June 28 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

The June 28 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks & Forests Foundation featuring articles on--

-- Take Action - Contact Your Legislators To Support Trails, Other Funding In State Budget

-- June 30 National Meteor Watch Day

-- July 31: Coyote America - Virtual Book Club

-- Beat The Heat: Heat Exhaustion

Click Here to read the entire Take Five.  Click Here for back issues and to subscribe.

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

(Photo by Pat Thompson of Keystone State Park, Westmoreland County.)

Related Articles:

-- 2023 PA Trails Report: 48 Miles Of Trails, 16 Trailheads, 6 Tunnels, 7 Bridges Added, More!    [PaEN]

-- DCNR Celebrates Grand Jury Preservation Award For Project At Washington Crossing Historic Park

-- DCNR Announces Entrance Project At Cherry Springs State Park In Potter County To Enhance Dark Skies Experience

-- DCNR Grants News: New Lackawaxen River Access; Orkney Park Permanently Protected; July 19 Park & Recreation Professionals Day 

-- Nearly $25 Million Federal Grant Awarded To Sharpsburg To Reconnect Town To Its Riverfront In Allegheny County  [PaEN]

-- US Senators Casey, Fetterman Announce $15 Million For Codorus Greenway Project In York  [PaEN] 

-- Dept. Of Health Awards $255,000 In WalkWorks Grants To Support 9 Projects In 7 Counties

-- Interactive Training To Help Identify And Report Aquatic Invasive Species Thru The PA AIS Field Guide App Now Available From PA Sea Grant  [PaEN] 

-- Rep. Pielli To Introduce Bills To Protect Insects, Conserve Monarch Butterfly Habitats  [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Shapiro’s Proposed Investment In PA’s Trail System Will Boost Economic Development - By Joe Massaro, PA Restaurant & Lodging Assn.

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Three Rivers Heritage Trail Report Puts Economic Impact At $26.5 Million 

-- York Daily Record: Paddling A 444-Mile Journey Inspires Susquehanna River Art And History  

-- Beaver County Times - Brian Whipkey: DCNR Says These Beaches, Summer Attractions Worth The Drive 

-- Spotlight PA: A Rainy PA Forest In Ohiopyle State Park Offers Fun Window Into An Appalachian Ecology Debate

-- WPSU Video: PA’s State Parks & Civilian Conservation Corps Legacy

-- TribLive: Blighted Sharpsburg Brownfield Gets $25 Million Bump In Allegheny Shores Transformation

-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Tiny Sharpsburg Gets $25 Million Federal Grant To Provide Access To A Riverfront Brownfield Redevelopment

-- Post-Gazette: Sharpsburg To Receive $25 Million Federal Grant To Connect To Its Riverfront

-- Tribune-Democrat: PA Maple Museum To Debut In Somerset County Saturday

-- Blair Alliance: Major Trail Network Coming To The First Frontier Blair County 

-- Williamsport Sun: Pine Creek Rail Trail An Asset To All Those Who Use The Trail

-- Williamsport Sun: Big Upgrades Coming To 2 Williamsport Parks

-- LancasterOnline: York Man Sentenced To Probation For Destroying Enola Low Grade Trail Bridge; Must Pay $1 Million+  

-- Erie Times: What Is Lyme Disease And What Is Causing The Spike In Reported Cases?

[Posted: June 28, 2024]  PA Environment Digest