The February 4 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks & Forests Foundation.

Lots of information about what happened last week in state parks and forests and what’s coming up this week for you to enjoy!

There are some beautiful winter photos here!

Click Here to read the entire Take Five.

Visit the Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events for activities happening near you.

For more information on programs, initiatives, special events and how you can get involved, visit the PA Parks & Forests Foundation website.  Click Here to sign up for regular updates from the Foundation,  Like them on Facebook or Follow them on Twitter or tune in to their YouTube Channel.  Click Here to become a member of the Foundation.

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

(Photo: Oil Creek State Park, Venango County by Becky Thimons.)

NewsClips:

-- PennLive - Letter: Save Our Pennsylvania Wilds From ATV Trail Connector Project

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Boating Season In Doubt At Shikellamy State Park In Sunbury

-- ErieT: Winter’s Wonders Dazzle At Presque Isle State Park’s North Pier

-- GreenPhilly: State Grant Secures Neighborhood Gardens Trust Brewerytown Garden As Community Green Space

Related Articles:

-- Gov. Wolf Proposes $450 Million Growing Greener III Initiative Funded By Federal American Rescue Plan; Bipartisan Support Building For Conservation Allocation

-- DCNR Now Accepting Applications For ATV/Snowmobile Project Grants

-- DCNR Highlights Economic Impact Of Snowmobiling, Winter Outdoor Recreation Safety Tips In PA Wilds

-- South Mountain Partnership: Sign On To Join Letter Asking Counties To Invest Federal American Rescue Plan Funds In Local Conservation, Recreation And Place-Based Revitalization

-- DCNR State Parks Offers Environmental Education Activities & Updates For February

-- U.S. Dept. Of Interior: Comments Invited On American Conservation & Stewardship Atlas To Track Stewardship, Restoration Efforts

-- DCNR Names Bill Kocher New Manager For Bald Eagle State Park, Centre County

-- DCNR Names Brian Heath New Park Manager For Delaware Canal State Park In Bucks, Northampton Counties

[Posted: February 4, 2022]

2/7/2022