Oct. 20 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

The October 20 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation featuring articles on--

-- Attend the meeting on the new Big Elk Creek State Park Nov. 6 in Chester County

-- Take the Survey for the new Susquehanna Riverlands State Park In York County

-- Blog: EZ Access Kayak Docks Expands Opportunities at Canoe Creek State Park

-- Blog: National Mushroom Day by River Missal, AmeriCorps member at PPFF

-- Read the Fall issue of Penn’s Stewards featuring the History Of Lehigh Gorge State Park

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.

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: Lehigh Gorge State Park, Carbon & Luzerne Counties by Katelyn Pieciak.)

NewsClips:

-- PA Wilds Center: Holiday Shopping Kicks Off On Nov. 4 With PA Wilds Makers Market Online Showcase 

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: EZ Access Dock At Canoe Creek State Park Expands Recreational Opportunities

-- Erie Times: Fall At Presque Isle: Beaches Assessed; Marina, Solar Panel Work Begins 

-- Warren Times: Linda White Recognized By North Country Trail Association For Work In Allegheny National Forest 

-- Republican Herald: Sweet Arrow Lake At 100; Recreation Refuge To 50,000 Annually In Schuylkill County

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Harrisburg’s Wildwood Park Was Nearly Ruined By A Road 50 Years Ago

-- PennLive: Giant Company Donates $50,000 For Playground Accessibility Project In Dauphin County

-- The Center Square: More Trees Coming To Low-Income,Historically Black Neighborhoods Across Pittsburgh

-- Williamsport Sun - Ryan Reed, DCNR: Forests Help With Climate Change

-- KYW: New Documentary About Lyme Disease- The Quiet Epidemic-- Is Coming To Philadelphia

Related Articles:

-- DCNR Accepting Nominations For 2024 Pennsylvania Trail Of The Year; Trail Committee Members Needed  [PaEN] 

-- WeConservePA Now Accepting Nominations For Lifetime Conservation Leadership Award  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Awards $883,143 In Grants To Support 142 Volunteer Fire Companies Fighting Wildfires; State Fire Commissioner Encourages Fire Prevention  [PaEN]

-- Gov. Shapiro Marks Plugging 100th Conventional Oil & Gas Well In 10 Months; New Initiative Allows Texting Abandoned Well Photos/Locations To Governor That Need Plugging  [PaEN]

-- DCNR: 4th Fall Foliage Report Shows Impressive Color Just About Anywhere In Pennsylvania  [PaEN]

-- DCNR To Hold Nov. 6 Public Meeting On Big Elk Creek State Park Planning Process In Chester County  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Now Accepting Applications For 2023 Mini-Grants; Webinar Nov. 2  [PaEN] 

-- North Branch Land Trust, Earth Conservancy, DCNR Preserve 1,400 Acres In Luzerne County  [PaEN]

-- Natural Lands Adds 47 Acres To William Penn State Forest Zimmerman Natural Area In Berks County  [PaEN]

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Penn’s Stewards Newsletter Features History Of Lehigh Gorge State Park Wilderness  [PaEN]

[Posted: October 20, 2023]  PA Environment Digest