SAVE BIG ELK CREEK

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PA's Department of Conservation & Natural Resources (DCNR) plans to drastically change the management of Big Elk Creek park from low impact preservation to high impact recreation including construction of a large campground with RV’s and cabins or yurts.

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Our Commonwealth and our precious natural resource have nothing to gain and much to lose should we allow DCNR to proceed.

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DCNR's high impact recreation plan will result in:

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• Increased pollution entering Big Elk Creek, one of four major watersheds in Chester County that drain into the Chesapeake Bay

• Increased light, sound, and air pollution

• Increased negative impact on the park's vegetation including 15 endangered or rare plant species

• Increased runoff and decreased absorptive capacity of the soil

• Increased negative impact on the park's wildlife including rare species such as the Regal Fritillary butterfly and short-eared owl

• Misappropriation of limited resources and taxpayer funds meant for preservation, instead being utilized for the alteration and destruction of the very ecosystem those funds are intended to preserve.