st1:placetype></st1:place></span> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" class="MsoNormal"><u>The <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Annual</st1:placename> <st1:placename st="on">South</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Mountain</st1:placetype></st1:place> Hike-Bike Festival</u> / GOAL: <i style="">Develop a festival that will serve to enhance and link important economic, recreational, cultural, and natural assets on an annual basis</i>. (Team leader: Larry Knutson, Penn Trails LLC) <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">•</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Establish a steering committee</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">•</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Form a business plan and acquire financing<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">•</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Audit 2011 Labor Day Event </span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" class="MsoNormal"><u>The <st1:city st="on">Battle</st1:city> of <st1:city st="on">Monterey</st1:city></u> / GOAL: <i style="">Preserving an interpreting an important Civil War site in <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Franklin</st1:placename> <st1:placename st="on">County</st1:placename></st1:place></i>. (Team leader: Michael Christopher, Washington Township Manager)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">•</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Preservation, Development and education of the Monterey Pass Battlefield <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">•</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Interconnection of <st1:placename st="on">Michaux</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Forest</st1:placetype>, Appalachian Trail, Happel's Meadow, <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Monterey</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Pass</st1:placetype></st1:place>, Pine Hill and other recreation and historical sites <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">•</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Signage, ads, brochures, coloring books to promote tourism <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">•</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Acquire adjacent properties for preservation <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">•</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Develop interpretive center for Battlefield and Meadow <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">•</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Develop educational programs and living history <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">•</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Develop trails for interconnectivity of facilities/features</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749704038509607548.post-9495063086647678662010-03-23T11:43:00.000-07:002010-03-23T12:19:48.055-07:00THE DOLLARS AND SENSE OF PROTECTING COMMUNITY CHARACTER / Free Event! April 12th, 2010 / Reception 6-7, speaker 7-9 PM<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXGolx-l-SC4bYMHdhzVmS4GzLSf_rjEpC4q3fmXCvWjThMCRsfp1tgLQjvVsTeXaPQ0W1908pRQneOpKwpG2Cji69rvk7UN0wORvT8TUKjLFFeoVEx2hnG99gt8Ar7z_L0Esl5BSzpxE/s1600-h/OrchardViewBarn.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 116px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXGolx-l-SC4bYMHdhzVmS4GzLSf_rjEpC4q3fmXCvWjThMCRsfp1tgLQjvVsTeXaPQ0W1908pRQneOpKwpG2Cji69rvk7UN0wORvT8TUKjLFFeoVEx2hnG99gt8Ar7z_L0Esl5BSzpxE/s400/OrchardViewBarn.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451905343347027714" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></b><div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Interested in sustainable tourism?</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Interested in creating economic opportunity in your community? </span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Would you like to see sense of place preserved where you live</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">?</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><b>____________________________________</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><a href="http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/1819804/dollars-and-sense-brochure-pdf-march-23-2010-3-04-pm-181k?da=y">Come to The Dollars and Sense of </a></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><a href="http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/1819804/dollars-and-sense-brochure-pdf-march-23-2010-3-04-pm-181k?da=y">Protecting Community Character</a></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><b><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">By Ed McMahon</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Fellow for Sustainable Development at the Urban Land Institute</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">C</span>ome hear Ed McMahon, noted author, attorney, lecturer and expert on creating and sustaining livable and prosperous communities. Asset based economic development, tourism promotion, and historic preservation are among the themes of Mr. McMahon’s publications and programs. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">He has been providing guidance to communities and local leaders on issues facing “gateway communities” for more than a decade in work with the National Park Service capturing this work in a book he co-authored entitled, “Balancing Nature and Commerce in Gateway Communities.” </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">McMahon will provide examples of how communities use their assets to both enhance community quality of life as well as attract economic opportunity. Learn about how sustainable tourism and asset protection can benefit both residents and visitors in the South Mountain, Central Pennsylvania region. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ed McMahon will also present material from his book “Better Models for Development in Pennsylvania.” He stresses the use of education, incentives and voluntary initiatives to encourage higher quality development. