The December 29 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation featuring articles on--

-- Premier: The Role Of Quiet On Our Mental Health [Video]

-- Leap Into 2024 With A First Day Hike January 1

-- Special Year End Jigsaw: Full Moon At Moraine

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: Susquehannock State Forest, Clinton, McKean, Potter Counties by Jess McLaughlin.)

NewsClips:

-- Williamsport Sun: DCNR Celebrates First Day Hikes January 1, ‘Connecting More In 2024’

-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Start 2024 With A First Day Hike In One Of PA’s State Parks

-- LancasterOnline: 5 Top Lancaster County Winter Hiking Trails, Picked By Local Hiking Enthusiasts

-- Scranton Times: Lackawanna River Heritage Trail To Get Pedestrian Bridge Connecting Dickson City, Olyphant

-- The Derrick: Cranberry Girl Scout Jordan Anderson Locator Signs Project On Allegheny River Trail Improves Emergency Response

-- Spotlight PA: How Kane, A PA Wilds Town, Was Revitalized As A Gateway To Allegheny National Forest By Grants, Volunteers

Related Article:

-- DCNR Blog: PA Outdoor Corps Young Adult Members Learn Jobs Skills And Future Paths To Conservation Work

[Posted: December 30, 2023]

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