MILFORD, PA ― What are your favorite outdoor activities in Pike County? The county’s Planning and Mapping Office wants to know as it updates its Open Space, Greenways, and Recreation Plan (OSGR).

The OSGR is a 10-year guide to sustainable growth that will help officials make decisions that result in a healthy balance between development and preserving Pike County’s distinctive natural resources. It identifies ways to support outdoor recreation by connecting trails to public parks and open spaces.

The terms “open space,” “greenways,” and “recreation” refer to land and water features that have not been intensively developed, such as wildlife areas, wetlands, farms or forestry lands, parkland and trails, and parks and recreation areas.

The public’s feedback will help create a vision for the county’s park and trail development and conserve those highly desired open spaces.

“Public input is crucial to update the Open Space, Greenways, and Recreation Plan,” said Jessica Yoder, assistant planning director. “We are looking for people to tell us what they need in their outdoor spaces, and how important recreation and trails are to them. We need to understand how the public utilizes our outdoor areas in order to provide quality recreation opportunities for the people who live or visit here.”

Take the survey here: https://bit.ly/PikeCountyPA. For additional information, call Yoder at 570-296-3500 ext. 1382.

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