DCNR Resource: 100 Years Of The Appalachian Trail; Closing Trail Gaps; Funding To Support Local Wildfire Fighting

The latest DCNR Resource newsletter is now available featuring articles on these topics--

-- 100 Years Of The Appalachian Trail - What It Means For PA Communities [PDF Version]

-- Fifty Major Trail Gap Closed In Pine Creek Rail Trail, Tioga County

-- Funding Available To Help Local Fire Companies Fight Wildfires

-- New $14 Million Delaware State Forest Resource Center In Pike County

-- Keep Pets Safe During Hunting Season

-- Also In The News

-- Conservation Tip: Reducing Energy Use

-- Upcoming Events

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Related Articles This Week:

-- DCNR Dedicates $14 Million Delaware State Forest Resource Center In Pike County

-- DCNR Invests $8 Million To Improve Campground Facilities At Gifford Pinchot State Park, York County

-- DCNR Invests $8 Million To Improve Campground Facilities At Lackawanna [Lackawanna County], Ricketts Glen State [Columbia County] Parks 

-- DCNR Seeks Info On Buchanan State Forest Hit And Run In Brush Creek Twp., Fulton County 

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

-- Western PA Conservancy Hosts Dec. 3 Webinar On New Understandings Of Old-Growth Forests  [PaEN]

-- Help Wanted: Keystone Trails Association Executive Director   [PaEN] 

NewsClips:

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: DCNR Investing $8 Million To Improve Facilities At Lackawanna, Ricketts Glen State Parks

-- WNEP: New DCNR Delaware State Forest Resource Management Center Dedicated In Pike County

-- The Derrick: Venango County Conservation Hall Of Fame Honors John Holden [Allegheny Valley Trails Assn.], Robert MacWilliams [Game Commission]  [PDF of Article]

-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Allegheny Land Trust Closing In On Land Purchases On 2 Allegheny County Conservation Projects

-- BucksCoToday.com: Aqua Pennsylvania, PA Horticultural Society Celebrate 20 Years Of Tree Plantings

-- Warren Times: Sen. Hutchinson To Introduce Bill To Require State Agencies To Pay Realty Transfer Taxes On Property They Have Transferred To Them

-- Horn Farm Center For Agricultural Education Hosts 3-Part Wilderness Skills Series On Water, Earth & Air, Fire Starting Nov. 8 In York County

-- WNEP: Pennsylvania Research Lab Sees Increase In Tick Population

[Posted: November 6, 2025]  PA Environment Digest