Recreation and Natural Resources

GOAL 3: RECREATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Enhance recreational opportunities, linkages, and access within the Susquehanna Heritage Area and build upon the community spirit and pride generated by existing special events and festivals.

Objectives:
 

  1. Create an inventory of natural areas, scenic landscapes, and viewsheds to ensure they are protected.
     
  2. Integrate recreational resources and opportunities into the overall Susquehanna Heritage Area experience.
     
  3. Establish and promote pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular routes along designated scenic roadways and along corridors linking the historic, recreational, and cultural resources within Broome and Tioga Counties.
     
  4. Create enhanced access, usage, and recreational opportunities along the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers.
     
  5. Continue improvements and enhancements to multi-use trails, promenades, plazas, parks, streetscapes, and other pedestrian-oriented spaces within the Heritage Area.
     
  6. Promote and support existing recreational opportunities afforded by municipal, county, and state parks within the Heritage Area.