The Nature Conservancy Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Tannersville Cranberry Bog Preserve June 23
MONROE COUNTY, PA — June 14, 2007 — Fifty years in the making, the Tannersville Cranberry Bog is one of the best known nature preserves in the Pocono region. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1977 by the U.S. Department of the Interior and is a local treasure for Monroe County elementary students who explore the bog from its floating boardwalk. Visiting the 900-acre Tannersville Cranberry Bog is a right of passage for all fourth graders in the county.
On June 23rd, the community and local organizations will celebrate the preserve’s 50th anniversary with a brief oral history of what it took to work with local landowners, government officials and conservationists to build this preserve into an outdoor classroom for elementary students and world-class
scientists who have studied the bog and its rare inhabitants.
What:
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TNC staff on the boardwalk in Tannersville Cranberry Bog
© George C. Gress/TNC
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The Nature Conservancy and Pocono Township share the 50-year history of creating the preserve and opening it as one of the county’s most treasured natural areas and destination spots for local students.
Date:
Saturday, June 23, 2007
When:
9:45 a.m. Brief history of the bog and anniversary ceremony
10:10 a.m. “Cranberry Toast”
10:15 –11.40 a.m. Guided walk through the bog on the floating boardwalk
Where:
Tannersville Cranberry Bog, Cherry Lane Road, Monroe County
Speakers:
Bud Cook, The Nature Conservancy-Pennsylvania Chapter and Pat Ross, Pocono Township Supervisor
Photo opportunities:
Cranberry Toast (champagne-style toast to the bog), history of the bog displays, visitors on guided tour of the bog, plants & animals encountered on the walk
Media:
Media Coverage is invited and encouraged. On-site parking will be reserved for media who RSVP by 3 p.m. June 22.
Directions to Tannersville Cranberry Bog:
From I-80, get off at the Tannersville exit. Turn right onto 715 North. Turn right onto 611 South. When you see the Tannersville Inn on your left, turn left at the light onto Cherry Lane Road. The Bog parking lot is on your right, 1.9 miles from Route 611.
The Nature Conservancy is a leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. To date, the Conservancy and its more than one million members have been responsible for the protection of more than 15 million acres in the United States and have helped preserve more than 102 million acres in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific. Visit The Nature Conservancy on the Web at www.nature.org.
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