Lehigh Valley park and environmental projects awarded $6.5 million in state grants

The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources under Gov. Josh Shapiro on Jan. 12, 2026, awarded nearly $82 million in new state funding for more than 295 recreation and conservation projects. These are the recipients in Lehigh and Northampton counties.

The DCNR Community Conservation Partnerships Program grant program is funded with a variety of state and federal funding sources including, the Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund (Key 93) which includes Key-Community and Key-Land Trust; the Environmental Stewardship Fund (ESF); the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF); the federal Pennsylvania Recreational Trails Program Fund (PRT); the Pennsylvania Heritage Area Program (HA); the ATV Management Restricted Account Fund (ATV), and the Snowmobile Management Restricted Account Fund (Snowmobile).
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