The County of Northampton will conduct its fourth and final public meeting for the Minsi Lake Corridor Greenway and Stewardship Plan on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM at the Pocono-Slate Belt Shooting Association’s Clubhouse, 744 Lake Minsi Drive, Bangor, PA. This meeting can be accessed online at https://tinyurl.com/MinsiGreenway4

or by phone at 1-412 447-5128 (Conference ID: 855 183 688# – audio only) The final plan will be presented and the community is invited to comment.

The approximate 3.7 mile long corridor is located in the northeast corner of Northampton County in Upper Mount Bethel Township. The Corridor’s contiguous 1,100 acres of land is owned or leased by Northampton County, PA Fish & Boat Commission, and The Nature Conservancy and includes Minsi Lake, the Gerald E. Seyfried Bear Swamp and Archery Complex, and the Totts Gap Conservation Area.

Today, the Minsi Lake Corridor provides opportunities for fishing, non-motorized boating, hiking, walking, birdwatching, archery and hunting. The corridor is home to a complex network of flora and fauna and environmentally sensitive lands.  The Stewardship Plan will address the compatibility of outdoor recreation with the conservation of sensitive environmental habitats. It will include recommendations for an interconnected system of passive recreation infrastructure and conservation initiatives linked by a system of trails.

The County retained the team of Simone Collins Landscape Architecture of Norristown, PA, and Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC (RES) to prepare the plan.

The final draft of the Minsi Lake Corridor Greenway and Stewardship Plan will be presented at the meeting on January 12^th. The public is invited to attend and comment. Information will be posted on the County’s website www.northamptoncounty.org and the Facebook page NorCo Parks and Trails.

Sherry L. Acevedo, Conservation Coordinator

Northampton County Parks & Recreation

Office: 610-829-4872