The August 7 Resource newsletter is now available from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources featuring articles on--
-- State's New Outdoor Recreation Plan Underway
-- Dam Repairs Will Require Lowering Shikellamy State Park Lake On Susquehanna At Sunbury
-- DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Joe Neville, Keystone Trails Association
-- How Restore PA Plan Could Address Needs In McKean Conservation Area
-- How Restore PA Plan Could Address Funding Needs At Presque Isle State Park
-- DCNR Accepting Applications For Wild Resources Conservation Fund Grants
-- Bald Eagle Creek Restoration Kickstarts Proposed Wildlife Center In Centre County
-- Conservation Tip: 13 State Parks Can Charge Your Electric Vehicles
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NewsClips:
Yudichak, DEP Secretary Tout Severance Tax Proposal To Aid Nanticoke Park Plan
Officials Say Nanticoke Land Can Be Transformed If Restore PA Passes
Poll: Wolf’s Natural Gas Tax Backed Restore PA Infrastructure Plan Enjoys Majority Support
Officials Say Deferred Repairs, Budget Cuts Threaten Keystone, Other State Parks
Parks & Forests Foundation, DCNR Staffers Highlight Pymatuning State Park’s Needs
Editorial: Nanticoke’s Long-Suffering Recreation Park Plan Underscores Need For Restore PA
Letter: What Do Natural Gas Happy PA Politicians Mean?
Parks & Forests Foundation, DCNR Staffers Highlight Pymatuning State Park’s Needs
Rivers Providing A Boatload Of Opportunity In Southwest PA
AP: Trespassing ATV Riders Irk, But Few Legal Places To Ride
Bike Ride To Raise Funds For 1,300 Mile Sept. 11 Memorial Trail
Reopening Of Rail-Trail In Forest City Took Years Of Work, Collaboration
New Section Of Tredway Recreational Trail In Allegheny Twp. Opens
O’Neill: Many Questions To Answer Before Tax Referendum For Pittsburgh Parks Hits Ballot
Officials Say Deferred Repairs, Budget Cuts Threaten Keystone, Other State Parks
Column: PA Tweet Doesn’t Include Presque Isle As State Park With A Lake, Lake Erie
Early-Morning Walk Revives Thoughts Of History Of Presque Isle
2 Hurt When Boat Trapped Under Barge On Ohio River Near Pittsburgh
Related Articles - Recreation:
Sen. Yudichak, DEP Secretary Highlight Benefits Of Proposed Restore PA Plan To Turn Brownfield Site Into Recreation Area
DCNR Good Natured Blog: State's New Outdoor Recreation Plan Underway
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Joe Neville, Keystone Trails Association
DCNR: Inflatable Dam Repairs In Sept. Will Require Lowering Shikellamy State Park Lake On Susquehanna At Sunbury
DCNR Announces $502,700 In Grants To Expand ATV, Snowmobile Recreation Opportunities In PA
August 9 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
Walk In Penn’s Woods Happening Oct. 6 To Showcase Diversity Of State’s Woodland Resources
Sinnemahone Gravel Race Set For Sept. 28; Ultra Trail Run October 19 In Cameron County
Related Articles - Forests
Foundation For Sustainable Forests: Loving The Land-- Clarence & Deb Cleer, Spring Creek, Warren County; Erie Gives Day Aug. 13
Northern Woodlands Magazine: Good Forestry In Western Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension, PA Horticultural Society, Tree Pittsburgh Offer Tree Tender Training Sessions
PA Forestry Association Annual Wildlife & Woodlands Symposium Sept. 28 In State College
Haverford College Hosts Tree Canopy Conference Oct. 18 In Delaware County
Walk In Penn’s Woods Happening Oct. 6 To Showcase Diversity Of State’s Woodland Resources
Related Articles - State Budget:
Major Environmental Priorities Not Addressed In FY 2019-20 State Budget, Shell Game Continues
Politicians In Harrisburg Are Proud Of Their New State Budget! -- Meanwhile In The Real World…
“Do Unto Those Downstream As You Would Have Those Upstream Do Unto You"
Growing Greener Coalition: Cuts Made To Environmental Stewardship (Growing Greener) Funding Could Have Planted 32,000 Acres of Stream Buffers
Growing Greener Coalition: Lawmakers Name Hellbender Clean Water Ambassador, Then Cut $16 Million For Clean Water Projects
CBF: PA Elected Leaders Failed To Show The Will, Leadership To Restore Pennsylvania's Rivers And Streams
CBF: State Needs To Step Up Support For Those Working Hard To Cleanup PA's Rivers And Streams - Harry Campbell
Op-Ed: Conservation Efforts Lose Out In State Budget - Len Lichvar
Oil & Gas Lease Fund Was Part Of The Public Trust; PEDF Says Court Ignores PA Supreme Court Decision
[Posted: August 7, 2019]
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