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October

Pennsylvania Outdoor Recreation Plan 2020-2024 Educational Webinars

10/08/2020

Pennsylvania has a new five-year Outdoor Recreation Plan with five top priorities.  The plan – Recreation for All – is a blueprint including 20 recommendations and 70 action steps for meeting the outdoor recreation needs of all Pennsylvanians.   Plan developers built the 2020 plan by gathering input on Pennsylvanians’ outdoor recreation needs and wants from recreation read more

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categories: Conservation Learning, Items of Interest
14
September

WPC Protects More Forestland in the Bennett Branch Watershed for Moshannon State Forest

09/14/2020

The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announced on September 1, 2020 the permanent protection of 561 acres of forestland in Benezette Township, Elk County – a popular destination in our region to see elk roam in their habitat. The property was immediately conveyed to the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) to become open to the public as a new addition to read more

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categories: Conservation Projects
11
September

DCNR Announces 2020 Virtual Grant Workshops for Recreation and Conservation Projects

09/11/2020

Need funding for a park, trail, or conservation project? The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) – Bureau of Recreation and Conservation is hosting its free, annual grant workshops in November. All workshops will be virtual this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Anyone interested in applying for bureau grants in 2021 is strongly encouraged read more

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categories: Funding, Items of Interest
9
September

Help The Bureau of Recreation and Conservation Improve Their Communications

09/09/2020

The Bureau of Recreation and Conservation is updating their Communications and Outreach Plan for 2021. As part of that update, they want to hear from YOU about ways they can improve their communications (like this e-news!) to make them as useful and enjoyable as possible. The Bureau has put together a brief, anonymous survey about their outreach efforts and your professional read more

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categories: General Interest, Items of Interest
12
August

DCNR Bureau of Forestry Strategic Plan Survey

08/12/2020

DCNR is in the process of writing a new strategic plan -- designed to set its mission and overarching goals for forestlands in Pennsylvania. The plan guides how the department provides leadership in forest management and conservation on both public and private lands in urban and rural areas. Citizens are invited to give input regarding the future of commonwealth forests by read more

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categories: General Interest
10
August

David Library, DCNR, and Heritage Conservancy “Agreement of Sale” Makes Green Space Available For Public Enjoyment

08/10/2020

In an exciting move that will preserve the entire 118-acre farm in Washington Crossing in Upper Makefield Township that had been home to the David Library of the American Revolution (DLAR) since 1974, an Agreement of Sale has been co-signed by Heritage Conservancy and Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) to acquire the property from DLAR. The read more

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categories: Conservation Projects
6
August

Wolf Administration Announces Grants to be Available for Protecting Non-Game Species

08/06/2020

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced that its Wild Resource Conservation Program are accepting applications for grants to protect the state’s native biodiversity. Overseen by DCNR, the program safeguards Pennsylvania’s non-game animals, native plants, and their habitat. Grant applications will be accepted in three read more

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categories: Funding, Items of Interest
23
July

DCNR Bureau of Forestry Strategic Plan Stakeholder Input Session with PALTA and Friends

07/23/2020

The PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry is in the process of writing a new strategic plan that will set the bureau’s mission and overarching goals.  It will guide how the bureau provides leadership in forest management and conservation on both public and private lands in urban and rural areas.  The bureau is conducting a series of stakeholder group consultations to gather input during read more

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categories: General Interest
25
June

DCNR Bureau of Forestry Strategic Plan

06/25/2020

The Pennsylvania DCNR Bureau of Forestry is in the process of writing a new Strategic Plan that will set the Bureau’s mission and overarching goals.  It guides how the Bureau provides leadership in forest management and conservation on both public and private lands in urban and rural areas.  The survey is intended to obtain input pertaining to the new Bureau of Forestry read more

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categories: Items of Interest
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May

DCNR Accepting Final Comments on PA’s Outdoor Recreation Plan

05/28/2020

DCNR has finalized Pennsylvania’s next outdoor recreation plan -- the blueprint for delivering outdoor recreation services for the next five years. Over the past year, public input has been collected and analyzed relating to the five priority themes for the plan: Health and wellness Recreation for all Sustainable systems Technology Funding and economic read more

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categories: General Interest, Items of Interest
20
May

DCNR Announces Plans to Reopen More State Park, Forest Facilities

05/20/2020

On May 19, 2020, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced a phased reopening of more state park and forest facilities in keeping with Governor Wolf’s direction to ensure Pennsylvanians have opportunities to safely enjoy outdoor recreation and help maintain positive physical and mental health. “With appropriate read more

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categories: General Interest, Items of Interest
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May

DCNR Announces Plan for Reopening Some State Park, Forest Facilities

05/02/2020

On May 2, 2020, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced a phased reopening of state park and forest facilities in keeping with Governor Wolf’s direction to ensure that Pennsylvanians have opportunities to safely enjoy outdoor recreation as a way to maintain positive physical and mental health. “As the weather read more

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categories: General Interest
13
March

DCNR Announces Measures for State Park, Forest Programs as Part of COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts

03/13/2020

Amid concerns about the potential spread of COVID-19, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn today announced that effective Friday, March 13, all public programs, events and trainings in state parks and forests will be canceled for the remainder of March, and the month of April. With the exception of three state parks in read more

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categories: General Interest
24
January

DCNR Seeking Comment on Draft ATV Trail Policy

01/24/2020

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) this week will outline proposed changes to its internal policy on ATV trails on state forest lands to the Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council for public comment. Pennsylvania currently has more than 260 miles of ATV trails in state forests. The department is reviewing its policy to respond to read more

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categories: Public Policy
24
January

DCNR Grants Available for Parks, Recreation, and Conservation

01/24/2020

Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn is reminding local governments and recreation and conservation organizations that grant applications are now being accepted for recreation and conservation projects. “Outdoor recreation and healthier living close to home are just two of the many benefits to be funded through these grants for local read more

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categories: Funding
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  • Part of Brandywine Battlefield Preserved in Westtown Township

    Part of Brandywine Battlefield Preserved in Westtown Township

    Natural Lands announced on October 26, 2020 the permanent protection of nearly 10 acres of land along the fast-developing Route …Read More »
  • Unlikely Partners BalletX and Natural Lands Make Nature Center Stage

    Unlikely Partners BalletX and Natural Lands Make Nature Center Stage

    What does it look like when the regions oldest and largest land conservation organization and Philadelphia’s Premier Contemporary Ballet Company …Read More »
  • Heritage Conservancy Sets Pioneering Example of Partnership and Preservation with Manoff Market Gardens

    Heritage Conservancy Sets Pioneering Example of Partnership and Preservation with Manoff Market Gardens

    Freda R. Savana for Heritage Conservancy It could be said that Gary and Amy Manoff have farming in their blood. …Read More »
  • Berks Nature Closes on a Conservation Easement of Olivet Blue Mountain Camp

    Berks Nature Closes on a Conservation Easement of Olivet Blue Mountain Camp

    On September 30th, 2020, Berks Nature closed on a conservation easement project in the Schuylkill River Watershed, Kittatinny Ridge and …Read More »
  • Fifteen More Acres Protected Forever!

    Fifteen More Acres Protected Forever!

      Article originally published in September 2020 by Willistown Conservation Trust. The final conservation chapter to the 15-acre Stonehedge Farm …Read More »
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