The August 12 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks & Forests Foundation.

Click Here to learn the economic value of protected open space by Jason Lenker, summer intern with the Foundation from Shippensburg University.

Protect yourself and pets from harmful algal blooms.

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 48 chapters mobilize 65,000 volunteers annually to steward YOUR state parks and forests.

(Photo: Moraine State Park, Butler County by Rita Marie.)

NewsClips:

-- Warren Times: PA American Water Grant To Expand Trails At Jakes Rocks

-- WeConservePA: 107 Foot Three Rivers Heritage Trail Segment In Natrona, Allegheny County Has Big Impact

-- Inquirer: Residents Fight Back Against Proposed National Park At Delaware Water Gap

Related Articles:

-- PA Groups Urge Individuals & Organizations To Participate In, Host Volunteer Events To Celebrate First-Ever Healthy Lands Week Sept. 24 to Oct. 2  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Acquires 5,600-Acre Property in Schuylkill, Luzerne Counties For Motorized Recreation Area  [PaEN]

-- Guest Essay: Investments In Clean Pennsylvania Air, Land And Water Will Pay Off For Decades - By Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary of DCNR & Ramez Ziadeh, Acting Secretary of DEP  [PaEN]

-- WITF Smart Talk: Outdoor Recreation In Pennsylvania Is Serious Business

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Blog: What Is The Economic Value Of Protected Open Space In Pennsylvania? -- By Jason Lenker, Intern, PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Prohibits Hunting With Firearms In State Parks In Bucks, Chester, Montgomery Counties

-- DCNR Blog: Digging Into History In State Parks & Forests - PA Outdoor Corps Cultural Resources Crew -- By: Angie Jaillet-Wentling, M.A., RPA, DCNR Cultural Resources Program Coordinator  [PaEN]

-- Temple University Invites Families Living Near Their Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Ambler Campuses To Join HOOT - Healing Ourselves Outdoors Together  [PaEN]

-- Rockenbeck And Umberger Families Partner With ClearWater Conservancy To Preserve 8.78 Acre Property In Centre County  [PaEN]

-- WFMZ: Wildflowers Flourishing Again At Bob’s Woods In Alsace, Berks County Thanks To Volunteers

-- WeConservePA Sept. 8 Webinar: Personal Injury Liability Protection Under State Recreational Use of Land and Water Act. 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Events: Preserving Your Land, Chainsaw Safety, Mindful Family Yoga, More

-- South Mountain Partnership Sept. 30 Power Of The Partnership Celebration.  Hauser Hill, Biglerville, Adams County.  11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

-- South Mountain Partnership Accepting Entries To Photo Contest: Deadlines Sept. 12, Nov. 7

[Posted: August 12, 2022]

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