The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Trust for Public Land are hosting the first of several webinars on February 14 on Strategies to Advance Park Equity In Rural Areas starting at 11:00 a.m.

The webinars are designed to begin a discussion on how to implement a recommendation in the Statewide Outdoor Recreation Plan to make parks and trails reachable to everyone within Pennsylvania in a 10 minute walk.

Rural communities are facing a host of challenges, including loss of population; economic dislocation and traditional industries shed jobs; and loss of young people and an educated workforce.

The recreation economy is one path towards revitalizing rural communities.

The workshop will highlight cases, such as building and protecting trails in rural areas in Pennsylvania.

Click Here to register and for more information.

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.

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[Posted: February 3, 2023]

2/6/2023