Hawk Mountain to buy land bordering trail - Republican & Herald

[WhiteBlaze]

Hawk Mountain to buy land bordering trail Republican & Herald Hawk Mountain Sanctuary plans to buy land bordering the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Jerry Regan, president of the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association, said Thursday. It is 25.3 acres of woodland which will become part of the sanctuary, a roughly ...

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[Flounder940]

$210,000 for 25.3 acres? Ouch!

[redseal]

$210,000 for 25.3 acres? Ouch!

That is a bargain compared to land in Massachusetts! For that price you cannot even buy an acre. Either way, glad to hear the good news.

[Blue Mountain Edward]

No camping, no hunting and no fires allowed on that land now. Catch me stealth camping if you can.

[Second Half]

I count this as fantastic news. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary is an amazing organization and does a great job overseeing an important resource.

[Nyte]

Anyone got a link to this that DOESN'T come up with a pop up telling you to allow all third party cookies to let you read the article?

[Kaptain Kangaroo]

No camping, no hunting and no fires allowed on that land now. Catch me stealth camping if you can.

why would you do that ???????
Why not respect the wishes of the property owners ?

[Nyte]

Does the land they are purchasing actually include a part of the trail, or is it just adjacent to the trail?

[shelterbuilder]

Does the land they are purchasing actually include a part of the trail, or is it just adjacent to the trail?

Adjacent to. The actual footpath in that area is already under federal protection.

[Jeff]

Always glad to read about protection of the ever narrowing trail corridor.