Get Outdoors PA Exchanges are jam-packed educational events designed for recreation and conservation professionals, environmental educators, and outdoor advocates. Lunch is provided, and registration is required. Exchanges will be held:

-- September 16: The Nature Place, Reading. Come together at The Nature Place, Berks Nature, for a day packed with education, networking, and outdoor activity from from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Speakers will cover topics including the Nature Play Zone, Nature Preschool, and Adaptive Cycling.

-- October 7: Frick Environmental Center, Pittsburgh. Staff from the Frick Environmental Center, operated by the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, will present on topics including diversity and inclusion in outdoor recreation, volunteer management, and more from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. A demonstration provided by Venture Outdoors and hike around the Nature Reserve will conclude the day.

For more information on state parks and forests and recreation in Pennsylvania, visit DCNR’s website, Click Here to sign up for the Resource newsletter, Visit the Good Natured DCNR Blog,  Click Here for upcoming events, Click Here to hook up with DCNR on other social media-- Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr.

(Reprinted from the August 21 DCNR Resource newsletter.  Click Here to sign up for your own copy.)

NewsClips:

Give It Up For PA’s Park And Recreation Professionals

Climate Crisis Could Make It More Dangerous To Play Sports Outdoors

From Delaware Water Gap To Easton, Delaware River Is A Playground, In Philadelphia It’s Something Else

5 Educational Stops to Make On The Schuylkill River Trail

PEC: Upper Bucks County Rail Trail Groundbreaking Held

Murrysville Officials: Heritage Trail Users Must Obey Traffic Controls

Partnership For Better Health Donates $100,000 To Elliottsburg Park, Perry County

Vandalism At Wyoming County Park Leads to Closures On Weekends

Annual Dragon Boat Races Held On Susquehanna River In Luzerne

Tall Ships Erie Expected To Have Multi-Million Dollar Impact

Smoking Ban For Erie’s Public Parks Advances

North Huntingdon Bans Tobacco Products From Parks, Playgrounds

Philadelphia’s Wissahickon Park Slammed With Millions Of Visitors, Trash, Noise, Risks

Conceptual Plans Released For 2 New Hempfield, Westmoreland County Parks

AP: Strip Down, Saddle Up: Naked Bike Riders Hit Philadelphia Streets

Race Draws Professional Cyclists From Around The World To Scranton

Professional Cyclists Ready To Ride In Downtown Scranton

4 Allegheny River Locks In Armstrong County To Open For Labor Day Weekend

Allegheny River Group Concerned It Was Victim Of Alleged Scam

Editorial: Sept. 11 Trail Event To Raise Funds, Awareness

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[Posted: August 21, 2019]

8/26/2019