The February 12 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation featuring articles on--

-- Try Your Hand At 6 Word Essay On Environmental Rights Amendment

-- Sign Up For Picking Up Pennsylvania, Get Ready For Spring Cleaning!

-- Try Your Hand At Great Backyard Bird Count Feb. 12-15

-- Several trail and park volunteers and advocates were lost last week.

Click Here to read the entire Take Five.

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The Foundation and their 46 chapters mobilize 65,000 volunteers annually to steward YOUR state parks and forests.

(Photo: Frigidly Fishing at M.K. Goddard State Park, Mercer County, by Fran Bires.)

NewsClips:

Bay Journal: PA Ranks 6th In Nation For Its Outdoor Recreation Economy

Marcus Schneck: PA Trail Managers Increasingly Positive About Rise In Trail Use During Pandemic

CentreDT: DCNR’s Nature Inn Made Guest Changes During COVID, Some Of Those Will Continue

The Guardian: Biden’s New Conservation Corps Stirs Hopes Of Nature-Focused Hiring Spree

U.S.  Dept. Of Interior: Announces Plans To Strengthen Land & Water Conservation Fund Program

Related Articles:

-- DCNR Providing More State Park Campsites Allowing Pets In 2022

-- South Mountain Partnership Recognizes Dr. Claire Jantz With Spirit of South Mountain Award

-- The Conservation Fund Donates 528-Acre Addition To Pinchot State Forest In Lackawanna County

-- New Elk Viewing And Elk County Trail Guides Now Available

-- DCNR: Appoints Bethany Hare Manager At Fort Washington State Park Complex

-- Lunch & Learn Presentation On Mammals Of PA Hosted By PA Parks & Forests Foundation

-- WeConservePA Seeking Visitorship Numbers At Parks, Trails, Preserves, Natural Areas Across PA

-- DCNR: Appoints Bethany Hare Manager At Fort Washington State Park Complex

[Posted: February 12, 2021]

2/15/2021