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The May 13 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks & Forests Foundation.
Welcome to new Public Engagement Coordinator Brian Swift who had a “baptism by tree planting at Sam Lewis, Susquehannock State Parks!
Lots of events on the Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events for activities happening near you.
Click Here to read the entire Take Five.
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: Linn Run State Park, Westmoreland County by Bob Stough.)
Funding Needed To Repair State Park, Forest Infrastructure!
-- Crunch time is coming for the state budget. The time is now to advocate for using federal American Rescue Plan dollars to repair State Park, Forest Infrastructure. Click Here to learn more.
NewsClips:
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: 2 State Parks Pilot Glamping Project; Lifeguards Needed To Save Pools At 4 Parks
-- Public News Service: PA Communities Gearing Up For Public Pool Season [Lifeguard Shortage]
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Park Pool Will Not Open This Summer Due To Lifeguard Shortage
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Camping Boom Draws More Diversity, Millennials, But One Group Has Started To Dwindle
-- Reading Eagle: DCNR Secretary Takes A Hike With Students At Nolde Forest Environmental Center In Berks
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Long-Distance Rides For ATVs In Pennsylvania
-- Erie Times: Walking Best Way To Experience Presque Isle State Park
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Transparency Solves Controversy Over DCNR Submerged Land Leases To Natural Gas Companies
-- Registration Open! PA Wilds Dinner & Champion Of PA Wilds Awards Program July 28 At Birds Brewing Company, Jersey Shore, Lycoming County.
-- ExploreClarion.com: Cook Forest Conservancy Initiatives Project To Clear Japanese Knotweed
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: During Tick Awareness Week, A Reminder They ‘Are Not Your Average Pest’
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: How To Protect Dogs, Cats, Horses From Ticks? Watch These Free Webinars
-- DEP Blog: Why Aren’t Ticks Exterminated In Pennsylvania?
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Step Up Fight Against Ticks, Lyme Disease
Related Articles:
-- DCNR, Corrections Forestry Camp Program Prepares Reentrants For Tree Maintenance Careers In Centre County
-- DCNR Awards $320,866 In Wild Resources Conservation Grants; Deadline For Next Grant Round July 8
-- DCNR Announces $150,000 Grant For Bridge Repairs At Memorial Park In Pottstown, Montgomery County
-- DCNR Announces $398,000 Grant For Expansion Of Schuylkill River Trail In Montgomery County
-- Help Wanted: Western PA Conservancy/DCNR - 4 Regional Watershed Forestry Specialists [PaEN]
[Posted: May 12, 2022]
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