The June 23 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation featuring articles on--

-- Watch the Fueling Discovery Destination Videos On 4 State Parks In Northeast PA

-- Read About The Carroll Cabin In Forbes State Forest

-- 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.

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(Photo: Maurice K. Goddard State Park, Mercer County by Derek Rezek.)

Related Articles Last Week:

-- DCNR: Shapiro Administration Celebrates 2023 DCNR Ranger Trainee Graduates; Applications Now Being Accepted

-- DCNR Blog: Campground Hosts - Lesser Known Heroes Of State Park Campgrounds

-- Warren Times: Kinzua State Park Skywalk Reopens After Safety Inspection

-- DCNR: Pennsylvanians Urged To Protect Themselves Against Tick-borne, Mosquito-borne Illnesses When Venturing Outdoors 

-- WTAE: 6 Leaking Abandoned Conventional Wells In Hanover Twp., Washington County Contaminated Water Supply, Releasing Natural Gas In And Next To Hillman State Park 

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

-- Natural Lands: PECO Awards 23 SE PA Municipalities And Nonprofits $150,000 In Green Region Open Space Grants

-- The Valley Ledger: Lehigh Valley Greenways Awards Over $86,000 In Grants To Support 13 Local Recreation, Conservation Projects

-- TribLive: Grueling Rachel Carson Trail Challenge Entices Hikers: ‘So Satisfying’

-- Natural Lands, Borough Of Chester Heights Partner To Preserve 40 Acres Of Open Space In Delaware County  [PaEN]

-- Willistown Conservation Trust To Establish 90-Acre Public Preserve On Recently Sold Kirkwood Farm Property In Chester County

-- Pocono Heritage Land Trust: Protecting A Part Of Paradise - Upper Paradise Preserve, Monroe County  [More Information]

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: North Branch Land Trust Celebrates Nature Photography Along Susquehanna

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 26, 2023]

7/3/2023