DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets May 28 On Economic Benefits Of Trails

The DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council is scheduled to meet May 28 to hear a presentation on the economic benefits of trails.

Silas Chamberlin, York Economic Alliance, and Brett Hollern, PA Environmental Council will make the presentation.

Also on the agenda is--

-- DCNR Secretary Report -- Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn

-- DCNR Policy Report -- Nicole Faraguna, Policy Director

-- DCNR Legislative Report -- Eric Nelson, Director of Legislative Affairs

Click Here for the full agenda.

Public Comment Period

If you would like to share a public comment during the CNRAC meeting, please contact cnrac-admin@growconservation.com by close of business on May 27.

Joining The Meeting

The meeting will be held in Room 105 of the Rachel Carson Building in Harrisburg starting at 10:00 a.m.

Click Here to register to join the meeting online via Microsoft Teams.

Visit the DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council webpage for available handouts and more information.  Questions should be directed to: cnrac-admin@growconservation.com

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.

Upcoming Event

-- May 22-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Webinar On Sustaining The State Park, Forest System And Growing PA’s Outdoor Recreation Economy. Noon to 1:00 p.m.

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-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets May 28 On Economic Benefits Of Trails  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Grants: Funding Protects Natural Areas; eDonate To Keystone Tree Fund; $1 Million To Expand motorized Recreation

NewsClips:

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-- MCall: Part Of Lehigh Valley Forest Will Be Preserved For Songbirds By Natural Lands  

-- Brandywine Conservancy & Museum Of Art Earns Reaccreditation By Land Trust Accreditation Commission 

-- PennLive: If You’ve Never Kayaked In PA, Here’s How And Why To Get Started 

-- WHYY: Schuylkill River Trail Expands To Grays Ferry With 650-Foot Cable Bridge

-- PA Recreation & Park Society Blog: The Joyride That Is PRPS - How We Collaboratively Built Our Current-Day PRPS - By Tim Herd, President - PA People, Parks & Community Foundation  

-- TribLive: Almost $500,000 In Upgrades Return Kiskiminetas River Park To Point Of Pride For East Vandergrift, Westmoreland County  

-- Scranton Times: Lackawanna County West Nile Virus Prevention Program Begins Mosquito Monitoring

-- Inquirer: Two Iconic Shelters On PA’s Appalachian Trail Will Be Demolished As ‘Nonconforming’

[Posted: May 14, 2025]  PA Environment Digest