Dec. 9 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation

The December 9 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks & Forests Foundation--

Check out the First Day New Year’s Hiking Events near you!

Please welcome four new members to the Foundation’s Board!

Lots of events on the Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events for activities happening near you.

Click Here to read the entire Take Five.

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: Black Moshannon State Park, Centre County by Park Staff.)

NewsClips:

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Appoints Four New Board Members

-- WeConservePA: DCNR Secretary Joins Local Officials To Dedicate New Martic Forge Trestle Bridge In Lancaster County

-- Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnerships Blog: Keystone Recreation, Park & Conservation Fund A Success Story In Pennsylvania - By Emily Baldauff, Trout Unlimited Mid-Atlantic Organizer  [Keystone Fund website ]

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Trail Towns Poised To Capitalize On Increasing Access, Popularity Of Rails-To-Trails

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: ‘Generational Changing’ Investments Poised To Remake Western PA’s Trails System 

-- Citizens Voice: Laurel Run Dam Removal Will Address Safety, Ecology Issues, DCNR Says

--  Philly Voice: Schuylkill River Among 4 Nominees For PA’s 2023 River Of The Year

-- Inquirer: Schuylkill River, Perkiomen Creek Competing For 2023 PA River Of The Year

-- Williamsport Sun: Cherry Springs State Park Offering Dark Skies Programs In December 

-- WeConservePA: DCNR Forest Fridays - Happy National Mutt Day

Related Articles:

-- DCNR Blog: Gaining Leadership Skills With Pennsylvania Outdoor Corps - Now Hiring - By: Bri Geiner, Crew Member, 2022 Harrisburg Young Adult Crew  [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Governor’s Advisory Council For Hunting, Fishing & Recreation Meets Dec. 15

-- Bay Journal: Hellbender Habitat Slammed By Pollution From Shale Gas Development In PA's Loyalsock Creek - By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal  [PaEN]

-- PA Forestry Assn./Ned Smith Center For Nature & Art Release 6th Discovering PA's Forest Heritage Video - PA Forest Fire Towers  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River North Branch Vying For 2023 PA River Of The Year  [PaEN]

-- Perkiomen Creek Finalist For Pennsylvania’s 2023 River Of The Year  [PaEN]

[Posted: December 9, 2022]  PA Environment Digest