General Mailing Address
PA Wilds Center
PO Box 285
Sugar Grove, PA 16350
BILLING:
PA Wilds Center, c/o Julie,
739 Big Moores Run,
Coudersport, PA 16915
cszymanik@pawildscenter.org
GIVE
To learn more about how your organization can contribute to the strategic effort to grow our region’s nature and heritage tourism industry, email Ta Enos, Executive Director. [tenos@pawildscenter.org]
THE WILDS COOPERATIVE
For more information about how to join The Wilds Cooperative of PA, our core business development program, contact LaKeshia [lknarr@pawildscenter.org].
PA WILDS DESIGN GUIDE
Downloads of the PA Wilds Design Guide are available on this site for free. For other inquiries about the Design Guide, contact Jodi [jbrennan@clearfieldco.org].
PA WILDS LICENSING
For information on where to obtain PA Wilds branded tshirts, hats and other products wholesale, or to apply to use the PA Wilds logo on saleable or non-saleable items, email Carol [cszymanik@pawildscenter.org].
YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP
To learn more about how to bring our entrepreneurship programming to your school, classroom or event, email Carol [cszymanik@pawildscenter.org].
PA WILDS CHAMPION AWARDS
For information about how to nominate a champion from your area, contact Carol [cszymanik@pawildscenter.org].
PA Wilds Center Releases White Paper on COVID-19 Impacts
May 8, 2020 / by LaKeshia Knarr / Blog, Entrepreneurs, News, Opportunities, Results / 0 comments
PA Wilds Center Releases White Paper on COVID-19 Impacts PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship, Inc. released its White Paper on the Early Impacts of COVID-19 on the rural Pennsylvania Wilds Initiative on Friday, May 8, 2020, to state partners, the region’s county commissioners, state and federal legislators, PREP Network, DMOs and other stakeholder networks. The […]
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PA Wilds Center encourages residents to complete 2020 U.S. Census
April 30, 2020 / by LaKeshia Knarr / Blog, News / 0 comments
PA Wilds Center encourages residents to complete 2020 U.S. Census to ensure rural Pennsylvania is counted Residents of the Pennsylvania Wilds are encouraged to complete the 2020 U.S. Census to ensure that rural Pennsylvania receives adequate resources and representation in the coming decade. For the first time, the census can be completed by phone, by […]
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Drawing on region’s Depression Era roots, PA Wilds Center launches program to pay small businesses to help each other amid crisis
April 28, 2020 / by LaKeshia Knarr / #PAWildsMade, Blog, Entrepreneurs, News, Opportunities / 0 comments
Drawing on region’s Depression Era roots, PA Wilds Center launches program to pay small businesses to help each other amid crisis The PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship announced Monday it is launching a Facebook Live video series for locally-owned small businesses to share how they are pivoting to survive the coronavirus crisis, and the nonprofit […]
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Study suggests public lands are becoming more important amid COVID-19
April 24, 2020 / by LaKeshia Knarr / Blog, News / 0 comments
Study suggests public lands are becoming more important amid COVID-19 Public lands are becoming more important to outdoor recreationists amid COVID-19 and that trend is expected to continue, according to a recent study conducted by the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics in conjunction with Penn State University. The survey focused on people who […]
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Additional Financial Assistance Available to Small Businesses in PA
March 25, 2020 / by LaKeshia Knarr / News / 0 comments
Additional Financial Assistance Available to Small Businesses in PA Harrisburg, PA – Today, Governor Tom Wolf announced that new funding is available to help small businesses impacted by the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, through a new program under the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority’s (PIDA) Small Business First Fund, the COVID-19 Working Capital Access Program (CWCA). The Commonwealth […]
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Economic Injury Disaster Loans Available to Small Businesses, Non-Profits Facing Losses Related to COVID-19
March 19, 2020 / by LaKeshia Knarr / News / 0 comments
Economic Injury Disaster Loans Available to Small Businesses, Non-Profits Facing Losses Related to COVID-19 Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf today announced the availability of low-interest loans for small businesses and eligible non-profits in all 67 counties in Pennsylvania through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). “We are incredibly grateful that the SBA recognized the urgency […]
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COVID-19: How PA Wilds Center is Responding
March 18, 2020 / by LaKeshia Knarr / Blog, News / 0 comments
COVID-19: How PA Wilds Center is Responding To the many partners involved in the effort to grow nature and heritage tourism in the Pennsylvania Wilds: COVID-19 continues to upend our lives and businesses and communities. As the coordinating nonprofit for the regional PA Wilds effort, I wanted to share how we are responding internally and […]
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New report: PA Wilds region hits record high in traveler spending in 2018
March 13, 2020 / by LaKeshia Knarr / Blog, News, Results, What They’re Saying About Us / 0 comments
New report: PA Wilds region hits record high in traveler spending in 2018 Travelers to the Pennsylvania Wilds in 2018 spent more money than ever before, breaking previous records for the 12-county region in rural north-central Pennsylvania, according to a new report. “Travelers spent more than $1.8 billion in the Pennsylvania Wilds region in 2018 […]
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PA Wilds Center Seeking RFP for Maker Marketplace
February 28, 2020 / by Abbi Peters / News
The PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship seeks proposals for the front-end design and launch of a managed retail Marketplace service solution. The ideal Marketplace proposal will be a hosted platform that is a SaaS customized for one url specific to the PA Wilds Center’s brand needs, a commission-based model and feature robust Marketplace functionality. Timeline: […]
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Pennsylvania Wilds successes showcased in new DCNR Conservation Landscape report
February 14, 2020 / by LaKeshia Knarr / News / 0 comments
Pennsylvania Wilds successes showcased in new DCNR Conservation Landscape report Achievements made in the Pennsylvania Wilds, a 13-county region designated as a Conservation Landscape by the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), were recently highlighted in a report by the state agency. DCNR’s 2019 Pennsylvania Conservation Landscapes — Models for Successful Collaboration report […]
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