PA Parks & Forests Foundation Penn’s Stewards Newsletter: New Book On PA Conservation History; PA Healthy Lands Week; Viewfinders For Colorblind In 10 Parks; Friends Group Activities; More!

The Fall Penn’s Stewards newsletter from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation features articles on--

-- PA Healthy Lands Week Sept. 28 to Oct. 6

-- Preview Of PA Conservation History Book by Dr. Allen Dieterich-Ward - Cradle Of Conservation

-- 10 Parks Now Have Viewfinders For Colorblind To See Fall Colors

-- Fall Foliage Facts

-- Training Conservation Leaders Through The PA Outdoor Corps

-- Friends Groups In Action!

-- 2023 Foundation Annual Report

-- 25 Anniversary of the Foundation

-- Welcome Kathryn Giblin, first Volunteer Coordinator

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The Foundation and their 49 chapters mobilize 65,000 volunteers annually to steward YOUR state parks and forests.

Related Articles This Week:

-- PA Wilds Center: New Viewfinders Installed To Allow Colorblind Visitors To Enjoy Fall Foliage At Leonard Harrison State Park In Tioga County; 9 Other State Parks  [PaEN] 

-- DCNR Makes Fall Foliage Experts Available; Offers Tips On Foliage Trips; Weekly Foliage Reports Begin Sept. 26 

-- DCED: It’s Fall-ier In Pennsylvania! PA Launches Fall Travel Campaign To Promote The Great American Getaway 

-- DCNR, DDAP Join Recovery Hike And Butterfly Release To Celebrate Recovery Month At Colonel Denning State Park In Perry County 

-- Nearly 500 Riders Participate In Brandywine Conservancy's 6th Bike The Brandywine In Chester County  [PaEN] 

-- North Branch Land Trust Receives PPL Foundation Grant To Continue Rare Acidic Ridgetop Barrens Ecosystem Conservation Efforts In Luzerne County [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- PennLive: Fall Foliage Might Be Sooner, Briefer Than Usual; Here’s When To See Peak Colors

-- Tribune-Democrat: Great Allegheny Passage: First-Person Account - Cyclists Experience GAP Trail From End To End 

-- Tribune-Democrat: Great Allegheny Passage - Trail System’s Scenery, Setting, Amenities Attract Riders From Around The World 

-- Tribune-Democrat: Great Allegheny Passage - 9/11 Memorial Trail Built On GAP’s Foundation 

-- TribLive: 2 Lost Hikers Found Safe In Westmoreland County

-- Tribune-Democrat: Lilly Man Dies In ATV Crash, Corner Says

[Posted: September 26, 2024]  PA Environment Digest