Nov. 29 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

The November 29 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation featuring--

-- Thank You! To Everyone Who Took Park In The Extra Give. Donations Still Welcome.

-- The Foundation’s Online Store is open and ready for shopping!

-- People’s Choice Photo Contest Voting Open Until Dec. 1

-- Foundation Virtual Book Club Dec. 18 - My Side Of The Mountain

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 mobilizes 65,000 volunteers annually to steward YOUR state parks and forests.

(Photo By Linda Stager, Leonard Harrison State Park, Tioga County.

Related Articles This Week:

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: New Friends Of Promised Land State Park Group Formed In Pike County  [PaEN] 

-- Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Firefighters Rise To The Challenge As Wildfires Spark Across Pennsylvania - By Seth Cassell, PA State Forester & Thomas Cook, State Fire Commissioner  [PaEN]

-- Natural Lands, ClearWater Conservancy Announce The Preservation Of 667 Acres In Huntingdon County  [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On Coastal Zone Management Consistency Determination For FDR Park Environmental Restoration Project In Philadelphia  [PaEN]  

-- PA Conservation Heritage Project Profile: William C. Forrey - A Career In State Parks, Recreation Doing It Right, And Protecting The Environment - By Wayne W. Kober  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Grants Newsletter: Brady Trail Tunnel Opens; Help With Watershed Forestry Projects; Cumberland County Project Leverages Multiple Benefits

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: Civilian Conservation Corps Pavilion At Mont Alto State Park Restored In Franklin County 

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: 'Get Real' When Considering A Christmas Tree  [PaEN]

-- Reforest Our Future Patch Project Creates Mini-Forests In Beaver County Community  [PaEN] 

-- Pennsylvania Forest Seminar Webinar Dec. 10 - Invasive Toolkit For Landowners  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension Dec. 12 Webinar - Cost-Benefit of Voluntary Carbon Projects: Online Tool Demo  [PaEN] 

-- Pennsylvania Forest Seminar Webinar Jan. 14 - Brook Trout In Our Native Waters  [PaEN] 

NewsClips: 

-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill County Parks Get $600,000 Boost With DCNR Grants

-- Centre County Gazette: Centre County Receives Nearly $400,000 In DCNR Grants To Fund Conservation Projects

-- PA Recreation & Park Society Ambassadors: Opening A New Recreation Facility In West Goshen Township, Chester County - By Ken Lehr, Recreation Director

-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Region’s Driest Year Since 2002 Has Led To  An Increase In Wildfires

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Dried Waterways Stun Residents, Leave Fish Stranded, Hurt Outdoor Tourism From Lehigh Valley, To Philly, New Jersey’s Pinelands 

-- Arboretum At Penn State To Plant ‘Moon Tree’ In Children's Garden 

-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh To Remove Homeless Encampment Off Three Rivers Heritage Trail For Health, Safety Issues

-- PA Capital-Star: How Social Media Is Influencing Our Interactions With Public Lands

[Posted: November 30, 2024]  PA Environment Digest