August 4 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

The August 4 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks & Forests Foundation featuring articles on--

-- New Susquehannock State Park Environmental Ed Facility Thanks To Local Partner

-- PPFF Blog: 6 Tips For Your Best Cherry Springs Stargazing Ever

-- Learn About PPFF Virtual Book Club Beginning Aug. 30

-- Public Survey: New Big Elk Creek State Park Master Plan [Deadline Aug. 13]

Visit the PA Parks & Forests Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events for activities happening near you.

Click Here to read the entire Take Five.

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

(Photo: Promised Land State Park, Pike County by Richard Zitrick)

NewsClips:

-- PA Environmental Council: Making The Trans-Allegheny Traverse - Bike Riding 150 Miles Via Connected Trails From Pittsburgh To State College 

-- WeConservePA: Dragon’s Back Trail Adventure Proves Usefulness Of WeConservePA GIS Tools

-- Republican Herald - Pat McKinney: Summertime Is Family Fun Time At Sweet Arrow Lake County Park

-- WESA/StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: 1,000+ Miles Down, 1,000+ To Go: Time For Ice Cream On Appalachian Trail

-- The Nature Conservancy-PA: PA Nature News - 240 Acres Protected; Mushroom Foraging Event Aug. 9; Blooming At The Bog; More!

-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests Summer Newsletter: Hubbel Hill Conservation Project; Land Story-David & Margaret Yasenchack; Much More! 

-- Muncy Luminary: Church Of The Resurrection In Muncy Began A Care For Creation Mission By Planting A Forest On Church Grounds

-- The Allegheny Front: In The Last 3 Years Wildfires In Pennsylvania Have Nearly Doubled; Season Is Longer

-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Turns 100 In September, Join Sept. 24 Celebration

Related Articles:

-- DCNR Blog: 275 State Park & Forest Rangers Help Keep Visitors Safe

-- DCNR Blog: Enjoy The Wonders Of The Night Sky

-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition Highlights Moraine State Park Regatta, Operation Scarlift Video  [PaEN]

-- Walk In Penn's Woods Day Oct. 1, Plan And Register Your Event Now!  [PaEN]

-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests Now Accepting Registrations For Loving The Land Through Working Forests Conference Sept. 16  [PaEN] 

-- Loving The Land - Landowners Tell Their Stories About Sustainable Forestry:  David & Margaret Yasenchack, Crawford County - By Bennett Gould, David & Margaret Yasenchack, Foundation for Sustainable Forests   [PaEN]

-- French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust, White Family Partner To Preserve 7.5 Acres In Chester County  [PaEN]

-- TreeVitalize Pittsburgh Now Accepting Applications For Spring 2024 Tree Plantings In Allegheny County  [PaEN]

-- Feet First Philly Launches 4th Year Of Pedestrian Enhancement Mini-Grant Program; Webinar Aug. 24  [PaEN]

-- Register Now!  PA Statewide Watershed Conference Oct. 29-30 In Altoona  [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA Hosts Nov. 8 Webinar On Offering Successful Educational Programming   [PaEN] 

-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In July Now Available  [PaEN]

[Posted: August 4, 2023]  PA Environment Digest