The PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship (Center) is opening a leased retail space in the newly renovated visitor center at Leonard Harrison State Park. The retail establishment known as the PA Wilds Conservation Shop sources, promotes, and sells products that are proudly made in the Pennsylvania Wilds region by juried artisans and crafters who participate in the free Wilds Cooperative of PA network.

The Center is seeking a community partner in Tioga County to help 1) deepen relationships between the Center’s programs and the local community through outreach and engagement activities, 2) identify and connect local assets to support authentic storytelling related to the local experience, and 3) keep wealth rooted locally by helping the Center source within the community and PA Wilds region.

Proposals will be accepted from non-profit organizations that are active in the local and surrounding community where the PA Wilds Conservation Shop will be operating (Tioga County), and responses should demonstrate the organization’s capacity to uphold contract activities for one year. 

Download and review the full RFP here.

Timeline details:

RFP Issued: March 4, 2024 

Responses Due: April 8, 2024 (COB) 

Notifications: April 19, 2024 

Contract Period: May 1, 2024 – April 30, 2025 

Budget: $10,000 

Send questions and proposals to: [email protected] 

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ABOUT THE PA WILDS

The Pennsylvania Wilds is a 13-county region that includes the counties of Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Forest, Jefferson, Lycoming, McKean, Potter, Tioga, Warren, and northern Centre. The PA Wilds is home to the greatest concentration of public lands in the Commonwealth. The PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship, Inc., is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to integrate conservation and economic development in a way that inspires the communities of the Pennsylvania Wilds. Based in the region, the Center is the lead nonprofit for the PA Wilds Conservation Landscape effort, a 15+year collaborative effort by local, state and federal partners to establish the region as a premier outdoor recreation destination as a way to diversify local economies, attract investment, inspire stewardship, improve quality of life and attract and retain the region’s working-age population. PA Wilds Center works closely with PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, PA Department of Community and Economic Development, the region’s county governments, and other investors in the regional strategy.

For more information on the PA Wilds Center, visit www.PAWildsCenter.org. To learn more about the WCO, visit www.WildsCoPA.org. Explore the PA Wilds at www.pawilds.com. Find products made in the region at www.shopthepawilds.com.