Harrisburg Area Riverboat Society

THE HARRISBURG AREA RIVERBOAT SOCIETY HARS WILL DESIGN CREATE DEVELOP BUILD AND OPERATE AN INCLUSIVE SUSQUEHANNA EDUCATIONAL PARK ON AN UNDERUTILIZED AREA OF HARRISBURG S CITY ISLAND TO PROVIDE FREE AND EASY EDUCATIONAL ACCESS TO AN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. A SMALL CABIN KNOWN AS THE JOHN HARRIS CABIN IS AN EXISTING STRUCTURE AT THE PROPOSED PROJECT SITE. HARS WILL REFURBISH THE EXISTING JOHN HARRIS CABIN TO PROVIDE VISITORS TO CITY ISLAND WITH A UNIQUE LEARNING EXPERIENCE ABOUT THE IMPORTANT CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AND HOW COMMUNITIES AND RESIDENTS CAN BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT. THE CREATION OF THE SUSQUEHANNA EDUCATIONAL PARK FULFILLS THE VISION OF LIFELONG CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA RESIDENT FORMER BOARD MEMBER AND CREATOR OF THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER SCHOOL WILLIAM CORNELL WHO WAS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS IN THE GREATER HARRISBURG AREA. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TRANSFORM THE JOHN HARRIS CABIN AND SURROUNDING AREA INTO AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND HISTORICAL EXPERIENCE ON THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AND CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED. 2. PROVIDE INTEGRATED LEARNING ACTIVITIES ON THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AND THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED TO PROMOTE STEWARDSHIP OF NATURAL RESOURCES. 3. PROVIDE AN ENHANCED OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY THE OUTDOORS WHILE INFORMING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE CONSERVATION OF THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AND THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED. 4. PROVIDE A FREE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS FROM THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY AND VISITORS TO OUR AREA. 5. HARRISBURG AND OTHER COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR DISADVANTAGED YOUTH TO THE EDUCATIONAL PARK.

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