(Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of the North Country Trail Association, Wampum Chapter)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Wampum, PA) According to a release from the North Country Trail Association, Wampum Chapter, that company recently purchased approximately 8 acres of land near Wampum in Lawrence County. A landowner close to Wampum sold the company this resource which will assist in securing protection that is permanent for the trail close to the Beaver River. The project will also help to ensure continued access for hikers by protecting 900 feet of the North Country Trail.