The December 16 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks & Forests Foundation--

Check out the First Day New Year’s Hiking Events near you!

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: Nescopeck State Park, Luzerne County, by Kenneth Hankey.)

NewsClips:

-- Fox43: Conestoga River In Lancaster County Finalist For PA River Of The Year - Vote Now

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Nolde Forest In Berks County, PA’s Newest Old-Growth Forest, Might Have The Most Interesting Backstory Of All 

-- Erie Times: Presque Isle, A (Sometimes) Haven From The Noise Pollution That Can Harm Your Health

-- Latrobe Bulletin: Audubon Society Of Western PA Works With PennDOT To Create Roadside Meadows

-- LancasterOnline: State Grant Puts Little Conestoga Creek Trail 2 Years Ahead Of Schedule

Related Articles:

-- DCNR Celebrates Completion Of Projects At Washington Crossing Historic Park In Bucks County

-- DCNR Finalizes E-bike Policy For State Parks And Forests  [PaEN]

-- West Penn Power Green Team Joins Ohiopyle State Park To Create Wildlife Habitat In Somerset County  [PaEN]

-- Bell's Brewery Awards PA Parks & Forests Foundation Grant For Land-Water Relationships Education Program At Susquehannock State Park In Lancaster County  [PaEN]

-- Natural Lands Preserves 278 Acres Of Former Pocono Drag Lodge In Luzerne County  [PaEN]

-- French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust Preserves 4.45 More Acres And Connects Trails In Chester County  [PaEN]

-- York Daily Record: Farm & Natural Lands Trust Helps Preserve Acreage And York County’s Quality Of Life

-- Register Now! Penn State Extension Hosts 9-Part Woods In Your Backyard Webinar Series Starting Jan. 11  [PaEN]

-- 5th Biennial Penn State Forest Landowners Conference Set For March 24 & 25 In State College  [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA Feb. 2 Webinar: Keeping PA's Privately-Owned Forests Intact And Working, Opportunities For Land Conservation  [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA: Apply Now To Host 2025 PA Greenways & Trails Summit

-- WeConservePA Now Accepting Applications For Regional Trail Workshop Grants

[Posted: December 16, 2022]

12/19/2022