The July 28 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation featuring articles on--

-- Friends At Forbes State Forest rehab fire tower

-- Work on Little Buffalo State Park fully-accessible playground underway

-- Leave No Trace Training

-- National Moth Week - Submit Your Observations

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.

Visit Explore PA Trails and Get Outdoors PA for recreation areas 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: Big Pocono State Park, Monroe County by N. Joe Myers.)

NewsClips:

-- Centre Daily Times: Guided Outings Thru Canoe Creek State Park Showcase Wildlife, Miles Of Trails And More

-- Tribune-Democrat: ‘A Unique Experience’: Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail Offers 70 Miles Of Outdoor Adventures

-- PennLive: Central PA’s Rich Network Of Outdoor Trails Expanding At A Brisk Pace

-- Centre Daily Times: Cool Off With A Dip In One Of These Central PA Lakes

-- WPost: Why Famed Appalachian Trail Keeps Getting Longer And Harder

-- NextPittsburgh: 6 Pittsburgh Bike Shops For All Kinds Of Riders

-- Williamsport Sun: Lock Haven Native Steve Yale Congratulates Those Who Complete Appalachian Trail Hike Like He Did

-- Post-Gazette - Salena Zito: Gather ‘Round The Campfire

-- Williamsport Sun - Bills Bower: Reflections In Nature - How Do Mountains Get Named?

Related Articles:

-- DCNR Accepting Applications For ATV, Snowmobile Project Grants Starting Aug. 1  [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA Hosts Aug. 16 Update On DCNR, Bureau Of State Parks Land Management Program  [PaEN]

-- Keystone Trails Assn. Hosts Sept. 9 Trail Challenge 25K Run/Hike In The Susquehanna Riverlands Conservation Landscape  [PaEN]

-- Keystone Trails Assn. Introduces New Trail Academy Series Of Education & Training Events  [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA: The Nature Conservancy PA Permanently Protects 240 Acres In Luzerne County, Transfers To Game Commission  [PaEN]

-- Natural Lands Partners With Martin Aguilar To Permanently Preserve 44-Acre Farm In Chester County  [PaEN]

-- Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust Accepts Donation Of 38-Acres Of Forest, Wetlands In Montgomery County  [PaEN]

-- American Rivers, Partners Begin Removal Of Oakland Dam, Largest Dam Removal In PA, On North Branch Susquehanna River In Susquehanna County  [PaEN]

-- DEP Reports 19 Counties Have Mosquitoes Testing Positive For West Nile Virus

-- PA Dept. Of Agriculture Reports 106 Cases Of Rabies In Animals So Far In 2023

[Posted: July 28, 2023]

7/31/2023