Carantouan Greenway Making Good Use of CFTT Grant Funds

December 12, 2007

Since establishing its agency endowment fund with the Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers (CFTT) in 2003 the Carantouan Greenway has received three grants from their fund. The Greenway serves Tioga County, New York and Bradford County, Pennsylvania but may operate anywhere in either state. As a nonprofit land trust it operates as a public steward in the Upper Susquehanna Watershed. All of the Greenway land holdings, titles and easements must be held and protected for the public benefit in perpetuity. That is why the Greenway set up their fund.

The grants from the CFTT have helped the Greenway provide programming and cover administrative costs. They have been able to purchase a heavy-duty trimmer/mower for use in their Wildwood Nature Reserve in Tioga County NY. They have also made use of their grant funds to purchase and install signage at the Wildwood Nature Reserve, purchase tent shelters and torches for Wildwood events, and conduct a survey of Wildwood users.

In addition, they have used their funds to provide educational materials for students in their “Talk to the Animals” class and to highlight one of Tioga County’s little-known natural resources – a Great Blue Heronry. Two Carantouan Greenway locations, the Wildwood Nature Reserve and the Forbidden Path are featured on the “Trails of Tioga” map at www.visittioga.com. For more information call 1-800-671-7772, visit a Valley library, or their website at www.geocities.com/ carantouan.

The Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers (CFTT) is a non-profit public charity established in 2002 that encourages community philanthropy to enhance the quality of life for those who reside in Bradford, Sullivan and Tioga Counties in Pennsylvania and Tioga County in New York State. The mission of the CFTT is to continuously improve the present and future quality of life in the counties served by the Foundation. It establishes endowment funds from contributions of many individual citizens, corporations, other foundations, other charitable organizations and government agencies for charitable purposes. As the endowment funds grow, the interest earned on these funds is returned to the community in the form of grants.

If you have an interest in learning more about the CFTT or in establishing a fund, you can contact the organization by any of these methods: telephone - 570-888-4759; fax - 570-888-2179; email - cftt@stny.rr.com; or visit the website - www.twintierscf.org.

CFTT is dedicated to making a difference locally “for good – for ever^TM”