May 9 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation Now Available

The May 9 Take Five Fridays With Pam from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation is now available featuring articles on--

-- I Love My State Park Week May 11-18!

-- New Think Outside Podcast - Exploring Hills Creek State Park With Ben Stone

-- June 25 Virtual Book Club: An Immense World By Ed Yong

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 William Kublic at Little Buffalo State Park in Perry County.)

Related Articles This Week:

-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Hosts May 22 Webinar On Sustaining The State Park, Forest System And Growing PA's Outdoor Recreation Economy  [PaEN] 

-- DCNR Begins Aerial Treatment Of Nearly 75,000 Acres At 65 Sites To Mitigate Spongy Moth Impacts On State Parks, Forests

-- WITF: DCNR - Michaux State Forest Wildfires Human Caused

-- DCNR Now Accepting Applications For Wild Resource Conservation Grants  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Now Accepting Applications For Wild Resource Conservation Grants To Protect At-Risk Wildlife, Native Plants

-- DCNR Resource Highlights Earth Week Activities; Fighting Wildfires; Preserving Old-Growth Forests; Upcoming Events; Conservation Tip  [PaEN]  

-- Natural Lands Helping To Ensure Unbroken Forests In Bucks County Through Land Preservation  [PaEN] 

-- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership: 850+ Volunteers Collected 81,261 Pounds Of Litter, Trash At 24 Community Cleanup Events  [PaEN] 

-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In April Now Available  [PaEN]

-- PA Recreation & Park Society To Hold May 22 Playground Maintenance Workshop In Cumberland County  [PaEN] 

-- Citizen Science: Shippensburg Center For Land Use And Sustainability Hosts May 20 Webinar On Tracking Wildflower Climate Resilience  [PaEN] 

-- Penn State Master Gardeners: Ken & Mee Park In Montgomery County Recognized With Pollinator Habitat Of Merit Award; Aug. 16 Bee, Bugs, Blooms Open House  [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- Reading Eagle: Schuylkill River Trail Garden To Honor Reading-Area Philanthropist David Thun 

-- Tribune-Democrat: Statewide Report Shows Increased Tourism Revenue To Cambria, Somerset Region [PDF of Article] 

-- TribLive: Western PA Conservancy Leads Project To Repair Sinkhole Near Route 30 In Unity, Westmoreland County

-- The Nature Conservancy - PA Nature News: 509 Acres Protected; Long Pond Barrens Birding Trail Open In Monroe; Is Manure Injection The Answer?

-- The Record Herald: Wild Turkey Federation, American Bird Conservancy, DCNR Project Enhances Habitat In Michaux State Forest 

-- Williamsport Sun: Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeping Opens Registration For NERYN Kayak & Fish Programs At Bald Eagle State Park

-- Altoona Mirror: Cambria Heights HS Students See Firsthand How Actions On Land Affect Local Waters At Prince Gallitzin State Park

-- Williamsport Sun: Nonprofit Deep Green Journey Helps Adults Connect With Nature

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: To Serve Communities Better, Limit ‘Community Engagement’ On Backed-Up Parks Projects In Pittsburgh

-- NextPittsburgh: Exploring Wild Pennsylvania With Adam Haritan Of Learn Your Land

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Local Students Plant Tree In Kirby Park For Earth Day

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy’s Hat Luncheon Raised Record Amount

-- Tribune-Democrat: Whitewater Enthusiasts Gearing Up For Stonycreek Rendezvous May 15-18 

-- Discover NE PA: Reconnecting With Northeastern PA’s Rivers & Streams

-- NextPittsburgh: Pittsburgh Girls Who Walk Create Safe, Unique Space For Community

-- TribLive: Millvale Celebrates Opening Of Rainbow Raccoon Park In Allegheny County 

-- PA Conservation Heritage Project: The Legacy And Evolution Of The Susquehanna River Trail

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Reeling In Inclusion: Back Mountain Police Assn. Hosts Annual Fishing Event For Children With Autism 

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Legislation Could Help Remove Hundreds Of Abandoned Boats From PA Waterways 

-- Patch.com: Newtown Township & Newtown Borough May 8 Native Plants, Thriving Habitats: How You Can Help Program, Newtown Boro 7:00 p.m.

-- Latrobe Bulletin: PA Native Species Day Workshop May 14 Free To Public In Ligonier Twp., Westmoreland County

-- NorthPennNow.com: Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy Hosts Native Plant Sale May 10-11, Harleysville, Montgomery County

-- Warren Times Editorial: Thank You Warren Garden Club For Years Of Tending To Parks, City Gardens 

-- TribLive: Somerset Office Used For Flight 93, 9/11 Education Terminated By DOGE

-- Beaver Times: These National Park Sites In PA Could Be Affected By President’s $1.2 Billion Cuts To National Park Service 

-- Erie Times: President Proposes $1 Billion Cut To National Parks, Transfer Many Sites To States

[Posted: May 9, 2025]  PA Environment Digest