Friday, October 6, 2023

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 FiveNext 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.

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 ChannelClick 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.

(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

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