Aug. 25 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

The August 25 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks & Forests Foundation featuring articles on--

-- New Highbridge Biking Campsites Along Great Allegheny Passage near Ohiopyle

-- Help needed at  Forest Heritage Museum and Discovery Center at Caledonia State Park

-- Masthead Photo: Davis Hollow Cabin Along The North Country Trail in Butler County now an online Jigsaw Puzzle

-- Healthy Lands Week Sept, 23 to Oct. 1

Click Here to read the entire Take Five.

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The Foundation and their 48 chapters mobilize 65,000 volunteers annually to steward YOUR state parks and forests.

(Photo: Moraine State Park, Butler County by Jaclyn Wilcox)

NewsClips:

-- South Mountain Partnership Nominations Open For Spirit Of South Mountain Award 

-- Centre Daily Times: This PA Hike Offers A Railroad Tunnel, Views Of Penn’s Creek

-- NextPittsburgh: Retired Rail Line To Become Pittsburgh’s Newest Trail To Aspinwall

-- WESA: Dispute Continues Over Graffiti Near Pittsburgh’s Color Park

-- Scranton Times: ‘Wild’ NE PA Festival Creates Opportunity For Women To Reconnect With Nature & Holistic Wellness 

-- TribLive: Rafting Fatality Inquest Jurors Recommend Drastic Changes At Ohiopyle 

-- TribLive: Inquest Examines Dangers Of Rafting Near Dimple Rock At Ohiopyle

-- Post-Gazette: What Happens When You Get Caught In The Lyme Disease Wars

-- WITF: Penn State College Of Ag Team Leading Center Focused On Stopping Tick-Borne Diseases

Related Articles:

-- DCNR Sets Oct. 11 Hearing On Wild Resource Conservation Program Grant Applications  [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Canada Goose Hunting Opportunities At Nockamixon State Park Begin Sept. 1 In Bucks County

-- How One Man's Journey To Becoming A Tree Parent Is Growing A Forest And Inspiring Others - By Diane Huskinson, Stroud Water Resource Center  [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA: In Their Own Words, 15 Essays By Individuals Who Made The Choice To Permanently Conserve Their Land  [PaEN]

-- Three New Conservation Easement Guides From WeConservePA Address Carbon Issues  [PaEN]

[Posted: August 25, 2023]  PA Environment Digest