April 11 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

The April 11 Take Five Fridays With Pam from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation features articles on--

-- April 21-28 Pennsylvania Dark Sky Week, World Famous Cherry Springs State Park

-- May 3 Foundation Awards Banquet Coming Up At Little Buffalo State Park

-- DCNR Forest Fridays: Native Plants Bloom Before Blades

-- April 12 Volunteer Kick-Off Event in Moraine State Park

Click Here to read the entire Take Five.  Click Here to sign up for your own copy.

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 Williams Kublic, R.B. Winter State Park, Union County.)

Related Articles This Week:

-- In Case You Missed It: What Conservationists, Outdoor Recreation Leaders, and Tourism Organizations are Saying about DCNR’s Surge in Campsite Reservations After Federal Staff Cuts

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Protect Public Lands To Protect Local Businesses And Communities - By Silas Chamberlin, DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council & York County Economic Alliance [Federal Recreation Cuts]

-- DCNR Celebrates Opening Of ADA-Accessible Pedestrian Bridge At Adams-Ricci Park In Cumberland County

-- Pennsylvania Invests Nearly $12 Million To Ensure 3,187 Acres On 29 Farms in 17 Counties Stay Farms Forever [PaEN]

-- Manada Conservancy Protects 656 Acres in Kittatinny Ridge Conservation Landscape In Dauphin County [PaEN] 

-- Apply Now! PA Master Naturalist Volunteer Fall Training In Allegheny, Butler, Cambria, Center/Huntingdon, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Montgomery, Westmoreland Counties  [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership: Conservation Partnerships Drive Public Land Access In Pennsylvania 

-- MCall: Northampton County Will Preserve 43 Acres Of Open Space In Stockertown 

-- TribLive: Seton Hill, Westmoreland Land Trust Host April 13 Outdoor Family Event

-- Central PA Conservancy: April 11-12 Celebrate Letort Spring Preserve Weekend In Cumberland County

-- South Mountain Partnership May 16 Spring Partnership Meeting, Regional Trail Coalition Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, and York Counties Kick-Off Meeting In Adams County

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Spring In-Person Native Plant Sale May 17 & 18 In Berks County 

-- Brodhead Watershed Assn. Hosts May 6 Gardening For Wildlife - How People Benefit When Nature Thrives Workshop In Monroe County [PaEN] 

-- Penn State Extension: May 8 In-Person Workshop On Gardening With Nature - Creating A Pollinator Paradise In Cumberland County, 7:00 p.m.

-- Willistown Conservation Trust Hosts May 15 Exploring Otter Populations, Conservation And Their Vital Role In Nature, Rushton Conservation Center, Delaware County, 6:00 p.m.

-- WHYY: New Book By Doug Tallamy Urges Everyone To Put Native Plants In Their Yards 

-- NextPittsburgh: New Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Plan Focuses On Access, Wellness And Community 

-- The Center Square: All Eyes On Pennsylvania For America250 Celebration

-- TribLive: President Orders National Parks To Remain Open Amid Staffing Shortages 

-- Financial Times: US Bicycle Prices Will Rise ‘Up To 50%’ As China Trade War Escalates 

[Posted: April 11, 2025]  PA Environment Digest