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Mission
Statement
Our mission is to promote conservation of the
natural resources of the Antietam Creek Watershed by
involving the community in watershed protection through
conservation projects, land use planning, and educational
programs.
- PRESERVE THE ANTIETAN CREEK AS A RESOURCE FOR THE
COMMUNITY
- PROTECT THE REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY
- PROCEED AS A COOPERATIVE EFFORT WITH COMMUNITY
MEMBERS AND MUNICIPALITIES
"One thing should be said in favor of the stream
- which can in truth be said of all streams - that
whatever takes place on its banks or in its currents, in
nowise does the stream express its feelings one way or
the other. For this it deserves our gratitude as it is
always a symbol of joy and gladness rather than that of
grief and sadness. Whether we appreciate it or not, we
are actually under greater obligations to our streams and
to other manifestations of nature than most of us have
any knowledge of. When our loved ones leave us and our
outlook on the world is gloomy, were it not for the
sparkle of the streams; the blue of the skies; the song
of the birds, and the bloom of the flowers, we might
remain in a despondent mood. It makes no difference what
happens, they are steady and complaisant all the time. At
the moment of the tragedy, the birds may be singing their
sweetest songs, the flowers may be showing their lovliest
bloom, the clouds will be floating fleecily in the sky,
and our streams will be flowing on without interruption
to the sea. They are our friends, they divert our minds
and lead us unwittingly from the burden of our thoughts.
This is the main reason, we take it, that a walk out in
the country along Antietam creek is a solace to any one
who is tired of brain or sick of soul." Jacob H. Stoner,
Historical Papers: Franklin County and the Cumberland
Valley Pennsylvania,
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