Jan. 3 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

The January 3 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation featuring articles on--

-- Celebrating the New Year With First Day Hikes

-- Feb. 26 Virtual Book Club - Animal Vegetable Miracle

-- In Memoriam: Alex Day, Fmr Penn Nursery Manager

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 DCNR, Ohiopyle State Park, Fayette County.)

Related Articles:

-- DCNR Encourages Pennsylvanians To Trek Into 2025 During First Day Hikes Across PA

-- DCNR State Parks Environmental Ed Newsletter: Embrace The New Year, Winter Activities  [PaEN] 

-- Dec. 27 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

-- Jan. 3 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN] 

-- PA Firefly Camping Events Lottery Now Open In Forest County!

NewsClips:

-- WITF: First Day Hikes In Pennsylvania Planned For New Year’s Day

-- The Center Square: First Day Hikes Scheduled Across State New Year’s Day

-- Tribune-Democrat: First Day Hikes Scheduled Across Regional Parks And Trails: ‘Start The Year Strong’ 

-- Tribune-Democrat: First Day Hikes Draw Explorers To Local Trails

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Hikers Start The New Year At Nescopeck State Park

-- WNEP:  Hikers Embrace Winter Chills For Annual New Year’s Trek At Beltzville State Park

-- LancaterOnline: Pinnacle Outlook Hikers Join Thousands For First Day Hikes

-- Pike Conservation District: Linking Nature And Leisure: Outdoor Play Is ‘In’

-- TribLive: Bill Creating Chesapeake National Recreation Area Dies In Congress

-- Tribune-Democrat: New Signs Aim To Simplify Donations For Cambria County Trail Maintenance

-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Arconic Foundation, Commonplace Coffee, Donors Step Up To Help Cover Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Vehicle Fleet’s Vandalism Costs 

-- MCall: How Allentown Is Looking To Revamp, Transform Its Well-Regarded Parks System 

-- Tribune-Democrat: New Signs Aim To Simplify Donations For Cambria County Trail Maintenance

[Posted: January 3, 2025]  PA Environment Digest