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More than a dozen state parks and forests across Pennsylvania – including Ohiopyle in Fayette County – have been experiencing “extreme overcrowding” on weekends recently, with more people expected to ....
The state has issued an “overcrowding alert” this holiday weekend for 14 of its 121 state parks in the commonwealth including regional favorites such as Ohiopyle, Keystone and Presque Isle. A large number of park users on good weather weekends is causing some state parks to turn away visitors, according ....
Gypsy moth spraying has begun on over 200,000 acres of state land Updated 10:28 AM; Facebook Share Aerial spraying of woodlands against impending outbreaks of the gypsy moth has begun across Pennsylvania. A total of 203,569 acres at 146 sites will be sprayed through an effort led by the Bureau of Forestry in the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Those sites will include 9 state forests, 9 state parks, 25 state game lands and sections of the Allegheny National Forest in 19 counties. “As the insects emerge and begin feeding, the suppression effort will begin in early May,” said Cindy Adams Dunn, DCNR secretary. “Our recent cool, wet springs had emerged as an enemy of the gypsy moth in years past, but populations have climbed in some areas to a point where aerial spraying is needed to keep this invasive pest in check and protect the trees from defoliation.” ....
State parks in region on the schedule Apr 28, 2021 HARRISBURG The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn has announced the start of aerial spraying of state woodlands to combat gypsy moth populations poised for spring outbreaks in some sections of Pennsylvania, including state parks in Clinton, Centre and Lycoming counties. “As the insects emerge and begin feeding, the suppression effort will begin in early May,” Dunn said. “Our recent cool, wet springs had emerged as an enemy of the gypsy moth in years past, but populations have climbed in some areas to a point where aerial spraying is needed to keep this invasive pest in check and protect the trees from defoliation.” ....
Mar 6, 2021 The PA Wilds Conservation Shop at Kinzua Bridge is shown above and below, as well as close-ups of some of the goods sold there. PA Wilds is expanding to Leonard Harrison State Park this summer with a similar shop run out of a mobile unit. WELLSBORO The PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship (PA Wilds Center) announced Monday it is opening its second PA Wilds Conservation Shop at Leonard Harrison State Park via a mobile unit this summer, expanding visitor services at the busy state park and improving market access for rural entrepreneurs and businesses looking to serve its thousands of visitors. ....