March 22 Weekly PA Wilds News Digest

March 22, 2024

March 22, 2024 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.

In PA Wilds public lands media mentions, everyone is excited for the upcoming solar eclipse on April 8! A small portion in the northwest section of the PA Wilds region (around Warren County) will have full totality of the solar eclipse. Other sections of the PA Wilds will also have close to totality. Fingers crossed for good weather that day and no cloudy skies!

On the PA Wilds visitor blog, Ed Byers features Terry Janosik, creator of the “Forest County Outback” YouTube channel that highlights historical places in Forest County. Also on the visitor blog, Megan Schreiber-Carter tells the story of the Johnsonburg Press, the 130-year-old newspaper business that is being sold.

On the PA Wilds Center blog, please note that the PA Wilds Center has a Request for Proposals for an artisan who could produce the upcoming 2024 PA Wilds Champion Awards, which will be given to the winners in July.

OUR BLOGS

PA WILDS

YouTube in the Pennsylvania Wilds – “Forest County Outback” – Ed Byers

The Once-and-Future “Johnsonburg Press” – Megan Schreiber-Carter

WCO

Member & Partner Press Releases

SpringBoard announces 2024 grant program

WCO Member Spotlights

March spotlight – Mansfield Chamber of Commerce: Fostering business development and community enrichment

PA WILDS CENTER

Request for Proposals: PA Wilds Champion Awards producer

PA WILDS MARKETPLACE

Goot Essa Recipe: Pennsylvania Dutch Herbed Cheese Spread

IN THE NEWS

MENTIONING PA WILDS

Outdoor, sports show held at Clearfield Fairgrounds – The Punxsutawney Spirit (Mentions vendors were happy to be in the fresh air of the Pennsylvania Wilds.)

Telling untold stories: Diverse communities of the past – NorthcentralPA.com (Includes stories of historical women in the lumber industry in the PA Wilds.)

MENTIONING PA WILDS PUBLIC LANDS

Parks, forests, rivers

Allegheny National Forest

Forest Service opens comment period for Hemlock Run project – The Bradford Era

ANF outlines forest project in Mead Twp. – Times Observer

Where to see synchronous fireflies – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Wildfire battles sometimes need a peacemaker to quell them – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Allegheny River

Warren’s Founders’ Day – visitPA

Bald Eagle State Forest

Discover the forests of Pennsylvania on National Forest Day – ABC27

Cherry Springs State Park