January 24 Weekly PA Wilds News Digest

January 24, 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, renovations are happening at the Kinzua Skywalk, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t still plan a great adventure at Kinzua Bridge State Park and the surrounding towns. Also on the PA Wilds blog, Beth Jones from Deep Green Journey shares a reflection on the patterns of winter chill. Jody Fesco at Gateway Lodge has advice for how to impress your Valentine with a visit to Cook Forest and the Gateway Lodge.

A reminder that the letters of intent are due by February 3 for the PA Wilds Center’s Request for Proposals for a user adoption plan for a new mobile technology platform.

In the news media, Keystone Newsroom highlighted some “weird and wacky” events and festivals throughout Pennsylvania, many of which you can find right here in the PA Wilds region.

 

OUR BLOGS

PA WILDS

Things to do around Kinzua Bridge State Park during Skywalk renovations – Britt Madera

Deep Green Journey: Patterns – Beth Jones, Deep Green Journey

Make your Valentine swoon with a trip to Cook Forest and Gateway Lodge – Jody Fesco, Gateway Lodge

 

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 (letters of intent due February 3, responses due February 20)

 

PA WILDS MARKETPLACE

Martha’s Gourds: A Unique and Creative Medium for Crafting

 

IN THE NEWS

MENTIONING PA WILDS

Highlands Chocolates and PA Wilds Center team up to make Bigfoot Bars – NorthcentralPA.com

Learning to love the winter – NorthcentralPA.com (Republishing of Britt’s blog, originally on PAWilds.com)

 

MENTIONING TA ENOS

Highlands Chocolates and PA Wilds Center team up to make Bigfoot Bars – NorthcentralPA.com

 

MENTIONING TOWNS IN PA WILD REGION

25 weird & wacky Pennsylvania festivals happening in 2025 – Keystone Newsroom (MANY listed in the PA Wilds… Chainsaw Carvers Rendezvous in Ridgway, Forest County Bigfoot Festival in Marienville, PA Firefly Festival in Tionesta, Bark Peelers’ Festival at PA Lumber Museum in Potter County, SquatchFest in Kane, Elk Expo in Benezette, Peanut Butter Festival in New Bethlehem.)

8 Eclectic Small Towns In Pennsylvania – WorldAtlas (Benezette)

 

MENTIONING PA WILDS PUBLIC LANDS

Parks, forests, rivers

Elk State Forest

8 Eclectic Small Towns In Pennsylvania – WorldAtlas (Benezette)

Black Moshannon State Park

Compiling Things To Do At Penn State During The Winter – Onward State

Clarion River

Moments in History: Digging for Gold in Clarion County and Western Pennsylvania – exploreClarion

Kinzua Bridge State Park

East meets west with help from KVTC – The Bradford Era

Kane Republican Events – Clarion Summer Festival 2025: Rail 66 Time Trial Saturday June 7th – The Kane Republican

Highlands Chocolates and PA Wilds Center team up to make Bigfoot Bars – NorthcentralPA.com

Leonard Harrison State Park

Highlands Chocolates and PA Wilds Center team up to make Bigfoot Bars – NorthcentralPA.com

Sinnemahoning State Park

Community Calendar – Tioga Publishing

Sproul State Forest

Tourism Grant hands out $100000 to support 17 area organizations, events – The Express

 

Landscapes and Journeys

Elk Country

8 Eclectic Small Towns In Pennsylvania – WorldAtlas (Benezette)

25 weird & wacky Pennsylvania festivals happening in 2025 – Keystone Newsroom (MANY listed in the PA Wilds… Chainsaw Carvers Rendezvous in Ridgway, Forest County Bigfoot Festival in Marienville, PA Firefly Festival in Tionesta, Bark Peelers’ Festival at PA Lumber Museum in Potter County, SquatchFest in Kane, Elk Expo in Benezette, Peanut Butter Festival in New Bethlehem.)

 

MENTIONING WCO / CONSERVATION SHOPS

Highlands Chocolates and PA Wilds Center team up to make Bigfoot Bars – NorthcentralPA.com

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