May 30 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

The May 30 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation featuring articles on--

-- In Memoriam: DCNR State Park Ranger Alec Campbell 

-- Wilderness Wheels PPFF Transportation Scholarship Program

-- Video: The Importance Of Quiet With Quiet Parks International, Keystone Trails Assn.

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 Ingrid Brown at Shawnee State Park in Bedford County.)

Related Articles This Week:

-- In Memoriam: DCNR State Park Ranger Alec Campbell  [PaEN]  

-- In Memoriam: DCNR Mourns The Death Of Dave Warfel, Weiser State Forest, Wildland Fire Academy Instructor  [PaEN]

-- Courier Times: How To Help Family Of DCNR Ranger Alec Campbell Who Died On Duty At Tyler State Park In Bucks County 

-- KYW: Body Of Tyler State Park Ranger Alec Campbell Recovered After Kayak Accident In Bucks County

-- Courier Times: Tyler State Park Ranger’s Body Recovered 3 Days After Kayak Mishap In Bucks County

-- DCNR Celebrates Path Of The Flood Trail In Cambria County As PA's 2025 Trail Of The Year  [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Shapiro Administration Launches Free Menstrual Products In 68 State Parks

-- Post-Gazette: Free Menstrual Products Now Available At 68 PA State Parks

-- DCNR Grants: Johnstown Improving Urban Park Access; Wild Resource Grants Available; Bald Eagle Valley Trail Completes Another Phase  

-- DCNR Reports Termination Of $830,862 Federal Grant To Support City Of Easton Trail, Green Space Land Acquisition Projects [PaEN]  

-- PA Solar Center Hosts June 5 Lodestar Awards To Recognize 20 Business, School, Farm, Church Solar Energy Projects; Featuring DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn  [PaEN]

-- Berks Nature Announces Retirement Of President Kim Murphy  [PaEN] 

NewsClips:

-- MCall - Anthony Salamone: Easton Loses Nearly $1 Million Federal Grant For Trail Extension, But City Officials Hope Project Will Continue 

-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill River Sojourn A Great Way To Begin Summer Adventures

-- WNEP: Staying Safe On Area Waterways

-- Inquirer: Six More Tails Philly-Area Readers Love

-- Reading Eagle: Officials Set Course For New Boat Launch On Schuylkill In Muhlenberg

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Philly Rises 4 Spots In National Ranking On City Parks

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Questions Remain About Chromium Leak That Has Kept Bartram’s Mile Trail Shut For Nearly A Year 

-- WESA: Pittsburgh Parks Improve Access, Creep Higher In National Ranking

-- TribLive: Allegheny County Parks Create Economic Spillover In Nearby Municipalities 

-- The Citizens Voice: May 30-31 BioBlitz In Nesbitt Park, Kirby Park Natural Area In Wilkes-Barre  

-- Penn State Extension Woods & Wildlife Notes - June Forest Snapshot, Timber Market Report, Forest Birds, Education Programs

-- WHYY: Invasive Asian Longhorned Tick Is Swarming SE PA; Here’s What You Need To Know

[Posted: May 30, 2025]  PA Environment Digest