Oct. 21 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Celebrate The 50th Anniversary of the federal Clean Water Act.

Enjoy the latest Fall Foliage Report - Fall Colors All Across PA.

Lots of events on the Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events for activities happening near you.

Click Here to read the entire Take Five.

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 and their 48 chapters mobilize 65,000 volunteers annually to steward YOUR state parks and forests.

(Photo: Hill Creek State Park, Tioga County by Jason Robson.)

NewsClips:

-- Williamsport Sun: Williamsport Invests In Parks: No City Can Thrive Without A Network Of Safe, Functioning Parks And Open Spaces

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: New NE Philly K&T Connector Trail Being Built At Base Of Tacony-Palmyra Bridge

-- PA Environmental Council Blog: New Developments For PA Outdoor Recreation & Transportation

Related Articles:

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Five Million Trees Planted, Five Million More To Go - Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary Of DCNR

-- WeConservePA: Help To Apply For DCNR Fall Grants, Redevelopment Assistance Capital Funding And More  [PaEN]

-- NO SPECIAL PROTECTION: The Exceptional Value Loyalsock Creek In Lycoming County Is Dammed And Damned - Video Dispatch From The Loyalsock - By Barb Jarmoska, Keep It Wild PA

-- State, Local Officials Celebrate Acquisition Of Kiski Junction Bridge, 14 Miles Of Rail Corridor In Armstrong County With Help Of Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding; Fall Grant Round Still Open  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Blog: New Resources Available For Forest Landowners And Managers For Climate Change Resilience  [PaEN]

-- Net-Zero Manufacturing Initiative, Venango County Trails Project Among Appalachian Regional Commission Grants To Support Coal-Impacted Communities In PA  [PaEN]

-- Dept. Of Health Awards $168,000 WalkWorks Program Grants To Increase Access To Physical Activity

-- DCNR Issues 4th Weekly Fall Foliage Report Showing Fall Colors All Across Pennsylvania  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Seeking Public Comments On ATV Regional Trail Connector Pilot Project [Clinton, Lycoming, Potter, Tioga Counties]  [Click Here for background]

-- DCNR Plans Whitewater Release Into Tohickon Creek For Nov. 5-6 Boating Event In Bucks County

-- DCNR Seeking Proposals For Equestrian Activities Lease At Ridley Creek State Park, Delaware County

-- Nearly 70 Runners Compete In Cameron County Sinnemahone Trail Run, Final Competition In Triple Crown  [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Naloxone Available At State Parks To Help Combat Overdose Deaths

-- Think Outside Presents Oct. 25 Let’s Talk About Climate Change Student Panel Discussion With DCNR Secretary Dunn  [PaEN]