Oct. 6 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

The October 6 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation featuring articles on--

-- Check out some highlights from PA Healthy Lands Week!

-- Keystone Trails Association Trail Care Program Hard At Work!

-- DCNR’s latest Fall Foliage Report is here!

-- PPFF Blog: Help Celebrate Earth Science Week Oct. 8-14

-- PPFF October Paint (or Color) By Number From Colonel Denning State Park

Click Here to read the entire Take Five.  Next issue October 20.

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.

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

(Photo: Somewhere in the PA Wilds by Jeremiah Gadsby.)

NewsClips:

-- WNEP: State Foresters In Carbon County Following Fall Foliage

-- Williamsport Sun: Penn’s Woods: Region’s Trees To Put On A Show This Fall

-- Courier Times: Our Picks To View Fall Foliage In Bucks County, When It’s Best

-- PA Capital-Star: PA House Committee Hears Testimony On Riparian Stream Buffer Bill

-- Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council, Partners: October Is Riparian Buffer Month!  Join Special Events Near You! Build Awareness. Share Tips, Facts! 

-- Courier Times: Best Parks In SE PA To Observe Comets, Meteor Showers

-- PA Wilds Center Receives $736,000 US. Economic Development Administration Grant To Stimulate Region’s Tourism, Outdoor Recreation Economy

-- Tribune-Democrat: Cambria County Officials Tout Ghost Town Trail Signs As Safety Boost

-- Republican Herald: Walk In Penn’s Woods ‘Well Attended’ At Penn State Schuylkill

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Philly Breaks Ground On $7 Million 10-Acre Waterfront Park In Bridesburg

-- WHYY: Philly’s Latest Riverfront Park Will Rise From Site Of An Old Concrete Factory In Bridesburg

-- Observer-Reporter Guest Essay: Bridging The Gap - A Vision For Recreation In Marianna And Beyond

-- Penn State Dept. Of Ecosystem Science & Management: Guide To Seed Selection For Planting Resilient Forests

-- Penn State Extension: Spotted Lanternfly News: Online Permit Training; Removing Eggs; Follow BMPs; More!

-- LancasterOnline - Erin Negley: Spotted Lanternflies Help Make Smoky Honey That Could Be Good For You

-- PennLive: PA House Passes Bill To Would Allow Cities To Crack Down On Illegal Dirt Bikes, ATVs

-- PennLive: Student Suffers Serious Head Injuries In Fall Cleaning Up Trash On Jacoby Falls Trail In Lycoming County

Related Articles:

-- Gov. Shapiro, DCNR Announce Investment Of $52.5 Million In Local Recreation, Conservation, Watershed Projects Across PA; Next Grant Round Opens Jan. 16  [PaEN]

-- House Committee Hears Benefits Of Forested Stream Buffers-- Increasing Property Values, Water Quality Improvements, Reduced Impacts From Flooding; Builders, Republican Chair Worried About A ‘Taking’ Of Property  [PaEN]

-- Could Your Land Benefit From A Forested Riparian Stream Buffer?  Contact The Western PA Conservancy  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Announces Appointment Of Seth Cassell As Pennsylvania's 18th State Forester  [PaEN]

-- DCNR: 2nd Fall Foliage Report Shows ‘Best Color’ Appearing In 6 Northern Tier Counties  [PaEN] 

-- Agencies Celebrate Eastern Hellbender License Plate Recognizing PA’s Clean Water Ambassador; Shale Gas Development On DCNR Land Threatens Habitat  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Announces Oct. 18 Public Meeting On Golf Course Lease In Michaux State Forest, Franklin County

-- DCNR Plans Whitewater Release Into Tohickon Creek For Nov. 4-5 Boating Event In Bucks County

-- DCNR Invites Letters Of Interest To Serve On PA Trails Advisory Committee  [PaEN]

-- Governor's Advisory Council For Hunting, Fishing & Conservation Seeks Candidates For Game Commission Board  [PaEN]

-- Western PA Conservancy Begins Accepting Canoe Access Development Grants Oct. 16  [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA: 633 Acres Of Drake's Creek Watershed In Carbon County Preserved By Lehigh Valley's Wildlands Conservancy  [PaEN]

-- 414 Acres Of Forestland Added To Elk State Forest In Cameron County By Western PA Conservancy  [PaEN] 

-- North Branch Land Trust Receives Grant From PPL Foundation To Survey Rare Plants In Butler Preserve, Luzerne County  [PaEN]

[Posted: October 6, 2023]  PA Environment Digest