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Growing Greener has successfully conserved 33,000 acres of farmland, protected over 42,000 acres of open spaces, and improved community recreation through 234 park projects. Additionally, we've restored 1,600 acres of abandoned mine land and initiated 400 watershed protection projects to reduce flooding and pollution. Despite these achievements, Pennsylvania continues to lose vital natural areas to overdevelopment. Help us fight this trend and preserve our environment. Sign on today to make a difference!
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Growing Greener has helped people: • Protect more than 33,000 acres of farmland • Conserve more than 42,000 acres of open spaces • Improve recreation through 234 community park projects • Restored more than 1,600 acres of abandoned mine land • Reduced flooding and pollution of our waters through 400 watershed protection projects
Still work to do: • Pennsylvania is losing three times as much forest, wildlife habitat, farmland and other open spaces to overdevelopment than we are able to conserve • The Commonwealth currently has 16,000 miles of streams that are unsafe for fishing or swimming • Abandoned mines scar almost 190,000 acres in 44 counties and are the cause of over 5,000 miles of dead streams • More than 2,000 family farms remain on a statewide waiting lists
National Sources: • Sales Tax • General Appropriations • Deed Recording Fee • State Lottery • Oil and Gas Severance Tax • General Obligation Bonds • Revenue Bonds
