PKP named Champion of the Wilds by Pennsylvania Wilds

On April 29, more than 100 elected officials and other leaders from across the Pennsylvania Wilds gathered at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford to explore the economic impact of the Pennsylvania Wilds initiative, and also to honor some of the region’s most dedicated and productive community activists.
The primary focus was on Making an Impact, a new report that the Pennsylvania Wilds Planning Team released at the luncheon and made available to the public at www.pawildsresources.org. The Making an Impact report includes findings from two major studies that measure the jobs, tourism dollars and other benefits that the Pennsylvania Wilds has generated to date. It also highlights the major investments that have been made in the area as part of the Pennsylvania Wilds Initiative.

In keeping with the goals expanded on in the Impact Report, the Pennsylvania Wilds Planning Team took time at the luncheon to honor 12 citizens from across the region as “Champions” of the Pennsylvania Wilds.

PKP was honored to be considered for this award.

"Pennsylvania Kinzua Pathways (PKP) aims to upgrade existing tourism assets in and around the Allegheny National Forest near the Allegheny Reservoir, and to connect these assets through a system of trails. Partnerships, historic awareness, stewardship, and business opportunities are key components of this multi-phase project, which has garnered widespread public support. PKP was born in a Leadership Warren County class, where leaders Joe Colosimo, Ines Nelson and Coralee Wenzel first made contact with the Pennsylvania Wilds. Since then, they have brought funders, federal agencies, state leaders and environmental groups together to move the project forward."

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