DCNR Resource: PA Is Growing The Outdoor Economy; Helping Seniors Connect To Outdoors; Seeking Passionate Trail Advocates

DCNR’s latest Resource newsletter highlights efforts to grow Pennsylvania’s outdoor economy, a new toolkit to connect seniors to the outdoors and an invitation for trail enthusiasts to join the PA Trails Advisory Committee.

Growing The Outdoor Economy

Pennsylvania’s outdoor recreation economy is on the rise — and thanks to bold leadership, strategic investment, and collaboration across sectors, a new Outdoor Business Alliance of Pennsylvania is poised to deliver real results for small businesses, workers, and communities across the Commonwealth.

Click Here to learn more.

Toolkit To Connect Seniors

Developed by the departments of Conservation and Natural Resources, Aging, and Health, the toolkit gives caregivers, long-term care facilities, and community organizations practical strategies — including indoor nature guides, low-cost adaptations, and research on 10 proven physical and mental health benefits of outdoor recreation.

Click Here to learn more.

Trails Committee Members

DCNR issued an invitation for candidates to fill four open seats on the PA Trails Advisory Committee to provide advice to the agency on trail strategy, funding and development priorities.  Click Here to apply.

Click Here to read the entire Resource newsletter.  Click Here to sign up for your own copy.

Visit Explore PA Trails and Get Outdoors PA for recreation areas near you.

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

Visit DCNR’s Conservation Education Opportunities webpage for more on programs and opportunities for people of all ages in all regions.

  For more information on state parks and forests and recreation in Pennsylvania, visit DCNR’s website.  Click Here to sign up for the Resource newsletter.

Related Articles This Week:

-- DCNR Invests In Warriors Path State Park, Huntingdon & Broad Top Rail Trail In Bedford County [Click Here for video/photos]

-- DCNR Resource: PA Is Growing The Outdoor Economy; Helping Seniors Connect To Outdoors; Seeking Passionate Trail Advocate  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Launches $5 Million PA Woodland Resilience Enhancement Network To Cost-Share Sustainable Forest Management

-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests - Loving The Land: Ellery Troyer & His Family Manages A 3rd Generation Farm And The French Creek Nursery In Erie County  [PaEN]

-- Join DCNR’s Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council For Oct. 8 Webinar On Workforce Capacity Needed To Support DCNR's Mission  [PaEN]

-- DCNR State Parks Environmental Educator Newsletter Celebrates First Day Of Fall  [PaEN]

-- Fish & Boat Commission Now Accepting Applications For Boating Facility Grants Thru Dec. 1

-- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership: Waterway Wisdom - Tips For Sharing The River 

NewsClips:

-- TribLive: Benezette Elk Viewing Areas Unaffected By Weekend Wildfires In Elk County

-- Penn State Extension Woods & Wildlife News Highlights Forest Stewardship; Current Fall Forest Conditions; What Is A Slash Wall? Wild Bird Wisdom; Carbon Contracts

-- Lehigh Valley’s Wildlands Conservancy Highlights Upcoming Experiences: Walk In Penn’s Woods; 10th Annual Big Sit! Birdwatching; Bushkill Creek Trail Challenge; Tree Plantings

-- Tribune-Democrat: Ghost Town Trail Turns 31 Saturday, Cambria County To Host Anniversary Celebration

-- WESA: Pittsburgh’s Frick Park Pilots All-Terrain Wheelchairs

-- TribLive: Plans To Revamp Cheswick’s Rachel Carson Riverfront Park Could ‘Rejuvenate’ Community

-- Williamsport Sun: Hawk Watching Can Be An Addictive, Fun Hobby For Birders

[Posted: September 24, 2025]   PA Environment Digest