Oct. 27 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation

The October 27 Take Five Fridays With Pam from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation features articles on--

-- Over 700 entries in the PPFF Photo Contest This Year

-- Need for training for volunteers in wielding chainsaws

-- The Annual Witches Bike Brigade Fundraiser in Ligonier

-- New Trail Brewing’s New French Creek Brew

-- In Memoriam: Bob Schweitzer, Ebensburg; Cornelius ‘Connie’ McHugh, Lehighton

Click Here to read the entire Take Five.

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

(Photo: Beltzville State Park, Carbon County by Sherry Chen.)

NewsClips:

-- Scranton Times: PA 2024 ‘Trail Of The Year’ Up For Nominations

-- TribLive: PennWest Edinboro, Erie’s Presque Isle Among Places Prepping For April Total Eclipse

-- Spotlight PA: Rural Towns Hope To Entice Remote Workers To Move To PA Wilds With A ‘Free’ Summer, Here’s How It’s Going  

-- PA Wilds Center: Appalachian Regional Commission Grant To Support Expansion Of PA Wilds Entrepreneurial Ecosystem 

-- South Mountain Partnership: Report Card, Grant Recipients, Much More! 

-- WNEP: Schuylkill County Couple’s Mission To Visit All PA State Parks Complete 

-- WHYY: DCNR Program Helps Residents, Businesses Convert Lawns To Meadows

-- Republican Herald: Plans Underway For Schuylkill River Trail Route In Frackville

-- Warren Times: Clarendon Volunteer Fire Dept. To Utilize DCNR Grant On Wildfire Equipment

-- TribLive: Murrysville Will Solicit Bids For Oil, Gas Rights Beneath Two Municipal Parks In Westmoreland County

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Three Years In, New Information Shows Pittsburgh Parks Tax A Fiasco

Related Articles:

-- Gov. Shapiro Recognizes Exemplary Commonwealth Employees For Dedication To Public Service, Including 3 State Park Rangers  [PaEN]

-- DCNR State Park Rangers Earn Governor’s Award For Excellence

-- DCNR Blog: Remember Me As You Pass By - Caring For Historic Cemeteries On DCNR Lands

-- DCNR/Drug & Alcohol Programs Secretaries Sponsor ‘Hike For Healing,’ Reminds Pennsylvanians Of Substance Use Disorder Resources At State Parks 

-- DCNR: 5th Fall Foliage Report Shows Peak Has Passed, But Spectacular Colors Can Still Be Seen  [PaEN] 

-- WeConservePA Now Accepting Regional Trail Workshop Grant Applications  [PaEN]

-- Feature: Enjoy The Recreational Diversity Of The Susquehanna Greenway’s 10 State Parks - By Natalie Miller, Intern, Susquehanna Greenway Partnership  [PaEN]

-- Heritage Conservancy Preserves Over 55 Acres In Bucks County Next To Quakertown Preserve Native Plant Sanctuary  [PaEN]

-- Cameron County Chamber Of Commerce Announces Results Of Sinnemahone Ultra Trail Run, Last Event In The 2023 Sinnemahone Triple Crown  [PaEN]

[Posted: October 27, 2023]  PA Environment Digest