Nov. 15 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

The November 15 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation featuring articles on--

-- Nov. 20 Virtual Book Club - PA Cradle Of Conservation

-- Nov. 22 Lancaster ExtraGive - Support PPFF

-- Penn State Extension: Results Of Private Woodland Landowners Survey

-- Little Buffalo State Park ‘BARK’ Ranger Program

-- Help Wanted: Office And Online Retail Facilitator 

Click Here to read the entire Take Five.

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 Channel.  Click Here to become a member of the Foundation.

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

(Photo of Shikellamy State Park, Snyder County by Tony Bendele.)

Related Articles:

-- DCNR Announces $79.4 Million In Grants To Support 307 Recreation, Land Conservation, Tree Planting Projects Across Pennsylvania; Next Grant Round Opens Jan. 21  [PaEN]  

-- DCNR Grants Update: Grant Application Workshops Available; Conservation Easement Assistance Grants; Other Funding Opportunities 

-- WeConservePA: PA Voters Approved All 5 Local Referendums On The November Ballot Making $96 Million Available For Open Space Conservation  [PaEN] 

-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Nov. 20 To Discuss A Draft Environmental Justice Plan, Diversity Initiatives; 2023-24 Annual Report Released  [PaEN]  

-- DCNR Blog: Places That Honor Veterans And Preserve Our History 

-- Help Wanted: PA Parks & Forests Foundation - Office And Online Retail Facilitator  [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- Tribune-Democrat: Johnstown Gets State Grant To Make Stonycreek, Little Conemaugh, Conemaugh Rivers More Accessible

-- Erie Times: DCNR Grants To Asbury Woods, Erie County Parks Will Fund Pickleball Courts, Playgrounds, More

-- Altoona Mirror: Youngs Woods Park, Susquehanna River Walk Extension Projects Get DCNR Grants

-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster Conservancy Adds Nearly 19 Acres To Shaw Family Nature Preserve In Mount Joy Twp.

-- PA Wilds Center: 4 Artists Selected To Develop New PA Wild Product Lines With Local Manufacturers As Part Of Inaugural Wilds Artisan Collaborative Initiative 

-- WNEP: Students Taking Advantage Of Adaptive Playground In Wilkes-Barre As City Looks To Build Another 

-- North Branch Land Trust: Dec. 7 Forage For Your Own Native Wreath Hike/Craft Event In Luzerne County

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - True Beauty Of A Tree Is Seen When It Loses Its Leaves

-- WNEP: Drought In Northeast, Central Pennsylvania Affecting Christmas Tree Farms  

-- TribLive: Driest Summer Since 2002 Leads To Increase In Wildfires

-- WTAE: Firefighter Stable After Being Struck By Tree Fighting Wildfire In Amwell Twp., Washington County 

-- WTAE: Firefighters Begging People To Comply With Burn Bans After Multiple Wildfires 

-- KDKA: Sunday’s Rain Not A Sign To Start Burning Again, Firefighters Say

-- WNEP: Crews Called To Wildfire In Lackawanna County

-- MCall: Blue Mountain Wildfire Cause Under Investigation As Resources Diverted To Berks County Wildfire

-- Reading Eagle: Neversink Mountain Fire 100% Contained; PA Forestry Crew Heading Home

[Posted: November 15, 2024]  PA Environment Digest