PATC Policy
The Potomac Appalachian Trail Club will manage the Tuscarora Trail corridor lands to ensure, to the maximum extent possible, the preservation of the historic and natural resources present within the corridor lands. Where possible, the Club will work with local landowners and partners to protect those resources on lands adjacent to the Trail.
Partners’ Policies
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Significant historic and archaeological resources can be protected under the [rokdownload menuitem="62" downloaditem="34" direct_download="true"]Pennsylvania History Code[/rokdownload] when development projects come under Department regulatory review. The Commonwealth’s Historical and Museum Commission administers the History Code. Commission review is triggered when a Department permit is required to complete a development project. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources may deny a permit when information supplied by the Commission indicates that a site would be unnecessarily destroyed if the permit is granted.
Bureau of Forestry
The Bureau is dedicated to protecting cultural resources on its lands. It maintains an inventory of significant cultural features and uses the inventory in guiding forest management practices.
Bureau of State Parks
The Bureau is dedicated to protecting cultural resources on its lands and often provides interpretive educational programs for such resources. Cultural resources are listed in resource management plans for each park and are managed as part of an overall park and recreation plan. The Bureau also funds programs to identify cultural resources on state parklands.
Commonwealth of Virginia
Department of Historic Resources
The Department is responsible for coordinating surveys and identifications of cultural resources and nominations to the National Register. The Department reviews all Environmental Impact Statements prepared for proposed federal and state programs or projects in Virginia. The Department maintains extensive records of archaeological and historic resources in the state.
West Virginia
Division of Natural Resources
It is illegal to remove any man-made or natural objects from the Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area except game and fish legally taken during the open seasons as prescribed by 58 C.S.R. Objects which may not be removed include historical or archaeological artifacts.
The State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) reviews all proposed projects that require an Environmental Review to determine an impact on historic properties or archaeological sites.
