The June 30 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation featuring articles on--

-- Check The Latest Insider’s View Guides To Individual State Parks

-- We Aware Of Air Quality Due To Canadian Wildfires As You Enjoy the Outdoors

-- Visit the PA Parks & Forests 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: Vosburg Neck State Park, Wyoming County by Angie Tuttle.)

NewsClips This Week:

-- Delaware Currents: Sojourning On The Schuylkill River - Celebrating The River And How Much Outdoor Recreation Contributes To PA’s Economy

-- NextPittsburgh: Rail Trail Expansion Builds Dreams That Freeport And Kittanning Could Rival Great Allegheny Passage Trail Destinations

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: 555-Acre Former Hunting Camp Preserved In The Poconos By The Conservation Fund, Added To Delaware State Forest

-- Centre Daily Times: Views Of Broad Mountain On Guided Hike In PA’s Rothrock State Forest

-- Warren Times: Allegheny 100 Challenge Draws Hikers From Across The Country

-- Williamsport Sun: Endless Mountains 5-Day Adventure Hike/Bike Race Gets Underway

-- TribLive: Get Your Tail On The Trails Of Washington County This Summer

-- Penn State Extension Woods & Wildlife News: Eastern Hemlock Health Update; Restoring PA’s Game Birds; Fire In The Woods; More!

-- Reading Eagle: Harmful Algal Bloom Advisory Issued At Blue Marsh Recreation Area

-- WESA: Climate Change In PA Is Increasing Risk Of Lyme Disease, Other Tick-Borne Illnesses

-- Courier Times: Tick-Borne Illnesses, Including Lyme Disease, On Rise In PA

-- Williamsport Sun: Region Faces Third Spongy [Gypsy] Moth Outbreak

-- The Allegheny Front: Preparing For The Arrival Of The Invasive Spongy [Gypsy] Moth

Related Articles This Week:

-- The Conservation Fund: PA's Delaware State Forest Grows By 555 Acres In Pike County  [PaEN]

-- Natural Lands Finalizes Crebilly Farm Conservation Easements Protecting 102 Acres In Chester County  [PaEN]

-- Natural Lands Adding Acres To Sadsbury Woods Preserve In Chester County [PaEN]

-- Willistown Conservation Trust & Natural Lands Receive $25,000 Grant From Cornell Lab Of Ornithology To Reverse The Decline Of Grassland Birds In Chester County  [PaEN]

-- June 30 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

-- June 23 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

-- July PA Township News Packed With Articles On Parks, Trails, Recreation, Grid-Scale Solar Facilities, Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, More  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension: Meadow Repository - Resources For Planning, Planting Meadows  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension Sept. 26 Webinar: How Community Forests Provide Critical Environmental & Societal Services, Buffer Local Heat And Moisture Swings  [PaEN]

-- Dept. Of Health Accepting Applications For WalkWorks Grants Thru July 28

[Posted: June 30, 2023]

7/3/2023