March 14 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

The March 14 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation featuring articles on--

-- DCNR Awards Ceremony Honors Staff, Volunteers

-- Friends of Canoe Creek Call For Volunteers

-- Friends of R.B. Winter Report Successful Snowfest

-- April 8 - 2024 Photo Contest Winners Art Gallery Reception Capitol Harrisburg

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.

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

(Photo by DCNR staff at Poe Valley State Park, Centre County.)

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-- WeConservePA Honors Cynthia Carrow With 2025 Lifetime Conservation Leadership Award  [PaEN] 

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: Being Outside In Nature Can Relieve Stress, Improve Mood, Lowers Your Blood Pressure 

-- DCNR, Fish & Boat Commission Highlight Fishing Opportunities, Campgrounds At State Parks

-- DCNR Names Liam Goldbach Assistant Park Manager For Nockamixon State Park In Bucks County

--Lebanon Valley Conservancy Partners With 2 Farm Owners To Preserve 120 Acres Of Farmland In Lebanon County  [PaEN]

-- PA Wilds: 2025 North Clarion Art Exhibition Opens April 12 At Marienville PA Wilds Conservation Shop 

-- North Branch Land Trust Hosts Amphibian Migration Watch March 29 In Lackawanna County  [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- PennLive: Federal Cuts Force Shutdown Of Campgrounds, Beaches, Recreation Areas At Popular Raystown Lake (Huntingdon County), Tioga-Hammond, Cowanesque Lakes (Tioga County) [Local  Recreation Economy To Take A Hit] 

-- MCall Guest Essay: Musk’s Reckless Business Model Imperials Our National Parks - By John Plonski 

-- The Hill: President Eyes 30% Payroll Reduction At National Park Service 

-- WPXI: Beaver County Man Killed In Brush Fire 

-- WNEP: Wildfire Season Underway Across The State

-- York Dispatch: Dry Conditions Prompt York County Drought Watch, Burn Ban In One Township

-- Williamsport Sun: Firefighters Urge Residents Of Lycoming, Surrounding Counties Not To Burn

-- Inquirer: Brush Fire Closes Part Of Route 422 In Montgomery County

-- York Daily Record: Wildfire Risks Remain High This Week After 3.9 Acre Wildfire Near Popular Trail At Codorus

-- MCall: Meet The Lehigh Valley Drone Pilots Helping To Fight Wildfires, Protect Musikfest  

-- WHYY: Philadelphia Area Deals With Elevated Wildfire Risk

-- WNEP: Boy, 13, Dies In Lackawanna County ATV Wreck  

-- WNEP: Cyclists Gear Up For Spring On D&L Trail 

-- Scranton Times: Scranton Plans $1 Million Upgrade To 16-Acre Connell Park In South Side

-- Williamsport Sun: Leaders Complile List Of Ideas For Williamsport Parks

-- WESA: Pittsburgh Gives Final Approval To Downtown Arts Landing Park

-- Williamsport Sun: DCNR: Forest Landowners Should Plan For Spongy Moths

-- Reading Eagle: Volunteers Help Remove Invasive Plants From Berks Park

-- WHYY: Overbrook Elementary 3rd Graders Are Working To Turn Their Asphalt Schoolyard Into Community Green Space In Philadelphia

-- Williamsport Sun: March 15 Bringing Nature Back One Yard At A Time Symposium By Lycoming County Master Gardeners

[Posted: March 15, 2025]  PA Environment Digest