Welcome to the Upper Mount Bethel Preserve Master Plan Webpage!
The purpose of the Upper Mount Bethel Preserve Master Plan is to determine a program, site plan, and potential improvements for the Preserve that will facilitate the passive recreational use of the site while enhancing habitats as the site recovers from the quarrying operations.
Portland to Minsi Lake Trail Feasibility Study
Draft Report
Upper Mount Bethel Township invites you to review the draft report for the Portland to Minsi Lake Trail Feasibility Study.
The trail would connect Portland Borough to Minsi Lake. This trail is the first section of the Northern Tier Trail to be planned, a trail system that will traverse the 14 northern-most municipalities of Northampton County from the Delaware River in Portland to the Lehigh River in Walnutport.
The draft plan was presented to the public on April 23, 2024 at the Upper Mount Bethel Township building. The draft report will be open for public comment for a 45-day review period.
Please direct your comments to tadams@simonecollins.com.
Final Public Meeting
Public Meeting 4: July 18, 2024, 7:00-9:00pm
Public Meetings
All Meetings are Hybrid : Virtual & In-Person
Located at Upper Mount Bethel Township Building -
387 Ye Olde Hwy, Mt Bethel, PA 18343
Public Meeting 1: Upper Mount Bethel Township Building - 9/20/2022, 7:00-9:00pm
Public Meeting 2: Upper Mount Bethel Township Building - 12/7/2022, 7:00-9:00pm
Public Meeting 3: Upper Mount Bethel Township Building - 3/1/2023, 7:00-9:00pm
Public Meeting 4: Upper Mount Bethel Township Building - 5/31/2023, 7:00-9:00pm
Take The Draft Plan Feedback Form!
Project Materials
The image below represents the master plan map generated by the consultant team.
The final report, executive summary, appendix, and additional project materials can be viewed by clicking the provided link.
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Final Upper Mount Bethel Preserve Master Plan
The Consultant Team
Simone Collins Landscape Architecture (SC)
has a portfolio of visionary and award-winning projects across the broad range of the landscape architecture and planning professions. SC specializes in developing partnership funding strategies and public involvement programs for community projects. SC offers a full range of landscape architecture and planning services “from conception through construction.”
It is ECSi’s mission to achieve our client’s project goals cost effectively through avoidance and minimization of environmental and ecological impacts and by strategic planning and permitting from our Biologists, Environmental Scientists and Environmental Engineering Associates.
Environmental Consultation Services Inc. (ECSi)
Share Your Thoughts!
Complete the contact form with your questions and comments.
You can also email the consultant team directly:
Project Manager - Sarah Leeper (sleeper@simonecollins.com)