On September 23-24, Gov. Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers Historic Site in Milford, Pike County will host the Festival of Wood - A Celebration of Our Natural and Cultural Wood Heritage.

This family-friendly event celebrates Penn’s Woods and Pennsylvania’s nation-leading hardwoods industry.

There will be handmade crafts, arts, programs, children's activities, education exhibits, demonstrations and refreshments.

Grey Towers mansion tours will be available as well as a guided tour of the Forest Fire Tower on the site.

There will also be an Ice Cream Social on Saturday!

Click Here for more information.  Click Here for more events at Grey Towers.

60th Anniversary

This is a special weekend because it is the 60th anniversary of the dedication of Grey Towers as a National Historic Site.

The ancestral family home of Gifford Pinchot, who introduced scientific forestry to America and founded the USDA Forest Service, Grey Towers stands today as a natural resource leadership and education Center.

Pinchot also served as Pennsylvania Forestry Commissioner and as Governor of Pennsylvania for two terms.

Visit the PA Conservation Heritage website for more information on Gifford Pinchot.

For more information on programs, initiatives and other upcoming events, visit the Grey Towers Heritage Association.  Click Here to sign up for updates from the Association, Like them on Facebook, Follow them on Twitter, visit their YouTube Channel, and follow them on Instagram.

 Also visit the Grey Towers Historic Site website and the Pinchot Institute for Conservation website for information on its conservation research and policy programs.  Click Here to sign up for the Institute’s regular updates.

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[Posted: August 28, 2023]

9/4/2023