January 17 Weekly PA Wilds News Digest

January 17, 2025 Weekly Digest: Recent News from the PA Wilds

The PA Wilds Weekly Digest is a roundup of news articles about the PA Wilds, the region’s public lands and its Landscapes and Journeys that have been published over the past week.

Note: some of the news websites may have paywalls that prevent you from reading their content.

Enjoy this week’s PA Wilds News Clips below. 

On the PA Wilds visitor-facing blog, it’s the start of a new series with the Lumber Heritage Region! LHR will be publishing one blog a month, highlighting a piece of history from LHR’s “Women and Black History in the Forest Products Industry” study. This week’s is about a family Potter County.

Also on the PA Wilds blog, Brad Wyland from the Waterville Hotel shares some history about the hotel and some inspiration for fun things to do in the Pine Creek Valley and Grand Canyon landscape of the PA Wilds.

On the PA Wilds Center blog, it has been a busy week! The PA Wilds Center is seeking proposals from individuals and/or firms with experience in developing a user adoption playbook and implementation analysis to understand the various types of users and how to engage them for a new mobile technology platform.

There are new sweet treats on the market that carry the iconic Pennsylvania Wilds logo, thanks to a new partnership between Highland Chocolates and the PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship. The team at Highland Chocolates has developed two different PA Wilds branded products to date, with one recently hitting the shelves at the PA Wilds Conservation Shop location at Kinzua Bridge State Park, as well as the Highland Chocolates very own shop location.

Also on the PA Wilds Center blog, the PA Wilds Center has released its Annual Report for 2023, detailing some of the regional nonprofit’s top achievements over the calendar year. As the PA Wilds Center celebrated ten years since its founding in 2023, the report features the top highlights, accomplishments, and challenges of a year that marked the incredible anniversary.

 

OUR BLOGS

PA WILDS

Alma and Jake Swanson: Life as a family in Pennsylvania’s lumber camps – Lumber Heritage Region

The Waterville Hotel: A home base for exploring the PA Wilds! – Brad Wyland

 

WCO

WCO Member Spotlights

January spotlight – Horner’s Pens: One-of-a-kind quality hand-turned pens

 

PA WILDS CENTER

PA Wilds Center issues RFP for User Adoption Plan

Highland Chocolates teams up with PA Wilds Center for new trail mix and Bigfoot chocolates

PA Wilds Center releases 2023 Annual Report online

 

PA WILDS MARKETPLACE

Gifts from the heart for Valentine’s Day from the PA Wilds Marketplace

 

IN THE NEWS

 

MENTIONING PA WILDS

 

Regional Poetry Out Loud Competition to Take Place at PA Wilds Media Lab – GantNews.com

 

‘Shadowed the entire car’: Thunderbird sightings reported in Pa. – PennLive.com

 

Getting Sustainability Done: Shapiro Administration Makes Significant Strides in Strengthening Conservation and Climate Resilience Across Pennsylvania – Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (“Preservation of the Pennsylvania Wilds: Successfully campaigned for the cancellation of a Low Military Operations Area, preserving the integrity of the iconic Pennsylvania Wilds region.”)

 

MENTIONING TOWNS IN PA WILDS

Clarion River

10 Most Photogenic Towns In Pennsylvania – WorldAtlas (Bellefonte, Ridgway, DuBois)

 

MENTIONING PA WILDS PUBLIC LANDS

Parks forests, rivers

Allegheny National Forest

7 Best Wellness Retreats In Pennsylvania – WorldAtlas (Gateway Lodge)

Forest Service accepting public comments on boat-to campground water well decommissioning project – PressReader.com

57 national forests with campgrounds open year-round – The Victoria Advocate

57 national forests with campgrounds open year-round – Caledonian Record

The long and winding evolution of self care – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (“If you really want to veer off the beaten wellness path in the region, options include forest bathing at Allegheny National Forest (you can find information on the Allegheny County Parks website.”)

 

Allegheny River

City Officials Seek Input on Riverfront Project in Warren – Erie News Now

City to hold riverfront meeting Wednesday – Times Observer

Our opinion: Keeping focus on riverfront – Times Observer

East Brady officials support Allegheny River group – The Courier Express

 

Bald Eagle State Park

14 Best Eco-Friendly Wellness Resorts for Guilt-Free Zen – Green Matters (The Nature Inn)

 

Chapman State Park

Lineup for Warren County Winterfest set – Times Observer

 

Clarion River

10 Most Photogenic Towns In Pennsylvania – WorldAtlas (Bellefonte, Ridgway, DuBois)

 

Cook Forest State Park

7 Best Wellness Retreats In Pennsylvania – WorldAtlas (Gateway Lodge)

OUT AND ABOUT: Events happening in the Tri-County area – The Courier Express

 

Hills Creek State Park

Winterfest offers outdoor activities Jan. 18 at Hills Creek State Park – Tioga Publishing

 

Kinzua Bridge State Park

Project WILD Educator Workshop planned at Kinzua Bridge State Park – Olean Times Herald

Explore Conservation Education at Kinzua Bridge State Park – The Kane Republican

MJ2KB Trail Club seeks Act 13 Greenways Grant for trail signage and map – The Kane Republican

McKean County Planning Commission recommends $21294 for Kinzua Valley trail expansion – The Kane Republican

 

Moshannon State Forest

10 Most Photogenic Towns In Pennsylvania – WorldAtlas (Bellefonte, Ridgway, DuBois)

 

Parker Dam State Park

OUT AND ABOUT: Events happening in the Tri-County area – The Courier Express

 

Susquehannock State Forest

Virtual programs uses tech for outdoor opportunity – Tioga Publishing

 

Tioga State Forest

Secret swimming holes in Pennsylvania’s Pocono mountains: 7 hidden oases for adventure seekersjournee-mondiale.com

Virtual programs uses tech for outdoor opportunity – Tioga Publishing

 

Landscapes and Journeys

Elk Country

Elk Country Visitor Center programs in January – Clearfield Progress

 

Pine Creek Valley / PA Grand Canyon / Pine Creek Rail Trail

Secret swimming holes in Pennsylvania’s Pocono mountains: 7 hidden oases for adventure seekers journee-mondiale.com

‘Shadowed the entire car’: Thunderbird sightings reported in Pa. – PennLive.com

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