The Pa. Outdoor Corps is a signature program within DCNR that was created in 2016. More than 1,200 young people have participated in the program.

The corps is managed by DCNR and the Student Conservation Association and is supported through funding provided by the Department of Labor and Industry, as well as private philanthropic partners.

DCNR program shapes the next generation of conservation workers More than 1,200 young people have taken part in the Pennsylvania Outdoor Corps since 2016. To stream WNEP on your phone, you need ...

Closures at some U.S. Army Corps of Engineers campgrounds may be contributing to the increased demand at state parks. The DCNR is expanding camping facilities and adding "Great Gathering" sites ...

The average DCNR dam is 66 years old, even though the life expectancy of a dam is generally around 50 years, according to DCNR Deputy Secretary for Parks and Forestry John Norbeck.

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) will host more than 70 guided hikes in 46 state parks and one forest district on New Year’s Day, as part of the nationwide “First ...

DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn and Pennsylvania State Forester Seth Cassell unveiled Forests for All — A Plan for Pennsylvania’s Forests and People — a forward-thinking strategy to protect ...

The audit reported that the DCNR did not award all Community Conservation Partnerships Program (C2P2) grants competitively, instead using its own discretion when awarding some grants despite ...

That includes those organized by its staff or volunteers. The decision includes the elimination of the DCNR’s organized group First Day Hikes planned for Jan. 1. The.

Pennsylvania DCNR will spray for spongy moths and fall cankerworm, marking the first cankerworm spraying in nearly 30 years. Spraying targets almost 75,000 acres for spongy moths, a significant ...

DCNR provides a list of aerial applicators, a suppression guide and expert foresters in each county to assist landowners in planning treatment. Spongy moth egg mass surveys are the best way to ...