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August 23, 2024

Forest Fridays: The Incident Management Team response in Westfield, PA

The worst of the remnants of Hurricane Debby passed through Pennsylvania on Friday, August 9, 2024. Although much of the Commonwealth received some much-needed rain, other areas received too much in too short a time. Such was the case in the Cowanesque Valley in northern Tioga County, where four to six inches of rain triggered massive flooding, wiping out homes, businesses, and turning life upside down for many in the town of Westfield (population approximately 1,200).

August 22, 2024

Four remote workers dive into Saint Marys’ Wilds Are Working: Remote Lifestyle Experience

The community of Saint Marys, in the Elk Country Landscape of the PA Wilds, welcomed four remote workers and their families to the area this August. During their stay, they’ll be fully immersing themselves in the PA Wilds-lifestyle. Now in its third and final grant-funded year, the Wilds Are Working: Remote Lifestyle Experience, has brought remote workers from near and far to the region to experience truly rural living.

August 20, 2024

PA Wilds Stays: Overnight accommodations in the Elk Country landscape of the Pennsylvania Wilds

Home to the largest free-roaming elk herd in the northeastern United States, Elk Country is a landscape within the Pennsylvania Wilds region that will impress wildlife lovers. Here, you can relax and truly enjoy the beauty of nature. Choose the lodging establishment that fits your needs, book a night there, and start exploring the Elk Country landscape of the PA Wilds!

August 19, 2024

Here’s what remote workers had to say about their stay in Williamsport this July

Now in its third and final grant-funded year, the Wilds Are Working: Remote Lifestyle Experience, has brought remote workers from near and far to the region to experience truly rural living. The program seeks to tackle challenges associated with the outmigration of residents from the region. Here's what the participants in Williamsport had to say about their experience.

August 16, 2024

Resources for visitors and residents in PA Wilds communities impacted by flooding

Remnants from Hurricane Debby brought severe rain and flooding to much of the Pennsylvania Wilds region, especially the northeastern section that includes Tioga, Potter, and Lycoming Counties. Learn how you can get keep up-to-date about advisories and recommendations, as well as how you can find resources if you were affected by flooding or how you can donate to those in need.

August 15, 2024

New PA Wilds Conservation Shop opens in former train depot in Marienville, Forest County

There’s a new shop in Marienville, supporting local artisans and celebrating the Pennsylvania Wilds region’s unique history! In Forest County, a PA Wilds Conservation Shop has opened within an historic train depot in Marienville, along the nearly 74-mile Knox and Kane Rail Trail. Operated by the nonprofit PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship (PA Wilds Center), these mission-driven gift shops help improve market access for rural entrepreneurs by sourcing 90 percent of their inventory from rural makers and businesses in the 13-county PA Wilds region, while also accomplishing other mission points.

August 12, 2024

Creators in the Wilds

Driving through the scenic Pennsylvania Wilds is an incredible experience all on its own, but once you pick up a camera, you begin to notice all of the small breathtaking details all around you. We’ve come to learn that we should always have a camera in hand and ready, because you never know when you’ll come across a moment you want to document.

August 9, 2024

How Cora Brooks saved lives at Austin Dam

A new interpretive panel near Austin Dam tells the story of how one incredible woman, Cora Brooks, spread the word of the breaking of the Bayless Paper Mill Dam - saving lives of many of those in the path of destruction. The Austin Dam Memorial Association worked with the Lumber Heritage Region and their local Scout Club to install and unveil the Cora Brooks / Bayless Paper Mill sign at the Austin Dam Memorial Park.

August 7, 2024

Beyond the Dirt

One of the simplest ways to improve our mental health is to get outside. Simply sitting outdoors or taking a stroll has been a documented medical benefit for decades. Locally, we are lucky enough to have access to all of these spaces. We also have mental health professionals and outdoor enthusiasts who are working to provide events in these unique, remote, spaces. Two such people are Jeff and Lyndsey Weidow, a married couple who have a unique and particular viewpoint for such events.  Jeff is the organizer of the Beyond the Dirt event and founder of Project Pedal. 

August 6, 2024

A Watershed Moment: Dedicated Rocks

There once was a man made of water. Like rivers and streams he was swept to the tide. He flowed to the sea, he flowed to the sea, to forces and figures much greater than he. Read this poem about Scripture Rocks in Brookville, written by Jessica Cichocki Weible for The Watershed Journal.