May 3 Weekly PA Wilds News Digest
May 3, 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 media coverage of the PA Wilds region, many of the local state parks are hosting events for DCNR’s “Remake Learning Days” program. CNN also featured a story about the lack of hospital delivery rooms in rural Pennsylvania.
On the PA Wilds visitor blog, DCNR has announced that permits are available for the Northcentral Regional ATV Trail, which runs through Clinton, Lycoming, Potter, and Tioga Counties. Also on the visitor blog, the Lycoming Audubon Society gives tips on how to help birds by simply birdwatching.
On the PA Wilds Center blog, there is a new Request For Proposal, asking for responses for a Strategic Plan for Fundraising Consultant. In addition, the finalists were announced in 2024 PA Wilds $50,000 BIG IDEA Contest.
On the PA Wilds Marketplace blog, WCO member and PA Wilds Marketplace artisan Curt Weinhold has an exhibit at the Gmeiner Art and Cultural Center in Wellsboro, featyring his dark skies photography.
OUR BLOGS
PA WILDS
BIRD LORE: You can help birds, just by looking around – David J. Bauman, Lycoming Audubon Society
2024 ATV permits available and season dates set for Northcentral Regional ATV Trail in PA Wilds – DCNR
WCO
WCO Member Spotlights
April spotlight – Jillia Ceramics: Small batch handmade pottery inspired by the beauty of the PA Wilds
May spotlight – The Watershed Journal: Uplifting and empowering local literary arts
PA WILDS CENTER
Request For Proposals: Strategic Plan for Fundraising Consultant
Finalists announced in 2024 PA Wilds $50,000 BIG IDEA Contest
May 2024 PA Wilds Partner Opportunities
PA WILDS MARKETPLACE
Curt Weinhold starry photography featured in exhibit at Gmeiner in Wellsboro
IN THE NEWS
MENTIONING PA WILDS
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater is a Pa. tourist attraction, but you can spend the night at Lynn Hall – Philadelphia Inquirer (Specifically mentions PA Wilds content contributor Ed Byers and links back to Ed’s excellent article on PAWilds.com about Lynn Hall!)
Local business is finalist in PA Wilds Big Idea contest – Tioga Publishing
MONDAY MEETING: Get to know Mike Eckley – The Courier Express (“I can’t live without… quick access to the PA Wilds region to decompress, enjoy nature, and provide forest consulting services.”)
MENTIONING PA WILDS PUBLIC LANDS
Parks, forests, rivers
Allegheny National Forest
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service reminds gardeners to think native – Times Observer
Seneca Rocks holding Allegheny National Forest program May 8 – The Clarion News
Allegheny River
Bent Run Brewing Hosts Craft Beer Festival in Warren County – Erie News Now
Bald Eagle State Park
DCNR Launches ‘Remake Learning Days’ At Pennsylvania State Parks To Support Global Learning Festival – Pennsylvania Pressroom
Bellefonte Area High School Team Wins Centre County Envirothon – StateCollege.com
Centre County students compete in Envirothon – WTAJ
Centre County celebrates conservation – The Express
Bendigo State Park
Programs at Kinzua Bridge, Bendigo and Elk state parks – The Courier Express
May events set at area state parks – The Bradford Era
Elkland Search and Rescue hosting annual trout derby this weekend – The Daily Press
Chapman State Park
DCNR Launches ‘Remake Learning Days’ At Pennsylvania State Parks To Support Global Learning Festival – Pennsylvania Pressroom
Environmental education: Students participate in annual Envirothon competition – Times Observer
Cherry Springs State Park
Stellar Food now available at Cherry Springs – Tioga Publishing
Stargazing for Beginners – Coastal Breeze News
Short Drives to the Cosmos: America’s Easiest-to-Get-To Dark Skies – The Saturday Evening Post
Clarion River
Elkland Search and Rescue hosting annual trout derby this weekend – The Daily Press
Environmental stewardship and a good piece of pie | Hatch Magazine – Fly Fishing, etc. – Hatch Magazine
Clear Creek State Park
Envirothon provides students with learning environment – The Derrick
Elk State Park
Programs at Kinzua Bridge, Bendigo and Elk state parks – The Courier Express
May events set at area state parks – The Bradford Era
Hills Creek State Park
DCNR Launches ‘Remake Learning Days’ At Pennsylvania State Parks To Support Global Learning Festival – Pennsylvania Pressroom
Hyner Run State Park
DCNR Launches ‘Remake Learning Days’ At Pennsylvania State Parks To Support Global Learning Festival – Pennsylvania Pressroom
Events In the Parks – The Express
Kinzua Bridge State Park
Programs at Kinzua Bridge, Bendigo and Elk state parks – The Courier Express
May events set at area state parks – The Bradford Era
Pennsylvania bridge was once the tallest railroad structure in the world – WGAL
Little Pine State Park
DCNR Launches ‘Remake Learning Days’ At Pennsylvania State Parks To Support Global Learning Festival – Pennsylvania Pressroom
Need a job without a degree? These 7 open PA government roles offer up to $86K a year – Centre Daily Times (DCNR ranger at Little Pine State Park)
Events In the Parks – The Express
Sinnemahoning State Park
DCNR Launches ‘Remake Learning Days’ At Pennsylvania State Parks To Support Global Learning Festival – Pennsylvania Pressroom
Sizerville State Park
DCNR Launches ‘Remake Learning Days’ At Pennsylvania State Parks To Support Global Learning Festival – Pennsylvania Pressroom
EMPORIUM: Sizerville State Park programs set for this week – The Bradford Era
Susquehanna State Park
Right-of-way easement approvals bring riverwalk extension one step closer – Williamsport Sun-Gazette
Landscapes and Journeys
Dark Skies
Stellar Food now available at Cherry Springs – Tioga Publishing
Stargazing for Beginners – Coastal Breeze News
Short Drives to the Cosmos: America’s Easiest-to-Get-To Dark Skies – The Saturday Evening Post
Elk Country
Elk Country comes to Kane – The Kane Republican
Scenic Route 6
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater is a Pa. tourist attraction, but you can spend the night at Lynn Hall – Philadelphia Inquirer