The May 12 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation featuring articles on--

-- Insider’s View Of Laurel Hill State Park

-- Check Out the Photos Of The Week!

-- PPFF Blog: Embrace The Playful Life - Fun Outdoors!

-- Reminder: May 16 Awards Banquet

Click Here to read the entire Take Five.

Visit the PA Parks & Forests Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events for activities happening near you.

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: Susquehannock State Park, Lancaster County by Rebecca Jones Lemmon.)

NewsClips:

-- TribLive: Blaze A Trail With Family-Focused Fun Near Clear Creek State Park

-- PennLive: Construction To Curtail Access To PA Grand Canyon From Leonard Harrison State Park

-- WGAL-TV: Major Transformation Underway At Michaux State Forest

-- Reading Eagle: Schuylkill River Greenways Has A Plan To Complete Trail In Berks County

-- MCall: National Park Service: River Pointe Commerce Park Could Mar Appalachian Trail, Delaware River Recreation

-- Republican Herald: Tamaqua Area Students Learn About The Outdoors At Locust Lake State Park

-- TribLive: Roaring Run Watershed Assn. Trying To Raise Money For Trail-Related Projects

-- TribLive: Westmoreland Students Craft Metal Selfie Frames At County Parks To Mark County’s 250th Anniversary

-- LebTown.com: Quittapahilla Watershed Group Spotlights Quittie Creek Stream Restoration Project

-- Brodhead Watershed Assn.: May 20 Grass Lake & Glacial Till Barrens Evening Birding & Blooms, Monroe County

-- York Daily Record: New Creekside Park Land, Mill With Civil War History Acquired In Manchester Township

-- Williamsport Sun: Lycoming Composite Mountain Bike Team Looks To Get More Kids On Bikes

-- TribLive: Local RV Dealers Still See Interest In Camping: ‘Only Getting Busier’

-- Penn State Extension: The Bite Stops Here: Fighting Lyme Disease With Prevention

-- StateImpactPA: PA Leads The Nation In Lyme Disease, State Responding With New Tick Testing, Research, Education

-- Centre Daily Times: Expect Hazy Skies As Canadian Wildfires Bring Smoke Over Central PA

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Highlights Upcoming Summer Events

Related Articles:

-- DCNR, Aging, Health Highlight Physical, Mental Benefits Of Connecting Older Adults To The Outdoors

-- DCNR, DCED Visit Priority Bicycles Company In Lycoming County To Highlight PA’s Growing Outdoor Recreation Economy

-- DCNR Blog: One Of The Best Things You Can Do To Help The Environment - Plant A Native Tree!

-- PA Wilds Center Announces Winners Of 2023 PA Wilds Champion Awards; Recognition Dinner July 27  [PaEN]

-- PA Wilds Center Seeks Full Environmental Impact Statement For Proposed Very Low-Level [100 Feet] Maryland Air National Guard Training Flights; Take Action Now  [PaEN]

-- PA Environmental Council Now Accepting Urgent Issue Water Trail Mini-Grant Applications  [PaEN]

-- Pike County Tick Borne Diseases Task Force Children's Art Contest Winners Attend Commissioners Meeting To Accept Awards  [PaEN]

[Posted: May 12, 2023]

5/15/2023