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Buy a PA Wilds Gift Card

Those wishing to support small businesses in the Pennsylvania Wilds region now have a new tool to do so. People from anywhere can now make sure their dollars stay within the region by purchasing the new Shop the PA Wilds digital community gift card for friends, family or even coworkers.

Nominate a Champion

Each year the PA Wilds Center recognizes individuals, groups, and businesses that have made significant contributions to help grow and sustainably develop the outdoor recreation economy and nature tourism in the Pennsylvania Wilds. Do you know someone deserving? Nominate them today!

PA Wilds Big Idea Contest

In partnership with the PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship, Ben Franklin Technology Partners is looking for innovators with BIG IDEAS located in the Allegheny National Forest & Surrounds landscape — including Cameron, Elk, Forest, McKean, or Warren County — to apply to win $50K in the the PA Wilds Big Idea Contest.

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The Latest PA Wilds Center News

PA Wilds Center and New Trail Brewing Co. proudly present “The Wilds Are Calling” Hazy IPA

PA Wilds Center and New Trail Brewing Co. proudly present “The Wilds Are Calling” Hazy IPA New Trail Brewing Co. and The Pennsylvania Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship Inc. are proud to announce The Wilds Are Calling Hazy IPA; A collaboration across The Pennsylvania Wilds with the brewers who call this region home. This can of…

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2023 PA Wilds Dinner and Awards to be held at Gobbler’s Knob on July 27

2023 PA Wilds Dinner and Awards to be held at Gobbler’s Knob on July 27 Award nominations due by April 3 The PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship, Inc. (PA Wilds Center) is pleased to announce that Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney will be the location for the 2023 PA Wilds Dinner & Awards. Planned for Thursday,…

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Emporium and Warren to host remote workers for 2023 Wilds Are Working initiative

Emporium and Warren to host remote workers for 2023 Wilds Are Working initiative Application opens March 15, submissions due by May 3   After a successful pilot program in 2022 for The Wilds Are Working: A Remote Lifestyle Experience, remote workers will have the chance to apply to test out living in two new communities…

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