Pennsylvania’s state parks again are the subject of welcome attention, just as they were in the summer of 2017, when a long-overdue, first-in-25 years public review of the basic mission of the parks system was launched.

But while the examination that was begun about a year and a half ago sought to identify problems and needs in the commonwealth’s 121 parks, as well as to gather suggestions about how to address them, at the forefront now is a proposed campaign that’s aimed at tackling $1 billion in needed infrastructure work in the recreational facilities.

Commitment to State Parks is important, 2/18/2019: Altoona Mirror