The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) is currently accepting letters of interest for seven Pennsylvania Trails Advisory Committee appointments representing the following user groups: bicycling, hiking, cross-country skiing, water trails, and three members at large. The committee is charged with implementing the ...
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Explore the scenery, glimpse the history, and discover the lure of Brandywine Creek during the third annual Bike the Brandywine on Saturday, September 22, 2018. Hosted by the Brandywine Conservancy, the ride offers three routes that take in the beautiful Brandywine Creek Greenway and surrounding ...
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Training for a trail run? Or just enjoy walking peaceful paths? Travel some of Natural Lands staff's favorite trails at workout pace or casual stroll. Finish up with a cold drink and new friends! Natural Lands' “Thirsty Thursdays on the Trails” series is geared towards ...
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The 2018 Eastern PA Greenways and Trails Summit will be held October 1–2 at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. Join the regional trails community for two days of inspiring speakers, breakout sessions, and mobile workshops on the hottest topics in greenway and trail design, development, maintenance, ...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and Trail Advisory Committee have published the 2017 Annual Trails Report. The report comes ahead of September, which has been designated Trails Month. From the introduction to the report: Trails create public health and wellbeing. Trails bring communities ...
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On August 18, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn joined the Department of Transportation (PennDOT), local officials, and hiking and biking enthusiasts in the dedication of the recently renovated Climax Tunnel on the Redbank Valley Trail, near New Bethlehem, Clarion ...
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Do you have greenways and trails expertise, insights, and case studies to share? The East Coast Greenway invites innovative, cutting-edge proposals for the Mid-Atlantic Greenways and Trails Summit in Philadelphia on April 4–6, 2019. Summit roundtables, breakout sessions, lightning rounds, and mobile workshops. Topics should ...
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The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources recently announced the award of $488,000 in snowmobile and ATV trails grants for five projects. “These grants are designed to enhance the riding experience of ATV and snowmobile enthusiasts across the state, who supply funding when they register ...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Pennsylvania Trails Advisory Committee will be focusing attention on outreach around trails of all types in September 2018. They're hoping trail enthusiasts will help spread the word by having events leading up to and during ...
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To celebrate their 80th birthdays, a couple from Franklin Township recently biked 80 miles along the D&L Trail. Read the full story in the Times News ...
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On July 13, Senator John Yudichak (D–Luzerne/Carbon) was joined in Wilkes-Barre by Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn and other state and local officials on the last leg of his Senator Takes a Hike Initiative. Senator Yudichak hiked and ...
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On June 21, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn joined Friends of the Wissahickon and City of Philadelphia officials in celebrating designation of Forbidden Drive as Pennsylvania's 2018 Trail of the Year. Paralleling Wissahickon Creek, the trail is a focal ...
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Members of the South Mountain Partnership, in coordination with the Capital Resource and Development Area Council, are working to bring the Trails and Active Transportation Conference to Shippensburg University in the fall of 2018. They are looking for insights and feedback from people interested in ...
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Last week, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn joined other state officials and Providence Township representatives in the dedication of an Enola Low Grade Trail bridge over Route 222 in Providence Township, Lancaster County. Funded by DCNR and PennDOT, the span ...
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On June 12, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn and other state officials joined Delware and Lehigh Trail and local representatives in dedicating the long-awaited new Mansion House Bridge, spanning the Lehigh River in Jim Thorpe. Funded by DCNR and the ...
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The national Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT) recently awarded the Pennsylvania Trails Advisory Committee the 2018 Achievement Award for Outstanding State Recreational Trails Advisory Committee. The state award winner is chosen each year by the National Association of State Park Directors Awards Committee—particularly appropriate because ...
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The Pocono Forests and Waters Conservation Initiative, administered by the Pennsylvania Environmental Council, recently awarded 10 grants totaling $60,000 to support recreation and education projects in Carbon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, and Wayne counties. Five of the projects involve improving or promoting trails: Countryside Conservancy: ...
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This week, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke added 19 trails in 17 states to the National Recreation Trails program, which is jointly administered by the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service. The Jim Mayer Riverswalk Trail in Johnstown was the only Pennsylvania ...
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Governor Tom Wolf and PennDOT Secretary Leslie Richards recently announced the approval of funding for 82 projects to improve transportation alternatives and enhance mobility and public accessibility across the Commonwealth. "Building for the future includes improving access to a variety of transportation options and these ...
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On May 10, representatives from the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), and Department of Transportation (PennDOT) joined the Lackawanna Heritage Valley and local leaders for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Carbondale Riverwalk, a new 1.5-mile trail ...
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