Aug. 9 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
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The August 9 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation featuring articles on--

-- PA’s First Metropolitan State Park - History Of Gifford Pinchot State Park

-- August 13: Live On YouTube - PA Healthy Lands Week, 1:00 p.m.

-- August 28: PPFF Virtual Book Club - Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, Noon

-- September 6-8: Women In The Big Woods Weekend Learning Adventure

-- Trout Unlimited - ‘Angling For Hope - A Vision For PA’s Beech Creek Watershed’ Short Film, Article

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 ChannelClick 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 by Shawn Grenninger at the rim of the PA Grand Canyon, Tioga County.)

Related Articles:

-- DCNR Blog: Organizations Making The Outdoors More Inclusive In Pennsylvania

-- DCNR To Host Aug. 23 Meeting For Prospective Vendors At Catawissa Motorized Recreation Area In Luzerne, Schuylkill Counties  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Grants Newsletter: ATV/Snowmobile Grants; Whitehall Road Regional Park In Spotlight; Creating Close-To-Home Recreation Access In Reading

-- Aug. 9 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

-- State Museum Of PA Hosts Aug. 16 Virtual Program On How The PA Geological Survey Uses Satellite Data And You Can Too  [PaEN]

-- City Of Lock Haven, PA Municipal League And KABOOM! Unveil Kid-Designed, Community-Built Playground At Hoberman Park In Clinton County  [PaEN]

-- Latest Conserved Land Census Reports 187,626 Acres Of Land Conserved In PA From 2014 To 2023-- 51 Acres A Day  [PaEN]

-- Call For Presentations! WeConservePA Is Accepting Presentation Proposals For The April 2-4 PA Land Conservation Conference In State College  [PaEN]

-- South Mountain Partnership Holds Annual Power Of The Partnership Program Sept. 27 In Franklin County  [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- Fox43: Kayakers Clear Flood-Prone Swatara Creek As Remnants Of Hurricane Debby Expected To Dump More Rain On Lebanon County

-- NextPittsburgh: New Interactive Map Shows EV Charging Stations Near PA State Parks

-- Beaver County Times - Brian Whipkey: If You Like Waterfalls, Here Are The Top 5  State Parks To Visit

-- Warren Times: National Canoe, Kayak Races Open Thursday At Chapman State Park

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Adaptive Kayak Launch Added At Montour Preserve To Help More People Access Lake Chillisquaque In Montour County

-- NextPittsburgh: Highland Park And Allegheny County Tennis Courts Adapted To Include Blind, Wheelchair-Using Players

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: 29 Students Split Across 2 Day Explore Wellsboro State Park In HERYN Environmental Education Expansion Program

-- Patch.com: Ross Twp., Allegheny Land Trust Team On 30 Acre Woodland Conservation  Effort In Allegheny County

-- TribLive: Westmoreland Land Trust Unveils Preliminary Plan For Trails, Parking At Unity Preserve

-- PPL Electric Keeps Pollinators Buzzing At Lancaster Conservancy’s Kellys Run Preserve

-- TribLive: 4-Mile Trail To Open Soon In Leechburg, Thanks To Volunteers’ Dedication In Armstrong County

-- WTAE: Three Rivers Heritage Trail Not High Crime Area Despite Complaints, Pittsburgh Officials Say

-- Tribune-Democrat: Somerset Commissioners Want To Create Countywide ATV Trail

-- Tribune-Democrat: Somerset Twp. Board Split On Whether To Allow ATV Traffic On Its Roads

-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Highlights Work Funded By Federal Great American Outdoor Act

-- Williamsport Sun: Lycoming County Approves Funding For Mountain Bike Skills Park In Williamsport

[Posted: August 9, 2024]


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