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The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), established in 1995, is the agency in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania responsible for maintaining and preserving the state's 124 state parks and 20 state forests; providing information on the state's natural resources; and working with communities to benefit local recreation and natural areas. [1]
He was Managing Director under Mayor Jim Kenney from 2016 to 2018 and has also served as Philadelphia's Deputy Mayor for Environmental and Community Resources and Commissioner of the Department of Parks and Recreation, as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, as a trustee of Pennsylvania State ...
Admission to all Pennsylvania state parks is free, although there are fees charged for use of cabins, marinas, etc. Pennsylvania's state parks offer "over 7,000 family campsites, 286 cabins, nearly 30,000 picnic tables, 56 major recreational lakes, 10 marinas, 61 beaches for swimming, 17 swimming pools" and over 1,000 miles (1,600 km) of trails.
Here’s the latest details, plus ways to support. Gov. Tom Wolf announced on Twitter Tuesday three new additions to Pennsylvania’s 121 state parks. The announcement comes soon after the passing ...
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection ( DEP) is the agency in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania responsible for protecting and preserving the land, air, water, and public health through enforcement of the state's environmental laws. [ 1] It was created by Act 18 of 1995, which split the Department of Environmental Resources into ...
Pa. announces statewide 'Recovery in Nature' initiative across 9 state parks. Tribune. William O'Boyle, The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. August 31, 2024 at 8:59 PM. Aug. 31—The Pennsylvania ...
Kathleen Alana McGinty (born May 11, 1963) is a retired American politician and former state and federal environmental policy official. [1] She served as an environmental advisor to Vice President Al Gore and President Bill Clinton. Later, she served as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection in the cabinet of ...
Cindy Dunn. Cindy Adams Dunn is the current Pennsylvania Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources. She was nominated for the position in June 2015 by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf. She previously served as president and chief executive officer of PennFuture, a statewide Pennsylvania environmental advocacy organization and, prior to that ...