The September 22 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation featuring articles on--

-- Join Us For Healthy Lands Week Events - Sept. 23 to Oct. 1

-- Book Club: Brave The Wild Water by Melissa L. Sevigny

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: Unicoi State Park, Georgia by Pam Metzger (yes THAT Pam).)

NewsClips:

-- PennLive: PA’s Fall Foliage Is Unique In The World, But It’s At Risk: ‘I Dare Say We Take It For Granted’

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Here’s Why And Where You Should See Eye-Popping Colorful Foliage In PA This Fall

-- Observer-Reporter: This Year’s Leaf-Peeping Season Should Be Spectacular

-- PA Parks & Forests Blog: Finding Awe In The Outdoors - By Jessica Aiello

-- Republican Herald Editorial: Investing In Penn’s Woods For Tourism

-- Erie Times: DCNR Extends Presque Isle Weekend Swim Season Thru Oct. 1

-- Erie Times: Summer Of Soot And Sewage: Erie Experiences Air, Beach Water Pollution Problems

-- NextPittsburgh: Somerset County An All-Season Outdoor Destination

-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: A Ferry, Art-Nature Center, Susquehanna River And Quaint Town - All In A Day’s Visit In Millersburg, Dauphin County

-- Inquirer: Five (More) Fall Hikes Near And Far From Philadelphia

-- Williamsport Sun: Shaw Place Park Walking Trail To Provide Incentives For Health Lifestyles

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Susquehanna Riverwalk Expansion Brings Communities In Lycoming County Together

-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Announces Schedule Of Events For Sept. 24 Centennial Celebration

-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Seeking Resource Advisory Council Members

Related Articles This Week:

-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Sept. 27 At Tiadaghton State Forest Center, Lycoming County  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Experts Offer Fall Foliage Tips; Weekly Fall Foliage Reports Begin Sept. 28  [PaEN]

-- PA Environmental Council Now Accepting Applications For Water Trails Mini-Grants  [PaEN]

-- Fish & Boat Commission Now Accepting Applications For Erie Access Improvement Grants  [PaEN]

-- PA Natural Heritage Program Spotlights Conservation Genetics; Rare Plant Mysteries; Be A Good Bee Collaborator; Old Growth Forest Field Work; Moth List Updates  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Publishes Final Regulation Making Changes To Native Wild Plant List

[Posted: September 22, 2023]

9/25/2023