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><div style="text-align: left;">Program is free of charge but please register with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy by calling (717) 258-5771 </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">or<b> register below or online</b> at <a href="http://www.southmountainpartners.eventbrite.com/">www.southmountainpartners.eventbrite.com</a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></b></span></div></span></div></span></span></div></b></span></div></div> <div style="display: inline;"><iframe src="http://www.eventbrite.com/tickets-external?eid=543323094&ref=etckt" frameborder="0" marginwidth="5" marginheight="5" vspace="0" hspace="0" width="100%" height="207" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="auto"></iframe></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749704038509607548.post-53375254749848159442010-03-23T11:18:00.000-07:002010-05-18T11:20:12.712-07:00WORKSHOP TEAMS ANNOUNCED<div>The following teams will be attending the <a style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=rb8xaodab.0.0.56dgmkdab.0&ts=S0466&p=http%3A%2F%2Fsouthmountainclibnc.blogspot.com%2F&id=preview" target="_blank" track="on" linktype="link">Balancing Nature and Commerce Workshop</a> held at the Allenberry in April:</div> <div><br /></div><ul><li><strong><em><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">The Battle of Monterey</span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"> / </span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">GOAL:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"> </span></em></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Preserving an interpreting an important Civil War site in Franklin County. (</span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Team leader:</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"> Michael Christopher, Washington Township Manager) </span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"> </span><strong><em><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Enhancing Trail Opportunities in South Mountain</span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"> / </span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">GOAL:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"> </span></em></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Partnering with Michaux State Forest, volunteers, and others to improve the mountain's trail network. (</span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Team leader</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">: Nate Smith, Healthy Adams Bicycle / Pedestrian, Inc.) </span></li><li><strong><em><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">The Village of Boiling Springs</span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"> / </span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">GOAL:</span></span></em></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"> Enhancing the village as a destination hub and as a wonderful community to live in by enhancing and promoting the community's assets. (</span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Team leader:</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"> Eric Edstrom, Boiling Springs Civic Association) </span></li><li><strong><em><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Adams County Fruit Belt/</span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"> </span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">GOAL:</span></span></em></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"> Maintaining viability through promotion of the fruit belt and collaboration with the business and environmental community. (</span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Team leader</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">: Bicky Redman, Adams County Environmental Services) </span></li><li><strong><em><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Cumberland County Partners for Excellence in Agriculture / </span></u></em></strong><strong><em><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">GOAL:</span></span></em></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"> Continue to be a major contributor to the economic development of the county and maintain a competitive position in the global economy. (</span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Team leader</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">: Rebecca Wiser, Cumberland County Planning Department) </span></li><li><strong><em><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">The Annual South Mountain Hike-Bike Festival/</span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"> </span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">GOAL:</span></span></em></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"> Develop a festival that will serve to enhance and link important economic, recreational, cultural, and natural assets on an annual basis. (</span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Team leader:</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"> Larry Knutson, Penn Trails LLC) </span></li><li><strong><em><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Camp Michaux / </span></u></em></strong><strong><em><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">GOAL:</span></span></em></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"> To bring several stakeholders to the table to promote, preserve, and interpret an important historic site that served as both a WWII POW Camp and as a CCC Camp. (</span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Team leader:</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"> Larry Luxenburg, AT Museum) </span></li><li><u><strong><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Cumberland Valley Rail Trail/ </span></em></strong></u><span><strong><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">GOAL: </span></em></strong></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Develop a formalized action plan to develop a rail-trail connection from Newville to Carlisle, Pennsylvania. (</span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Team leader:</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"> Stephanie Williams, Cumberland County Planning Department)</span></span></li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749704038509607548.post-90831649697631964782010-02-01T07:36:00.000-08:002010-02-05T12:48:30.498-08:00SPEAKERS OF THIS TWO DAY WORKSHOP:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_H8-ehS_6GOtDkOymduL0weF1AtgQ3l877nFp6a9Asy1kEG1PlsGnnOJa35QMp9ChdttlQ-jJwLLHImWK79g-vH12Eu08krnEnaS9LBjQoSg-ehXUS_KDKMjdvJmfOIukBiUg6Kfabjk/s1600-h/Williams.jpg"><br /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFNCb2UeM_E1NKkAEbzdkt_n5sdvo1agi05yspJx_MWNxogQxJL1hxhWIp7WdZBHvt5XiRyhSlzw2fZq6ioWmx28j6Nt9AwgD6ix-IwFa-OB9FJMwzcVcAq6x4qZ0lgP2_G-C0d22wpI/s1600-h/Ed+McMahon+pic.bmp"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 154px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFNCb2UeM_E1NKkAEbzdkt_n5sdvo1agi05yspJx_MWNxogQxJL1hxhWIp7WdZBHvt5XiRyhSlzw2fZq6ioWmx28j6Nt9AwgD6ix-IwFa-OB9FJMwzcVcAq6x4qZ0lgP2_G-C0d22wpI/s200/Ed+McMahon+pic.bmp" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433300620457919618" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#003333;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Ed