Join Us for the Laurel Highlands Trail Summit!

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Registration is now live for the Trail Summit!

Get ready for a 'Return to Summer Camp' at this year's Laurel Highlands Conservation Landscape Trail Summit, located in Rockwood at Camp Soles

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Key Speakers

Welcome to Somerset County: Lindsay Baer, Director of Parks and Trails

Opening Address: DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn

Keynote Speaker: Nathan Reigner, DCNR Director of Outdoor Recreation

Session Themes

Unsuspecting Partners in Trail Development

Connecting Trail Work with Economic Development

Overcoming Barriers to Entry for Water and Land Trails

Findings and Next Steps of the Laurel Highlands Trails and Protected Lands Study

Opening November 2, 2022!

LHCL Mini Grants

Fall Round Applications

Mark your calendars! It's not too early to think about and plan projects that qualify for the Laurel Highlands Conservation Landscape Mini-Grant Program. Learn about previously funded projects through the Story Map

LHCL Mini Grant Storymap

Wanna Go for a Ride?

The Laurel Highlands Trail Committee invites you to join us for a social outing on the

Westmoreland Heritage Trail on

Wednesday, August 31st from 5-8PM.

We'll meet at Helltown Taproom in Export and spend about an hour and a half riding an out-and-back on the trail. Afterwards, we'll rehydrate back at Helltown!

Reach out to ccorbran@pecpa.org for more info!

The Laurel Highlands Conservation Landscape (LHCL) is an initiative of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR). It is one of eight large regions working together to drive strategic investments and actions around sustainability, conservation, community revitalization, and recreational projects.

PEC is proud to be the external lead to the DCNR Conservation Landscape Program in the Laurel Highlands.