Jan. 10 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

The January 10 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation featuring articles on--

-- 2,494 First Day Hikers, 48 locations, 6,497 Miles and 224 Dogs

-- Jan. 30 Webinar On New Outdoor Ambassador Pilot Program

-- PA Outdoor Corps Now Recruiting For This Season

-- Summer Intern Opportunities In DCNR

-- Nominations: Keep PA Beautiful Litter Hawk Youth Award Program

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 mobilizes 65,000 volunteers annually to steward YOUR state parks and forests.

(Photo by Clare Kaczmarek in Laurel Summit State Park, Westmoreland County.)

Related Articles:

-- DCNR Hosts 5 Webinars On Draft State Outdoor Recreation Plan Starting Feb. 3  [PaEN] 

-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Jan. 22 On Accessible Recreation Topics  [PaEN]

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

-- DCNR/PA Environmental Council Host Jan. 30 Webinar On New Outdoor Ambassador Program Launching In The Laurel Highlands And Poconos Conservation Landscapes [PaEN]

-- Jan. 10 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN] 

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

-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In December Now Available  [PaEN]

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

-- Citizen Voice: Countryside Conservancy Announces 37-Acre Lake Carey Easement To Forever Preserve Forested, Natural Land

-- Register Now! PA Recreation & Parks Society Annual Conference & Expo March 16-19 In Hershey  [PaEN]

-- Registration Now Open! WeConservePA PA Land Conservation Conference April 2-4 In State College  [PaEN]

-- Register Now!  PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators Annual Conference March 10-12 In Erie  [PaEN] 

-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests, French Creek Valley Conservancy: Jan. 17 Virtual Woods & Water Film Series; Feb. 21 In-Person Woods & Water Film Series  [PaEN]

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

-- Western PA Conservancy Seeks Riparian Steward Volunteers In Armstrong, Erie, Forest, Indiana, Jefferson, Potter, Venango Counties [PaEN] 

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Accepting Scholarship Applications From Wallenpaupack Area, Honesdale, Delaware Valley, Western Wayne School Districts In PA  [PaEN]

-- PA iMapInvasives Newsletter Highlights Jumping Worm Jamboree, Benefits Of Regional Invasive Species Partnerships, Plant Patrol In Indiana County, Restoring Mussels In Dunkard Creek  [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- MCall: Lehigh Valley Trail Gap Will Be Linked Up This Year In Bethlehem Greenway - Saucon Rail Trail With $4.3 Million Purchase From Norfolk Southern

-- Altoona Mirror: Study: Outdoor Recreation Drives Bedford Tourism

-- The Nature Conservancy-PA Newsletter: Reflecting On 2024; Forest Resiliency Insights; Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, TNC Chief Scientist

-- Fish & Boat Commission Feb. 12 Webinar: Women’s Intro To Fly Fishing Program, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m

-- Natural Lands: Participate In A Jan. 20  MLK Day Of Service Event In One Of Our Preserves

-- Natural Lands: Apply Now For Class Of 2025 Force Of Nature Volunteer Program 

[Posted: January 10, 2025]  PA Environment Digest