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Preserve Land Under Threat of Development

For several years, Pennsylvania's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) quietly planned to develop Big Elk Creek State Park for "Recreation Industry" while publicly stating they would maintain the land as a preserve.

Save Big Elk Creek Expresses Deep Concern Over DCNR's Master Plan for Big Elk Creek State Park, Which Fails to Honor Preserve Status and Fiduciary Duties - February 18, 2026

Save Big Elk Creek, a community-led organization co-founded by Anteia Consorto and Carmela Ciliberti dedicated to protecting the natural integrity of Big Elk Creek as a low-impact preserve, today voices serious reservations regarding the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' (DCNR) recently unveiled Master Plan for Big Elk Creek State Park continue reading...

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For more than 50 years, the mile wide natural corridor now known as Big Elk Creek State Park has been maintained as a preserve with:

  • No occupied structures

  • No impervious surfaces

  • Responsible crop farming

  • Designated permeable parking areas to control visitor volume

  • Passive recreation - hiking, biking, horseback riding, fishing, and creek bathing

  • No light, air, water, or noise pollution

  • Limited season, permission only, annual deer hunt

  • Sunrise to sunset access

Together, we will SAVE BIG ELK CREEK!

Please show your support by signing the online petition.

from the Pennsylvania Constitution, Article I, Section 27:
"The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people."

© 2026 Carmela Ciliberti for SAVE Big Elk Creek 

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