April 21 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation

The April 21 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation featuring articles on--

-- Check DCNR’s Calendar for special Earth Day Events!

-- PPFF Blog: Looking Back To See The Way Forward 

-- PPFF Blog: Cherry Springs State Park And The Wonder Of Dark Skies 

-- PPFF Blog: Bat Conservation In Pennsylvania 

-- Reminder: May 16 Awards Banquet

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.

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: Big Pocono State Park, Monroe County by Discover NEPA.)

NewsClips:

-- Centre Daily Times: Outdoor Recreation Is The Future Of Economic Development, Purple Lizard Guides The Way

-- Post-Gazette - John Hayes: Outdoor Recreation Boosts Physical And Psychological Growth In Kids

-- TribLive: River Recreation Opportunities Expand Along The Kiski River In Leechburg 

-- Scranton Times: Luzerne County Educator Starts 15th Year Of Hiking Series

-- Republican Herald: New Walking Trail Installed In Union Twp. Near Ringtown, Schuylkill County

-- Williamsport Sun: Susquehanna Greenway Provides Plenty Of Wildlife In Parks, Trails

-- TribLive: Trees Planted Throughout Sharpsburg As Part Of Conservancy Program

-- TribLive: Clean Up Days, Tree Plantings And More In Sewickley Area For Earth Day

-- Citizens Voice: Mountain Top Wildfire In Luzerne County Winds Down

-- Centre Daily Times: Multiple Fire Companies Called To Battle Wildfire In Philipsburg Area

-- Game Commission Announces Plans For Spraying 110,000 Acres Of State Game Lands For Spongy Moths (formerly Gypsy Moths)

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Annual Spongy [Gypsy] Moth Management Begins

-- Inquirer: A New Disease Is Killing Beech Trees In PA, NJ; Worse Than Spotted Lanternfly?

-- Reading Eagle: Massive Willow Tree Estimated To Be 200 Years Old Taken Down At Blue Marsh Lake Basin

-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Partners For Geocaching Trail

-- AP: U.S. Plans New Forest Protections, Issues Old-Growth Inventory

Related Articles:

-- WeConservePA: Lauren Imgrund Moving From DCNR To National Park Service

-- DCNR State Parks Environmental Education Update - Earth Week Edition  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Blog: Bring Biodiversity Back To Your Lawn - Convert Your Lawn To A Habitat

-- DCNR: Seven Tubs Recreation Area Closed For Critical Infrastructure Improvements In Luzerne County

-- Bay Journal: Shale Gas Drilling, Development Yields Both Fears, Funding For Pennsylvania Public Lands - By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal  [PaEN]

-- TreeVitalize Conference To Focus On Urban Trees, Community Resilience May 31-June 1 In Philadelphia  [PaEN]

-- Allegheny County Conifer Symposium June 14 To Explore Future Of Conifers In A Changing Climate In Western PA  [PaEN]

[Posted: April 21, 2023]  PA Environment Digest