Friday, June 28, 2024

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 FiveClick Here for back issues and to subscribe.

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 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

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