The September 8 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation featuring articles on--

-- PPFF Seeks Professional To Lead Planning Process For PA Outdoor Corps, Proposals Due Oct. 17: email office@paparksandforests.org to request the RFP.

-- Healthy Lands Week begins Sept. 23

-- No Take Five Next Week Going To National Assn. Of State Park Foundations’ Conference

Click Here to read the entire Take Five.

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: Pine Grove Furnace State Park, Cumberland County by Friends Of Pine Grove Furnace State Park.)

NewsClips:

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shapiro Pushes Office Of Outdoor Recreation To Boost $14 Billion Tourism Industry

-- Tribune-Democrat: Woodland Wanderings: Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail Boosts Businesses At Both Ends

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: PA Outdoor Recreation Office Is Government Done Right

-- KDKA: Interactive Map Predicts Peak Fall Foliage Times For Western PA Region

-- Inquirer: Fall Foliage Intensity May All Be About The Next Few Weeks Of Weather

-- Erie Times: Presque Isle State Park Open To Surfing Year-Round At Additional Locations

-- KYW: I-95 Park Project In Philadelphia Will Reconnect Old City To Delaware River

-- WESA: Pittsburgh Rolls Out Major Bike Infrastructure Improvements, Including Upgraded Mon Wharf Trail

-- TribLive: City Legislation Would Prohibit Most Development From Pittsburgh City Parks, Greenways

-- Manada Conservancy, Dauphin County Hosts Sept. 26 Corridors Of Blue And Green: A Modern Look At Greenways 7:00 p.m.

-- Reading Eagle: Schuylkill River Greenways Hosts Ride For The River In Pottstown

-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Centennial Celebration Sept. 24 Features Headliner Bands

-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In August Now Available  [PaEN]

-- Centre Daily Times: Hiker Slips, Falls Off Waterfall At World’s End State Park

Related Articles:

-- Fish & Boat Commission Now Accepting Applications For Boating Facility Grants, Priority For Delaware River Watershed  [PaEN]

-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Accepting Applications For Statewide Waterway Access Mini Grants  [PaEN]

-- Guest Essay: Allegheny National Forest’s Tracy Ridge Is A Prime Example Of Wilderness Here In The East - By Kirk Johnson, Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness  [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA, Central PA Conservancy Host Site Visit Walking Letort Spring Garden Preserve Trails In Cumberland County

Posted: September 8, 2023]

9/11/2023