Aug. 16 Take Five Fridays With Pam Double Feature, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

The August 16 Take Five Fridays With Pam from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation features articles on--

-- Check Out The Wonderful Photos In This Edition!

-- Aug. 28 PPF Virtual Book Club - Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring

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.

(Photos: RB Winter State Park, Union County by Friends Of RB Winter; Yellow Creek State Park, Indiana County by Art Rayba.)

Related Articles:

-- DCNR Blog: A Promising Future Underway For Pennsylvania’s Outdoor Economy - Next Steps

-- DCNR: Permits On Sale For DMAP Deer Hunting In State Forests, Parks

-- Natural Lands Now Accepting Applications For PECO Green Region Open Space Grants + Bonus Grants Supporting Solar, Energy Efficiency Projects  [PaEN] 

-- The GIANT Company, Keep PA Beautiful Award 32 Community Grants For Native Tree Planting  [PaEN]

-- Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy Awarded TD Bank Tree Days Grant To Enhance Jeffersonville's Tree Canopy In Montgomery County  [PaEN]

-- Pike County Seeking Feedback On Recreation Opportunities In The County To Update Recreation Plan  [PaEN] 

-- PA Wilds Center PA Wilds Conservation Shop In Marienville, Forest County To Host Community Appreciation Day, Ribbon Cutting On Aug. 30 

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Names Kathryn Giblin First Volunteer Coordinator  [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- Inquirer: How Time In Nature Builds Happier, Healthier And More Social Children

-- Observer-Reporter: New Park Manager Looks To Bring Fresh Perspective To Ohiopyle State Park  

-- Inquirer: How Time In Nature Builds Happier, Healthier And More Social Children

-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest To Offer Orienteering Program At Hearts Content Saturday, Aug. 17

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper To Offer Riverwalk Hikes A Sunbury Riverfest Aug. 17, Register Now

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Bucknell Campus Theatre Hosts Sept. 28 Film, Panel Discussion Of Michael Kenney’s West Branch Susquehanna Paddle Trip

-- Tribune-Democrat: Somerset County Officials Hear Plans For ATV Trail 

-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay Newsletter: Tree Talk - Black Locust; Autumn Means Tree Seeds; Upcoming Events 

-- Erie Times: Spotted Lanternflies Seen In Erie County, Are They A Problem Yet?

[Posted: August 16, 2024]  PA Environment Digest