McMahon,</span></b></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">“The Dollars and Sense of Protecting Community Character”</span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Ed McMahon is the ULI (Urban Land Institute)/Charles Fraser Senior Resident Fellow for Sustainable Development. ULI, based in Washington, D.C., is a nonprofit education and research institute supported by its members. McMahon’s responsibilities include leading ULI’s efforts to conduct research and </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">educational activities related to green and sustainable development practices. McMahon, a nationally renowned authority on sustainable development, land conservation and urban design, was formerly the vice president and director of land use programs at The Conservation Fund. McMahon is an attorney, community planner, lecturer, author and expert on the topics of sustainable development, land conservation, urban design and historic preservation. McMahon is also the co-founder and former president of Scenic America, a national non-profit organization devoted to protecting America’s scenic landscapes. McMahon has an M.A. in Urban Studies from the University of Alabama and a J.D. from Georgetown</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">University Law School, where he taught law and public policy from 1976-1985.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfW0xqLUd9aQxIdvCAdKrMC0Wqdm_KKfhiaavJL0WrEsf-N6Q-3YHudxjQD0yBhp3OXGSzn0m3RN__-RQflc_twtv70qq98sbXp5YOIJbKixWnIRzj-UDYyGAJ5VUGTgTQKGi352nGWWM/s200/Ted_Eubanks1.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 130px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433305139828727810" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#003333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Ted Eubanks,</span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">“Place-Based Tourism: Maximizing the Benefits, Minimizing the Impact”</span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Ted Lee Eubanks has been involved in the founding and development of a series of businesses. Eubanks founded Fermata in 1992, and since that time has been engaged in the study and promotion of experiential tourism and outdoor recreation as restorative approaches to community revitalization. Eubanks frequently speaks and conducts workshops on nature-based tourism and its economic potential for communities, agencies, and landholders. Eubanks produced a report of recommendations to the South Mountain Partnership in 2009, outlining the opportunities and possibilities to promote the region and its natural and cultural assets.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8sLj7Trq7GWC0md2kp4kqO65HzRpNWiyKZdU2oUVhAHbWPtll6MSGGKCD3eVjC_Lcs4QiqHuHTLU0tkIr2asQw532qjZ3_JD4XGAf-KcraglHGaSkAeyVHa9WUynCMuVqLgt9ZXZ10Y/s200/mike.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 174px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433304518107310770" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#003333;">Mike Ross,</span></b></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><b>“Overview of the South Mountain Region’s Economy”</b></span></span></div><div>Mike Ross has been President of the Franklin County Area Development Corporation</div><div>(Chambersburg, PA) since its start-up in 1986. The Corporation is responsible for initiating,</div><div>implementing, and promoting a comprehensive economic development strategy. The strategy iscentered on the retention/expansion of existing companies, the selective attraction of new industries, and the start-up of new businesses. Under Mike’s direction, the FCADC has facilitated more than 635 projects throughout the County resulting in nearly $1.3 Billion of new investments. Prior to the FCADC, Mike spent more than eight years with the Pennsylvania Department of Commerce, where he held several positions.</div><div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvn2hLK4LZSsg5XEWVJQ4zA4E_BeKNeabNsTI93rhb3ap6-aRYDVO8VsA-IcHZvg3aAdEd3Rrw8OU5ASlNW01HypyQ507AX21INbWBoSdSyHJ59Rau8wSMaky0VMA24U84J1ojyrrMIt8/s200/jthg-staff-cate.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 120px; height: 145px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433305832709694290" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#003333;">Cathleen Magennis Wyatt,</span></b></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><b>“Community Visioning”</b></span></span></div><div>Cathleen (Cate) is President of The Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership (JTHG). JTHG is a partnership and a non-profit organization dedicated to raising national awareness of the unparalleled history in the region surrounding Highway 15 from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania</div><div>to Monticello, Virginia. JTHG works with it’s partners to develop strategies for preservation and promotion of this region, and to help communities grow and prosper while preserving America’s historic, natural and scenic heritage. Cate has been Vice President within both Xerox Realty and Weston Capital Corporation and was the Secretary of Commerce and Trade for the Commonwealth of Virginia. After work in private industry, she took a leave of absence to create the non-profit organization, The Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership.</div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4PcV2rYm7MGCkGA_vTSFAL69FF7d7IxQK52DH6A-KREPWcIf5nu4yFEjoKKgXwwSnHI-asGp8bk35k46W0Wt2milME5tQAIyxW1MvpGH8eYzEs25iPvZIGHM12t9rEJ6EyQZSI-Av87E/s200/Williams.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434862982119810930" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 138px; height: 200px; " /></span><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#003333;">Stephanie Williams</span></span></b>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><b>“Community Asset Protection”</b></span></span> </div><div>Stephanie Williams is the Greenway and Open Space Coordinator for the Cumberland County Planning Department. She has a degree from Penn State University in Environmental Resource Management and has worked for Cumberland County for 12 years. Ms. Williams is responsible for developing and implementing countywide programs designed to promote farmland preservation, natural resource protection, parks and greenways and development of more livable communities.<span><span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4PcV2rYm7MGCkGA_vTSFAL69FF7d7IxQK52DH6A-KREPWcIf5nu4yFEjoKKgXwwSnHI-asGp8bk35k46W0Wt2milME5tQAIyxW1MvpGH8eYzEs25iPvZIGHM12t9rEJ6EyQZSI-Av87E/s1600-h/Williams.jpg"></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></span></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0