May 2 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

The May 2 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation featuring articles on--

-- Michaux State Forest Wildfires Contained - Thank You Firefighters!

-- PPFF Michaux Wildfire Remediation Fund

-- Forbes State Forest - High Lead Levels Found In Blue Hole

-- Listen Now To PPFF Think Outside Podcasts

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

(Photo by Ed Harding, Marsh Creek State Park, Chester County.)

Related Articles This Week:

-- PennWatch: DCNR Reports 100% Containment Of Hammonds Rocks Wildfire; 80% Containment Of Thompson Hollow Wildfire In Michaux State Forest, Cumberland County 

-- DCNR: Combined Efforts Of 150 Firefighters Have Stopped The Michaux State Forest Wildfires In Cumberland County From Growing  [PaEN] 

-- In Memoriam: Remembering Roy Siefert - By Renee Carey, Executive Director, Northcentral PA Conservancy  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Celebrates Induction Of PA Wilds Forest Areas In Lycoming, Tioga Counties Into The National Old-Growth Forest Network  [PaEN]

-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership: Trees Across PA Will Thrive With Grants To Nine Partner Groups  [PaEN] 

-- DCNR Invests In New Green Space As Mineersville Community Park Opens In Johnstown, Cambria County

-- Fish & Boat Commission: Highlights From April 28 Commission Board Meeting, Boating Grants Awarded

-- DCNR Grants Update: Transforming Open Space With Native Plants; Mark Hansford New DCNR Grants Director; Sojourn Grants, Schedule Announced; ADA-Accessible Park Bridge

-- Keep PA Beautiful Seeking Volunteers To Become PA Waterway Stewards To Reduce Litter On Water Trails, Waterways  [PaEN] 

-- ClearWater Conservancy Kicks Off 9th Season Of Centred Outdoors Adventures The Week Of May 4  [PaEN] 

NewsClips:

-- PennLive: Michaux Forest Fires Getting Under Control, But You May See More Smoke

-- Williamsport Sun: Wildfires Affect Wildlife In A Number Of Different Ways

-- PennLive: Residents Return As Crews Stabilize Michaux State Forest Wildfires In Cumberland County

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: 150 Firefighters Battle Wildfires At Michaux State Forest In Cumberland County

-- Centre Daily Times: Wildfire Near Snow Shoe Engulfs At Least 50 Acres In Centre County

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Marginalized Communities In Chesapeake Bay Watershed Struggle To Overcome The Nature Gap-- Deficit In Green Spaces, Protected Land

-- WHYY: Montgomery County Launches 10th Annual Trail Challenge

-- The Derrick: Autism Stands Looks To Install New Playground Equipment In 6 Venango County Parks

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: North Branch Land Trust Holds Annual Dinner, Virtual Auction

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Local Use Of eBikes Soars In Luzerne County

[Posted: May 2, 2025]  PA Environment Digest