Conserve.
Protect.
Enhance.
We are the official nonprofit partner of your Pennsylvania State Parks & Forests
Pinchot State Forest
photo by Colin Xu
We are a Pennsylvania nonprofit organization working to provide a voice for our 124 state parks and 2.2 million acres of forest land.
The 2024 Awards Banquet
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Find Out MoreThe Photo Contest
Find Out MoreSpring 2024 – It’s a Happy Little 5k
Run HappySpecial Projects
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MembershipNew Parks! Old Passport?
Get The InsertReady to “Leap In?” Find Fun, Facts, and Fridays
Go ThereA Healthy {Video} Playlist
Learn MoreExplore PA’s Parks and Forests Needs Lists
Learn MoreNews & Events
Upcoming Events
Friends of Pine Grove Furnace: Iron Run and Charcoal Challenge
View EventFriends of Nolde Forest: Forest Therapy Walks Series
View EventFriends of Kings Gap: Heritage Day 2024
View EventShare your photos on Instagram or Facebook using the hashtag #PAParksAndForests
Give Dad a membership to the PA Parks and Forests Foundation and the PA state parks passport this Father`s Day! Grab your combo deal at https://ow.ly/OUzz50S4BmW
#FathersDay #Adventure #StateParks #Pennsylvania #Nature #NatureLover
#LeapIn to June! Jump into something new or enjoy your stand by - either way - get outdoors and experience PA`s state parks and forests!
Click on the link in the bio for links to the bucket lists!
#AdventureAwaits #PAParksAndForests #stateparks #stateforests #MentalHealth #PhysicalHealth #OutdoorRecreation #EmotionalHealth
Get ready to climb in to National Cave Week! June 2-8, 2024 celebrates the geological formations, history, and habitats held inside caves. Learn more by checking out this week`s blog written by Senior Geoscientist Rose-Anna Behr from @PADCNR - click on the link in the bio and select "News, Blogs, and Press Releases"
#CaveWeek #Caves #PACaves #Geoscience #Caving #Troglobites #trogloxene
One of the infrastructure demands on state parks and forests are dams. Learn more about their care and needs, click on the link in the bio.
#DamSafety #DamSafetyAwarenessDay #Pennsylvania #Infrastructure
More than $2400 was raised to go towards accessible equipment in PA`s state parks and forests thanks to supporters like you! Thank you to local business and artists who donated the silent auction at the 2024 Annual Awards Banquet (post 2 of 2):
@PurpleLizardMaps
@TheRosemaryHouse
Rainbow Vision Stained Glass
@ReWeavingBalance
@Salon2020CampHill
@Sheetz
@REI (Trekking Poles)
@CornerstoneCoffeehouse
@TanyasCookieBoutique
@Wegmans
#Accessibility #OutdoorsForAll #TheGreatAmericanGetaway #Pennsylvania #PAParksAndForests #AccessibleEquipment
With your support, we were able to raise more than $2400 to go towards accessible equipment in PA`s state parks and forests! Thank you to local business and artists who helped support the silent auction at the 2024 Annual Awards Banquet (post 1 of 2):
@PoconosWhitewater
@Giant (Camp Hill)
@HighlandGardensPA
@KarnsFoods
Commonwealth Printing and Promotions
Kelly McBrien
Tom Dyre
Richard Lewis (Gettysburg Escape)
#OutdoorsForAll #Accessibility #PAParksAndForests #AccessibleEquipment #GetOutdoorsPA #TheGreatAmericanGataway
Penn State Cancer Institute is hosting a Spanish webinar on "What you need to know about your visit to the emergency department" tomorrow at 6pm
Dr. Serrano will be talking about your visit to the emergency department, the documents you should have with you, how to make a follow-up visit with your oncologist, and much more.
To register, please visit:
https://psu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Dod7WolnSDGk7RnTusVoHA
#Heath #EmergencyRoom #HowTo
Join us tomorrow, May 29, 2024, at 12pm EDT to talk about "Living on the Wind: Across the Hemisphere with Migratory Birds" by Scott Weidensaul.
To learn more or log into the event, click on the link in the bio and select "Book Club"
#BookClub #VirtualBookClub #Conservation #NatureLover #FreeEvent #MarkYourCalendars #PAParksAndForests
#LeapIn to a safe Memorial Day!
📸 Candace Kubinec, Laurel Hill State Park
#PAStateParks #PAParksAndForests #Freedom
Hurry - time is running out - PPFF is expanding! We`re looking to hire a Volunteer Outreach Coordinator! For more information and how to apply, click on the link in the bio!
Application deadline is May 30, 2024!
#NatureJob #StateParks #Volunteers #Conservation
It`s fish for free day in PA! #LeapIn to the adventure.
Some state parks offer a free "Tackle Box Loaner Program" - a list of which parks can be found by clicking the link in our bio.
