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Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2021 - 2022 Regular Session

MEMORANDUM

Posted: June 3, 2022 11:32 AM
From: Senator Carolyn T. Comitta and Sen. Gene Yaw
To: All Senate members
Subject: Recognizing 40 Years of the Pennsylvania Wild Resource Conservation Program
 
The native species and wild resources of Pennsylvania are vital to our identity, our heritage, and our future as a Commonwealth. Forty years ago, the legislature created a special fund and program to allow the public to contribute directly to the conservation and protection of these resources, including non-game animals and wild plants. 
 
Through the passage of the Wild Resource Conservation Act on June 23, 1982, the Wild Resource Conservation Program was born. Since then, this one-of-a-kind program, operated under the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, has worked across multiple agencies to manage the needs of rare plants and animals in Pennsylvania.  
 
As a result of its work and the generous support of Pennsylvania residents, the Wild Resource Conservation Program has: 
  • Covered a wide array of project topics, from crayfish biology to lichen diversity, from endangered plants to secretive marsh birds
  • Funded almost 300 projects since 1987
  • Provided almost $9 million in funding for projects
  • Reported success stories, including reintroducing the northern river otter (Lontra canadensis) and the osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
  • Located and identified rare species in all 67 counties of the Commonwealth and prevented many others from being extirpated.  
In addition, the Wild Resource Conservation Program supports research and conservation efforts across the Commonwealth through a grant program that funds about 10 projects annually. And it remains the only source of state funding for plant conservation in Pennsylvania.  
 
The Wild Resource Conservation Program is a great way for Pennsylvania citizens to get involved in the conservation of their wild resources. Please consider joining us in co-sponsoring this resolution celebrating 40 Years of Pennsylvanians supporting efforts to preserve and enhance native wild resources through the Wild Resource Conservation Program. 


Introduced as SR319