DCNR State Parks Environmental Ed News: Begin The Transition From Hibernation To Spring Fever

The latest DCNR State Parks Environmental Education newsletter is now available featuring lots of ideas to begin the transition from winter hibernation to Spring!

-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Educator Conference March 8-10

-- Game Commission: PA Wildlife Resource Loaner Kits

-- Watershed Education Workshop - April 7

-- Rooted Wisdom: Nature’s Role In The Underground Railroad

-- Find an EE Program in a State Park near you!

-- Educator Workshops/Webinars

-- Volunteer Opportunities

-- World Migratory Bird Day - May 9

Click Here to read their entire newsletter.  Click Here to sign up for your own copy.

Visit DCNR’s Conservation Education Opportunities webpage for more on programs and opportunities for people of all ages in all regions.

Visit Explore PA Trails and Get Outdoors PA for recreation areas near you.

Visit the PA Parks & Forests Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events for activities happening near you.

  For more information on state parks and forests and recreation in Pennsylvania, visit DCNR’s website.  Click Here to sign up for the Resource newsletter.

Related Articles This Week:

-- DCNR Invests $905,846 In Volunteer Fire Companies To Help Protect Rural Communities From Wildfires; PA Now Entering Peak Wildfire Season  [PaEN] 

-- DCNR Grants News: New Funding Opportunities; New Publication-Financing Municipal Parks & Recreation In PA 

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Partners With Landowners To Protect 165 Acres Of Forests, Meadows And Wetlands In Wayne County, PA  [PaEN] 

-- DCNR: Governor’s Advisory Council For Hunting, Fishing & Conservation Virtual Meeting March 2, 1:00 p.m.

-- Feb. 27 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation Now Available 

NewsClips:

-- WITF Podcast: Central PA Conservancy Land Swap Preserves Historic Scott Farm, Appalachian Trail Lands In Cumberland County 

-- Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader: Plans For New Park On Former Harry E. Colliery Coal Breaker Site Advance In Swoyersville

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Philly’s Trails Will Get Dedicated Work Crew For First Time

-- Erie Times: Corry Junction Greenway Trail Project Back On Track In Corry 

-- WeConservePA: 2027 PA Greenways & Trails Summit To Be Held In Tioga County 

-- WHYY: Winter Blues Got You Down? Plant Native Blooms In Time For Spring With Philly’s Favorite Squid Scientist

[Posted: February 28, 2026]  PA Environment Digest