June 6 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

The June 6 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation featuring articles on--

-- June 7 - National Trails Day!  Explore PA Trails

-- Think Outside Podcast: Inside State Parks With John Hallas, State Parks Director

-- Mont Alto State Park Has New Playground Equipment In Franklin County

-- Interested In Iron Furnaces? Watch The Forest Iron Blues Video

-- Hiker’s Notebook: Varnish Shelf Ganoderma Tsugae Mushroom

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 Kathleen Engle - Magical Array Of Lady Slippers somewhere in PA.)

Related Articles This Week:

-- DCNR Continues To See 10% Increase In Demand For Camping At State Parks, Forests 

-- DCNR Resource: In Memoriam - Alec Campbell, David Warfel  [PaEN] 

-- How DCNR Is Making A Difference - Supporting Pennsylvania's Pollinators  [PaEN] 

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

-- DCNR Names Chris Houck Manager At Ohiopyle State Park In Fayette County

-- Sunbury Press Announces Publication Of A New Book: PROUDLY MADE: A Story Of Reinvention In The Big Woods And Small Towns Of The Pennsylvania Wilds  [PaEN]

-- Reforest Our Future Launches Native Tree Nursery & Education Center In Beaver County Supported By Shell Petrochemical Plant Mitigation Grant  [PaEN] 

-- Penn State Forestry Experts Host July 11 Webinar On Habitat Restoration As Part Of A Long-Term Strategy To Control Invasive Species  [PaEN]  

-- PA Recreation & Park Society: Outdoor Yoga Classes In Pennsylvania's Local Parks Are The Best Deal In Town This Summer  [PaEN]

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Accepting Entries To Its Juried Land, Water Wildlife Photo Contest Starting Aug. 1  [PaEN] 

-- Allegheny Land Trust Welcomes New President & CEO Carrie Gilbert  [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- WNEP: DCNR Highlights State Parks Amid Federal Cuts

-- York Daily Record: Discover Susquehanna Riverlands State Park, Named One Of USA Today’s Best Views In America

-- Williamsport Sun: ROAMbler Platform Connects People To Great Outdoors In Pennsylvania Wilds 

-- WESA: New Public Greenspace Planned In Downtown Pittsburgh Is Now Fully Funded

-- Discover NE PA: Explore The Susquehanna River Water Trail With PA Environmental Council

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: Take A Hike!  Saturday Is National Trails Day

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Looking To Hike, Cycle Or Kayak?  Outdoor Clubs Lead The Way 

-- WNEP: Danville Area Teacher Completes Tree Climbs In Every PA County; Talks Future Project

-- Chambersburg Public Opinion: Nature And Education Come Together At Furnace Run Park In Shippensburg Township 

-- Discover NE PA: Explore The Susquehanna River Water Trail With PA Environmental Council

-- Wilkes-Barre Editorial: Diamonds To PA Environmental Council, Riverfront Parks Committee For Organizing First Bioblitz In Wyoming Valley

-- TribLive: New Verona Kayak, Canoe Launch To Improve Access To River Recreation For All, Officials, Residents Say In Allegheny County 

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Coyote Sightings At Wissahickon Valley Park In Philadelphia Prompt Reminder That It’s ‘A Wild Place’ 

--The Allegheny Front: Logging Will Increase 10% In Allegheny National Forest Under President’s Directive 

-- Williamsport Sun: PA Hardwoods Industry Worries About Impact Of President’s Tariffs On Wood Industry  

-- PA Firefly Festival Firefly News: Send Us Your Firefly Stories; Firefly Naturalist Training Available; Summer Book Recommendations; Lights Out For Lightning Bugs!  

-- EPA Awards $216,000 Grant To Pennsylvania To Protect Beachgoers From Bacteria

-- Inquirer: DOGE Closed Campgrounds At Federal Raystown Lake, Now The Locals Are Suffering: ‘If They Don’t Do Anything Soon, This Summer Is Ruined’

-- Bloomberg: President Plans To Offload National Park Sites, But States Don’t Want Them [Flight 93 Memorial; Gettysburg National Military Park, Delaware Water Gap] 

[Posted: June 6, 2025]  PA Environment Digest