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About Us
Who are We?
The Pocono Northeast Resource
Conservation & Development (RC&D) Council covers a ten county - 5,527 square
mile region in northeastern Pennsylvania, with a population of 1,151,337 (2000
census.) The Council has been an active alliance of resource and economic
development interests in its coverage area since 1973, when the initial
constitution, bylaws, and application for federal assistance were filed.
The application was updated and resubmitted in June of 1977. On February
15, 1980, following seven years of faithful commitment to the RC&D Program, the
organizers were granted authorization by the United States Department of Agriculture to
operate as the Pocono Northeast Resource Conservation and Development Area.
On July 8, 1988 the Council created the Pocono Northeast Resource Conservation
Trust (IRS 501c3 status was received on April 7, 1989), which served as its
funding subsidiary. Due to changes in RC&D Program requirements, the Trust
has been replaced by an incorporated Pocono Northeast Resource Conservation &
Development Council. The Trust was dissolved during 2004 upon
completion of its outstanding contractual obligations. Incorporation of the RC&D
Council was completed on November 13, 2002. The Council received its
nonprofit IRS 501c3 determination on April 30, 2003.
The original authorization of the Pocono Northeast RC&D Area
included the counties of Carbon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Schuylkill,
and Wayne. Columbia and Northumberland Counties were added in October 1991, with
Montour County joining the following year. Representatives from all these
counties have faithfully served the Council for nearly a quarter century with
many accomplishments to their credit.
The Mission of the Pocono Northeast
Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Council is to enhance and improve
the ecological, cultural, and economic characteristics of the area through projects and programs that promote the management, protection,
and utilization of the area's resources.
The Vision of the Pocono Northeast
Resource Conservation and Development Council is to become a recognized leader
and advocate of natural resource and community sustainability in northeastern
Pennsylvania.
Local Involvement:
The
Pocono Northeast RC&D Council is a local organization that is locally led by
stakeholders within the communities. The RC&D Council is directed by a Board of
Directors that provides insight and guidance on what projects, programs, and
events the Council becomes involved with. Each county within the Council area
has a director appointed to the board, and then there are members-at-large which
can be anyone within the Council area that is interested in serving their local
communities.
What we Do?
The
Pocono Northeast RC&D Council provides various types of assistance such as
watershed management, reclaiming abandoned mine land, forest management, land
conservation, educational camps for students, and many other activities for a
diverse representation of projects and programs. The assistance provided
depends upon the needs and resources of the local group or organization that has
requested the assistance. Some of the services available through the RC&D
Council include: project planning, oversight, and implementation, training,
workshops, capacity building, facilitation, organizational development,
administrative assistance, grant planning, and technical guidance and expertise.
Council Goals
Current Board of Directors
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