DCNR State Parks Environmental Educator Newsletter Highlights Winter Teaching Ideas; Educator Workshops; Black History Month Guides

The latest DCNR State Parks Environmental Educator newsletter includes winter teaching and outdoor activities, a long list of upcoming educator workshops, Black History Month and other inclusion activities and programs.

-- How To Make Frozen Bubbles

-- How Animals Stay Warm In The Winter

-- Discovering and Sharing Climate Resources Webinar

-- PAEE Annual Conference

-- Winter Challenge - Go Outside!

-- Project Learning Tree: The Journeys Of Black Professionals In Green Careers

-- Taking Nature Black Hybrid Conference - March 5-8

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Visit DCNR’s Conservation Education Opportunities webpage for more on programs and opportunities for people of all ages in all regions.

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.

Related Articles:

-- DCNR Encourages Forest Landowners To Plan Now For Spring Spongy Moth Treatment; Populations Have Reached Outbreak Levels  [PaEN] 

-- DCNR Upgrades Nolde Forest Environmental Center To Enhance Student, Visitor Experience In Berks County  [PaEN] 

-- Lebanon Valley Conservancy Partners With Brett & Janice Balmer To Preserve 34 Acres Of Forest Habitat In Lebanon County  [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA: Call For Presentations - PA Greenways & Trails Summit Sept. 21-23  [PaEN] 

-- North Branch Land Trust Dinner Committee Announces April 30 Annual Dinner & Auction Honoring The Tambur Family Foundation In Luzerne County  [PaEN] 

-- Legislation Introduced To Promote Biodiversity Through Native Insect Conservation - By Nate Reagle, Certified Pollinator Steward  [PaEN] 

NewsClips:

-- Reading Eagle: Nolde Forest Environmental Center Celebrates Investment In Ourdoor Learning

-- Warren Times: Mother-Daughter Duo Honored With Allegheny National Forest Chapter Of North Country Trail Assn. Award 

-- Williamsport Sun: Being Present With Nature In New Ways To Support Mental Health, Decrease Stress

-- Scranton Times: Spongy Moths Expected To Be Moderate Across NE Region

-- Lehigh Valley Wildlands Conservancy: Sign Up For 2025 Student Summer Camp; Stream Team Volunteer Training; Kickstart Your Conservation Career

-- Warren Times: Registration Open For Allegheny 100 Hiking Challenge

-- York Dispatch: York City, North York At Odds Over Property Maintenance Along York County Rail Trail

-- Tribune-Democrat: Somerset County Aims To Draw Crowds With Regional ATV Trail

-- WPXI: 18-Year-Old Man, Not Wearing Helmet, Dead After Dirt Bike Crashes Over Embankment In Westmoreland County

-- WHYY: More Bicycle Lanes Could Come To Philly Connecting To Schuylkill River Trail And Temple

-- National Park Service To Hold Public Meetings For Start Of White-Tailed Deer Management Planning For Select National Parks In Western PA

-- PennLive Guest Essay: If You Care About National Parks, Forests, Tell Congress To Stop President’s Cuts Now - By Douglas Austen, Fmr Fish & Boat Commission Executive Director 

[Posted: February 27, 2025]  PA Environment Digest