T wo hours from the tall buildings of Manhattan and Philadelphia live some of the world’s largest black bears. They are in northern Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains, a home they share with an abundance of other wildlife.
The streams, lakes, meadows, mountain ridges and forests that make the Poconos an ideal place for black bears have also attracted more people to the region. Open spaces are threatened by plans for housing estates and important habitats are endangered by highway construction. To protect the Poconos’ natural beauty from irresponsible development. The Nature Conservancy named the area one of America’s “Last Great Places”.
Operating out of a centuryold schoolhouse in the village of Long Pond, Pennsylvania, the conservancy’s bud Cook is working with local people and business leaders to balance economic growth with environmental protection. By forging partnerships with people like Francis Altemose, the Conservancy has been able to protect more than 14,000 acres of environmentally important land in the area.
Altemose’s family has farmed in the Pocono area for generations. Two years ago Francis worked with the Conservancy to include his farm in a county farmland protection program. As a result, his family’s land can be protected from development and the Altemoses will be better able to provide a secure financial future for their 7yearold grandson.
“The key to protecting these remarkable lands is connecting with the local community,” Cook said. “The people who live there respect the land. They value quite forests, clear streams and abundant wildlife. They are eager to help with conservation efforts.”
For more information on how you can help The Nature Conservancy protect the Poconos and the world’s other “Last Great Places”, please call 1888564 6864. or visit us on the World Wide Web at www.tnc.org. 【2005年6月】
距離高樓林立的曼哈頓和費城兩小時車程的地方，棲息著一些世界上的黑熊。
這些黑熊棲息于賓夕法尼亞州北部泊科勒山區(qū)，這里也是很多其它野生動物的樂園。
小溪、湖泊、草地、山脊還有森林使得泊科勒不僅是黑熊的理想棲息地，同時也吸引了大批游人前往。建設(shè)房屋危及這里的開放空間，而修建高速公路更是這塊野生動物棲息地的莫大威脅。為保護泊科勒山的自然風(fēng)光免受不負責(zé)任的開發(fā)之害，大自然保護協(xié)會將此處命名為美國的“最后勝地”。
在賓夕法尼亞長湖的百年老校的教室里，大自然保護協(xié)會的搭檔庫克正與當(dāng)?shù)孛癖姾蜕探珙I(lǐng)袖商討如何協(xié)調(diào)經(jīng)濟增長和環(huán)境保護二者的關(guān)系。通過與弗朗西斯·艾特莫斯一樣的當(dāng)?shù)孛癖娡献鳎笞匀槐Ｗo協(xié)會已成功地保護了超過14,000公頃且有重要環(huán)境影響的土地。
The streams, lakes, meadows, mountain ridges and forests that make the Poconos an ideal place for black bears have also attracted more people to the region. Open spaces are threatened by plans for housing estates and important habitats are endangered by highway construction. To protect the Poconos’ natural beauty from irresponsible development. The Nature Conservancy named the area one of America’s “Last Great Places”.
Operating out of a centuryold schoolhouse in the village of Long Pond, Pennsylvania, the conservancy’s bud Cook is working with local people and business leaders to balance economic growth with environmental protection. By forging partnerships with people like Francis Altemose, the Conservancy has been able to protect more than 14,000 acres of environmentally important land in the area.
Altemose’s family has farmed in the Pocono area for generations. Two years ago Francis worked with the Conservancy to include his farm in a county farmland protection program. As a result, his family’s land can be protected from development and the Altemoses will be better able to provide a secure financial future for their 7yearold grandson.
“The key to protecting these remarkable lands is connecting with the local community,” Cook said. “The people who live there respect the land. They value quite forests, clear streams and abundant wildlife. They are eager to help with conservation efforts.”
For more information on how you can help The Nature Conservancy protect the Poconos and the world’s other “Last Great Places”, please call 1888564 6864. or visit us on the World Wide Web at www.tnc.org. 【2005年6月】
距離高樓林立的曼哈頓和費城兩小時車程的地方，棲息著一些世界上的黑熊。
這些黑熊棲息于賓夕法尼亞州北部泊科勒山區(qū)，這里也是很多其它野生動物的樂園。
小溪、湖泊、草地、山脊還有森林使得泊科勒不僅是黑熊的理想棲息地，同時也吸引了大批游人前往。建設(shè)房屋危及這里的開放空間，而修建高速公路更是這塊野生動物棲息地的莫大威脅。為保護泊科勒山的自然風(fēng)光免受不負責(zé)任的開發(fā)之害，大自然保護協(xié)會將此處命名為美國的“最后勝地”。
在賓夕法尼亞長湖的百年老校的教室里，大自然保護協(xié)會的搭檔庫克正與當(dāng)?shù)孛癖姾蜕探珙I(lǐng)袖商討如何協(xié)調(diào)經(jīng)濟增長和環(huán)境保護二者的關(guān)系。通過與弗朗西斯·艾特莫斯一樣的當(dāng)?shù)孛癖娡献鳎笞匀槐Ｗo協(xié)會已成功地保護了超過14,000公頃且有重要環(huán)境影響的土地。