The July 14 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation featuring articles on--

-- Latino Conservation Week July 15-23

-- PPFF to Fill 2 AmeriCorps Positions, Applications Due July 26

-- Just In!  2023-2024 State Parks Calendar!  Order Yours Now!

-- 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: Mount Pisgah State Park, Bradford County by Marci Mowery.)

NewsClips:

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Our Natural World Is Richly Rewarding - Swimming, Hiking, Biking, Rafting, Boating, Fishing, Wildlife

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Campers Clamor For Spots In PA State Parks, Breaking Memorial Day Weekend Record

-- Scranton Times: Participants Explored Public Lands Sunday At Lackawanna State Park

-- Williamsport Sun: Lock Haven Native Steve Yale Once Again Hiking Appalachian Trail - Part I of IV

-- York Daily Record Guest Essay: Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiking At 75 - Pioneer Earl Shaffer Had Deep York County Roots

-- LancasterOnline: Conestoga River Club Aims To Improve Safety, Increase Disabled Access Along The Waterfront

Related Articles:

-- DCNR Seeks Applicants For NextGen Advisory Council  [PaEN]

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Do Oil & Gas Drillers Owe Taxpayers Royalties For Oil & Gas Under Roads, Streets, Bridges And Other Taxpayer-Owned Land?  [PaEN]

-- DCNR State Parks July Environmental Education Newsletter - 34 Summer Nature-Based Activities For Kids; Counting Fireflies; And Much More!  [PaEN]

-- Rails-To-Trails Conservancy Now Accepting Applications For Equitable Trail Network Grants, Deadline July 31

-- Penn State Extension: Q/A: Tick Season Is Starting Sooner, And They Are Showing Up In New Places

-- PA Council Of Trout Unlimited - Bob Pennell: Americans Continue To Find Their Best Selves In Recreational Fishing  [TakeMeFishing Special Report ]

[Posted: July 14, 2023]

7/17/2023