Protect our Parks & Forests
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“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and aesthetic values of the environment.”
Pennsylvania’s public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.
Pennsylvania Constitution | Article 1, Section 27 | Natural Resources and the Public EstateThe Problem
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HIT! The Ultimate Guide to Staying in Yurts and Cabins in Pennsylvania State Parks
The COVID-19 pandemic brought millions more people to Pennsylvania’s state parks and cabins, causing additional stress to already highly used […]
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Go Wild! Meet Pennsylvania’s Mid State Trail
I never met Dr. Tom Thwaites, but I have few doubts that we would have gotten along. If you ask […]
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HIT! PA parks and trails are good for physical, mental health
The Reading Eagle gets it! Their 2/1/2021 editorial notes: “One of the few positive results of the changes forced by […]
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