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Litigation

Every effort is being made to conserve and maintain Big Elk Creek without resorting to legal action.  However, a Preservation of Evidence Letter has been submitted to DCNR ensuring information relevant to the people's case is properly preserved.  

Property Deeds 

Conveyance, Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions, and Right of Way for parcels that make up Big Elk Creek State Park:

Elk 70-5-6 

Elk 70-5-7 

Elk 70-5-8

Elk 70-5-15

Elk 70-5-15.3

New London 71-4-32.3

Franklin 72-6-1 

Franklin 72-6-4 

Franklin 72-6-10

Franklin 72-6-14

Franklin 72-7-11

Franklin 72-7-11.1A, B, C, D, E, and F

Franklin 72-7-13 (Pipeline Right of Way)

Pa Natural Heritage Program

Pennsylvania’s Natural Heritage Program classifies Big Elk Creek as a Natural Heritage Area of Regional Significance in the greater Northeast mid-Atlantic region.  They found that building additional houses or infrastructure within the Natural Heritage Area should be avoided to prevent fragmentation of the habitat and loss of species of concern.

Elk Creeks Watershed

The Elk Creeks Watershed Conservation Plan defines the current condition of land and water resources, evaluates the need for protecting and restoring those resources, and shapes a vision for managing growth while sustaining the natural and agricultural environment. 

Chester County Watershed

Watersheds, Chester County’s integrated water resources plan, was first adopted by the County Commissioners in 2002 as a tool to better understand, evaluate, and plan for how we manage our water resources.

Watersheds 2045 continues the County’s planning legacy. Chester County is home to an abundance of water resources, with more than 2,300 miles of streams that flow through 21 distinct.

Those 21 watersheds, many of which originate within the County’s borders, feed into four of the region’s largest waterways: the Schuylkill River to the north, the Delaware River to the east, and the Susquehanna River and Chesapeake Bay to the west.

Chesapeake Watershed

To restore and protect this national treasure, the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership (the “Partnership”) was formed in 1983 when the Governors of Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, the Mayor of the District of Columbia, the Chair of the Chesapeake Bay Commission and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency signed the first Chesapeake Bay agreement.

That initial agreement recognized the “historical decline of living resources” in the Chesapeake Bay and committed to a cooperative approach to “fully address the extent, complexity and sources of pollutants entering the Bay.”

PA DCNR

DCNR’s mission is to conserve and sustain Pennsylvania’s natural resources for present and future generations’ use and enjoyment.

Established on July 1, 1995, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) is charged with:  Maintaining and protecting 124 state parks, Managing 2.2 million acres of state forest land, Providing information on the state's ecological and geologic resources, and Establishing community conservation partnerships with grants and technical assistance to benefit rivers, trails, greenways, local parks and recreation, regional heritage parks, open space, and natural areas.

State Wide

Big Elk Creek State Park

  • Mar 12, 2020 Resolution of Conversion: Trading DCNR Developed State Forest Land, purchased with Land and Water Conservation Funds, with Big Elk Creek State Park

Legislation and Resolutions

Note: Resolutions do not have the force of law

Legislation Introduced

HB 1813 was introduced to update some of the language found in the 1995 Act that created the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.  

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Should HB 1813 pass and be signed into law by the Governor, it will not answer the use questions surrounding Big Elk Creek State Park. 

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