Fish-for-Free Days allow anyone (resident or non-resident) to legally fish on Pennsylvania waterways on the designated days with NO FISHING LICENSE REQUIRED (Trout/Salmon and Lake Erie permits are also NOT required). All other fishing regulations still apply. For more info visit: https://www.fishandboat.com/Fishing/Regulations/Pages/default.aspx
📸 Pam DiRado, Cook Forest State Park
#Fishing #Pennsylvania #FishForFree #PAParksAndForests #CookForestStatePark
Did you know 46 of Pennsylvania`s state parks offer free sunscreen? Supported by the #PADeptofHealth and @impactmelanoma, the pole-mounted, battery-operated dispensers, that supply 30+ SPF IMPACT sunscreen will be positioned at: #BaldEagleStatePark #BeltzvilleSTatePark #BlackMoshannonStatePark #BlueKnobStatePark #CaledoniaStatePark #CanoeCreekStatePark @chapmanstatepark #ClearCreekStatePark #CodorusStatePark #CowansGapStatePark #FrancesSlocumStatePark #FrenchCreekStatePark #GreenwoodFurnaceStatePark #GiffordPinchotStatePark #HillsCreekStatePark #keystoneStatePark #LackawannaStatePark #LaurelHillStatePark #LittleBuffaloStatePark #MarshCreekStatePark #MemorialLakeStatePark @MoraineStatePark #MountPisgah #NeshaminyStatePark #NockamixonStatePark #NoldeForestStatePark #OhiopyleStatePark #ParkerDamStatePark #PineGroveFurnaceStatePark #PoeValleyStatePark #Presque Isle StatePark PrinceGallitzinStatePark PromisedLandStatePark RacoonCreekStatePark RalphStoverStatePark RBWinterStatePark RickettsGlenStatePark RidleyCreekStatePark @ShawneeStatePark ShikellamyStatePark SizervilleStatePark TobyhannaStatePark TuscaroraStatePark @tylerstatepark_pa WorldsEndStatePark YellowCreekStatePark
📸Friends of Beltzille State Park
For more info, go to @PADCNR press release listed in the link in the bio.
Learn about some of PA`s cool geological features from a blog written by Christian Alexandersen, host of @HemlockstoHellbenders - Check it out by clicking on the link in the bio and selecting "news, Blogs, and Press Releases"
📸 Tiffany Raeburn, Hickory Run State Park
#GeoWonder #RockHound #GeologyRocks #Pennsylvania #StateParks #PARocks #PAParksAndForests #Geology
The Friends of Lyman Run put in a free little library at Lyman Run State Park! Chip, Maintenance, and Management staff were able to get one installed at the Daggett Campground. It was tough digging through limestone fill and loose gravel, but it`s ready for visitors to enjoy! Thank you volunteers and staff!
#FreeLibrary #Booklovers #CampgroundReading #CampfireReads #ParkPages #ReadingInTheWild #NatureReading #PAParksAndForests
It`s supporters like you who love the 124 state parks and 2.2 million acres of state forest who help protect these places for everyone to enjoy now and in the future. When you partner with PPFF, you help to expand access to the outdoors for everyone from ADA equipment to transportation for underserved areas to state parks and forests to educational opportunities to conservation project. Please become a member or donate today to help ensure a better future for PA`s state parks and forests. Click on the link in the bio to donate or become a member (store option).
#ILoveMyStateParksWeek #ILoveMyStateParksWeekPA #PAParksAndForests
Get out there and #LeapIn to experiences! Share a photo of something you enjoy doing in state parks and forests or the view you love to go see. Tag us and use #ILoveMyStateParksPA and we`ll draw a random winner for a sticker!
#ILoveMySTateParksWeek #ILoveMyStateParksPA #NASPF #PAParksAndForests
Taking care of your health is so important. Check out "The Role of Quiet" video and learn how outdoor spaces can help you mentally, physically, and emotionally! Click in the link in the bio to learn more!
#ILoveMyStateParks #ILoveMyStateParksWeek #MentalHealth #PhysicalHealth #EmotionalHealth #PAParksAndForests
PPFF is expanding! We`re looking to hire a Volunteer Outreach Coordinator! For more information and how to apply, click on the link in the bio!
Application deadline is May 30, 2024!
#NatureJob #StateParks #Volunteers #Conservation
#LeapIn to new explorations! Check out our publications page to try new experiences - click on the link in the bio and select "#LeapIn to Adventure"
#ILoveMyStateParksWeek #ILoveMyStateParks #ILoveMyStateParksPA #ExplorePA #ExploreNature #NatureLover #PAStateParkAndForests
What are you looking to #LeapIn to this summer? Tell us what you are anticipating experiencing in PA`s state parks and forests in the comments and we`ll draw a few random winners for a sticker!
#ILoveMyStateParksWeek #ILoveMyStateParks #ILoveMyStateParksPA #PAParksAndForests #SummerVacation #Summer #DayTrip