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June 28, 2024

New expanded access to Pine Creek Rail Trail, thanks to Whitetail Recreation Area parking

The Pine Creek Rail Trail, one of the most popular journeys in the rural Pennsylvania Wilds region, recently got a new parking area in Jersey Shore, Clinton County. This means expanded access to the PCRT, allowing more people to enjoy the 62-mile rail trail that runs from Jersey Shore to Stokesdale and traverses through both Tioga and Tiadaghton State Forest lands.

June 27, 2024

Capture a good ole summertime! PA Great Outdoors photo contest open July-September

What does summertime feel like to you? Capture those good ole summertime memories... and you could even win some prizes! There are many great places to explore this summer in Pennsylvania’s Great Outdoors region, part of the Pennsylvania Wilds that includes the counties of Cameron, Elk, and Forest. If you capture some of those special summertime memories with a photo while traveling in the PA Great Outdoors region, consider entering it into the latest photo contest.

June 25, 2024

PA Wilds Stays: Overnight accommodations in the Cook Forest and the Ancients landscape of the Pennsylvania Wilds

Known as a land of giants because of the forest cathedral of ancient pines and hemlocks, Cook Forest and the Ancients is an ode to the majesty of the Pennsylvania Wilds and home to many of the tallest hemlock and pine trees in the Northeast. Choose the lodging establishment that fits your needs, book a night there, and start exploring Cook Forest and the Ancients landscape of the PA Wilds!

June 19, 2024

More than a market – An inside look at buying local food at farmers markets

With the idea of summertime fresh on our minds, many of us find ourselves daydreaming of the glorious days ahead. For some this might mean trips to greenhouses, maybe planting a garden or getting some of those renovations knocked off of that to-do list. For many, this is market season. Weekly farmers markets have forever served as the direct connection between producer and consumer.

June 18, 2024

The Beaver Meadow Walkway in DuBois

In the little city of DuBois, in Clearfield County along the I-80 Frontier landscape of the Pennsylvania Wilds, the Beaver Meadow Walkway is a hidden treasure, allowing locals to enjoy the beauty of nature while walking to convenient places throughout the community. 

June 12, 2024

300 trees planted in Allegheny National Forest through Plant-A-Tree program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service planted over 300 tree seedlings along the Irwin Run stream in the Allegheny National Forest on May 21, 2024. The trees, funded through the agency’s Plant-A-Tree Program, will improve wildlife habitat, provide shade, and reduce soil erosion. 

June 6, 2024

Share your love of waterways with the Susquehanna Greenway Art Contest

The 2024 Susquehanna Greenway Expo Art Contest invites members of the public to design a piece of art, following the prompt “What do you love most about the Susquehanna River?” The deadline to apply is Friday, June 21, 2024 by 5 p.m. Eastern. The winner of the art contest will get their design placed on a water bottle, along with their artwork featured on a sticker.

June 3, 2024

What you need to know about the temporary closure and renovation at Kinzua Skywalk

Everyone loves the soaring heights, tremendous views, and incredible history of the Kinzua Skywalk at Kinzua Bridge State Park in the Pennsylvania Wilds! Recently, the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced that the Kinzua Skywalk will be undergoing a multi-year rehabilitation and renovation project, starting after the 2024 fall foliage season. What does this mean for lovers of Kinzua Bridge State Park?

May 31, 2024

Forest Fridays: Cicadas

The appearance of the periodical cicada (genus Magicicada) is an extraordinary event that can evoke feelings of wonder. Their choruses that dominate the soundscape certainly remind us to pay attention to our oft-ignored six-legged neighbors. Endemic to eastern North America, these cicadas occur in distinct broods with 13-year or 17-year life cycles. As if by magic, periodical cicadas suddenly materialize in a synchronous mass emergence, take flight on glittering, orange-veined wings, and sing in an exuberant ensemble just before a final disappearing act. Except for the occasional straggler, they are not heard again for well over a decade.

May 30, 2024

The many trails of the Pennsylvania Wilds

The Pennsylvania Wilds region has more than 1,600 miles of trails… so start lacing up your hiking books and figure out which trail is your favorite! Some of the most popular trails in the PA Wilds region include the North Country Trail through the Allegheny National Forest, the Knox and Kane Rail Trail, the Clarion-Little Toby Rail Trail, the Pine Creek Rail Trail near the PA Grand Canyon, and many more.