PA Environment Digest Blog: DCNR Hosts 5 Webinars On Draft State Outdoor Recreation Plan Starting Feb. 3

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will host five webinars on the new draft State Outdoor Recreation Plan priorities.

The webinars will review the draft plan's priorities as well as provide time for audience questions.

A public comment link will be provided at the end of each webinar.

All the webinars are free and open to the public. Use the links below to register:

-- February 3: Promoting Community and Economic Development

-- February 5: Advancing Health and Wellness

-- February 10: Supporting Inclusion and Equity

-- February 12: Addressing Infrastructure and Maintenance

-- February 19: Progressing on Sustainability and Climate

Survey Results

On December 10, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn shared the results of public surveys that will inform and guide the creation of the agency’s upcoming 2025-2029 Pennsylvania Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP).

One of the key findings — out of more than 8,000 responses — revealed Pennsylvanians’ strong connection between outdoor recreation and mental well-being.

Click Here for the survey results.

For more information on the Plan, visit DCNR’s Pennsylvania Outdoor Recreation Plan webpage.

Visit Explore PA Trails and Get Outdoors PA for recreation areas near you.

Visit the PA Parks & Forests Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events for activities happening near you.

For more information on state parks and forests and recreation in Pennsylvania, visit DCNR’s website.

(Reprinted from the latest DCNR Grants Newsletter. Click Here to sign up for your own copy.)

Resource Link:

-- DCNR Releases Results Of PA Recreation Needs, Value Survey Leading To Public Release Of Draft PA Outdoor Recreation Plan In February For Public Review [PaEN]

-- DCNR Grants Newsletter: Mifflin Square Park Renovations; New Outdoor Recreation Plan Webinars Coming Feb. 3; 2024 Grant Accomplishments

-- PA Environmental Council Announces $30,000 In Water Trail Mini-Grants To 8 Groups [PaEN]

-- North Branch Land Trust Receives Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Watershed Education Grant [PaEN]

-- Western PA Conservancy Preserves 28 Acres Along The Allegheny River In Warren County Thanks To Easement Donation By Randall Gustafson [PaEN]