The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council is scheduled to meet November 16 on DCNR's plan for investing federal American Rescue Plan Funding on infrastructure projects.

Nathan Reigner, PA's Outdoor Recreation Director, will provide new data recently released on the U.S. outdoor recreation economy, showing the sector in Pennsylvania growing to $14 billion, up 22%.  Read more here.

DCNR will also review the results and observations from the second year of the ATV Pilot program in North Central Pennsylvania.

Public Comments

There will be two opportunities for public comment at the meeting.  If you are interested in presenting comments, please advise by email to kharris@bridgeconsultingcorp.com  no later than 5:00 p.m. on November 15. 

You can provide comments at the beginning of the meeting or at the end of the meeting. 

You may also provide comments or questions after the meeting by emailing the same address or through the Council's webpage.

Join the Meeting

The meeting will be held from 10:00 a.m. to Noon in Room 105 of the Rachel Carson Building in Harrisburg.  Click Here to register to join the meeting online via WebEx.

For more information, visit DCNR's Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council webpage.

Visit Explore PA Trails and Get Outdoors PA for recreation areas near you.

For more information on state parks and forests and recreation in Pennsylvania, visit DCNR’s website, 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.

NewsClips:

-- NextPittsburgh: Franklin, Venango County, Poised To Become The Next Great ‘Outdoor Town’  [Except for the dumping and negative environmental impacts of the conventional oil & gas industry]

-- Penn State Study Gauges Public Perception Of Prescribed Burns In Forest Management

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: ‘Major Forest Fire’ Burning In Heart Of PA Elk Range In Elk County

-- WJAC: 1 Injured As Crews From Six Counties Fight Large Forest Fire In Elk County

-- Altoona Mirror: Dry Conditions Fuel Wildfire Risk In Blair County

Related Articles:

-- Outdoor Recreation Added Nearly $14 billion To PA’s Economy In 2021, Up 22% From 2020; Nov. 29 Webinar To Review The Results  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Seeking Public Comment On Catawissa Recreation Area Master Plan In Schuylkill, Luzerne Counties  [PaEN]

[Posted: November 10, 2022]

11/14/2022