A connected, vibrant, and accessible landscape that enhances the quality of life for all
Our mission
The Schuylkill Highlands partnership advances conservation and promotes the natural, historic, recreational, and cultural resources of the Schuylkill Highlands Conservation Landscape.
1 Connect Residents and Visitors to the Outdoors
2Encourage Compatible Economic Development and Nature-Based Tourism
3Conserve, Protect, Restore, and Steward Land, Water, and Greenways
4Promote the Schuylkill Highlands Conservation Landscape
5Leverage Funding and Action to Accelerate Project Work
Rodale Institite
Bike Repair Station
the schuylkill highlands mini-grant program
The Schuylkill Highlands Mini-Grant Program is funded by the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and administered by Natural Lands.
The next Mini-Grant Round will open for applications Spring 2027.
partnership news
Schuylkill Highlands 2025 Fall Partnership Meeting
Schuylkill Highlands Conservation Landscape Awards Nearly $100,000 in Grants for Parks, Trails, Land Stewardship, and More
Schuylkill Highlands Partnership Welcomes Estelle Wynn Dolan
Join Us for the Elevate Regional Meetings: Strengthening Pennsylvania’s Outdoor Recreation Industry
visit & explore
Explore what the Schuylkill Highlands conservation landscape has to offer, including tremendous towns, parks, preserves, cultural sites, trails, and farms!
Schuylkill Highlands covers six counties and includes:
725
miles EV and HQ streams & tributaries
1.2M
total acres
24%
protected land
24%
protected land
10
important bird areas
45%
forested tree canopy
5.4%
in public recreation
10
important bird areas
355
miles of regional trails
73
miles of Schuylkill River
discover the
landscape
Explore and learn more on the Schuylkill Highlands landscape, an Esri Arc GIS map. View the Schuylkill Highlands Conservation Landscape geography and the layers added on protected lands, watersheds, important bird and mammal areas, farmland soils, and geology.
How to get involved
Join our partnership of leaders from government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and proximate businesses in the six county-area of the Schuylkill Highlands working together to connect, sustain, conserve, and promote our amazing natural, recreational, and cultural gems.