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The April 11 Take Five Fridays With Pam from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation features articles on--
-- April 21-28 Pennsylvania Dark Sky Week, World Famous Cherry Springs State Park
-- May 3 Foundation Awards Banquet Coming Up At Little Buffalo State Park
-- DCNR Forest Fridays: Native Plants Bloom Before Blades
-- April 12 Volunteer Kick-Off Event in Moraine State Park
Click Here to read the entire Take Five. Click Here to sign up for your own copy.
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 mobilizes 65,000 volunteers annually to steward YOUR state parks and forests.
(Photo by Williams Kublic, R.B. Winter State Park, Union County.)
Related Articles This Week:
-- In Case You Missed It: What Conservationists, Outdoor Recreation Leaders, and Tourism Organizations are Saying about DCNR’s Surge in Campsite Reservations After Federal Staff Cuts
-- DCNR Celebrates Opening Of ADA-Accessible Pedestrian Bridge At Adams-Ricci Park In Cumberland County
-- April 11 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- DCNR Names Tyler Ickes Manager For Sinnemahoning State Park In Cameron, Potter Counties
-- The Center Square: All Eyes On Pennsylvania For America250 Celebration
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Protect Public Lands To Protect Local Businesses And Communities - By Silas Chamberlin, DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council & York County Economic Alliance [Federal Recreation Cuts]
-- MCall Guest Essay: Preserving Our Parks Invests In Nature And The Nation - By Kiera Shellhammer, Citizens Climate Lobby
-- Pennsylvania Invests Nearly $12 Million To Ensure 3,187 Acres On 29 Farms in 17 Counties Stay Farms Forever [PaEN]
-- Over 1,300 Acres Of Forest Preserved In Northwest PA By Foundation For Sustainable Forests in 2024 [PaEN]
-- Manada Conservancy Protects 656 Acres in Kittatinny Ridge Conservation Landscape In Dauphin County [PaEN]
-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests Hosts April 15 ‘Tap Talk’ Presentation By Brian Donahue, Author Of Slow Wood - Greener Building From Local Forests [PaEN]
-- Apply Now! PA Master Naturalist Volunteer Fall Training In Allegheny, Butler, Cambria, Center/Huntingdon, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Montgomery, Westmoreland Counties [PaEN]
-- Brodhead Watershed Assn. Hosts May 6 Gardening For Wildlife - How People Benefit When Nature Thrives Workshop In Monroe County [PaEN]
NewsClips:
-- Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership: Conservation Partnerships Drive Public Land Access In Pennsylvania
-- MCall: Northampton County Will Preserve 43 Acres Of Open Space In Stockertown
-- TribLive: Seton Hill, Westmoreland Land Trust Host April 13 Outdoor Family Event
-- Central PA Conservancy: April 11-12 Celebrate Letort Spring Preserve Weekend In Cumberland County
-- South Mountain Partnership May 16 Spring Partnership Meeting, Regional Trail Coalition Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, and York Counties Kick-Off Meeting In Adams County
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Spring In-Person Native Plant Sale May 17 & 18 In Berks County
-- Penn State Extension: May 8 In-Person Workshop On Gardening With Nature - Creating A Pollinator Paradise In Cumberland County, 7:00 p.m.
-- Willistown Conservation Trust Hosts May 15 Exploring Otter Populations, Conservation And Their Vital Role In Nature, Rushton Conservation Center, Delaware County, 6:00 p.m.
-- TribLive: Seton Hill, Westmoreland Land Trust Host April 13 Outdoor Family Event
-- WHYY: New Book By Doug Tallamy Urges Everyone To Put Native Plants In Their Yards
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Spring In-Person Native Plant Sale May 17 & 18 In Berks County
-- Penn State Extension: May 8 In-Person Workshop On Gardening With Nature - Creating A Pollinator Paradise In Cumberland County, 7:00 p.m.
-- NextPittsburgh: New Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Plan Focuses On Access, Wellness And Community
-- TribLive: Leechburg, Armstrong County Tow Path Trail Connects Borough To Counties, Miles Beyond
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Allegheny Closes On Rail Line For Major Trail Conversion
-- The Allegheny Front - Kara Holsopple: A Trip Down The Youghiogheny River Through Photos
-- PennLive: Wife Of Fisherman Who Died At Dock Street Dam Sues City Of Harrisburg
-- TribLive: President Orders National Parks To Remain Open Amid Staffing Shortages
-- Financial Times: US Bicycle Prices Will Rise ‘Up To 50%’ As China Trade War Escalates
[Posted: April 11, 2025]
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