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September 13, 2023 | 3:23 PM

Pennsylvania’s outdoor recreation industry now has a direct line to state government

The newly established Office of Outdoor Recreation has a $422,000 operating budget, so officials say the key to its success will be building relationships rather than lavish funding.
By Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
July 18, 2023 | 9:23 AM

Central Pennsylvania public pools struggle to stay afloat through maintenance and inflation

By Sydney Roach/WPSU
April 1, 2023 | 11:43 AM

Pennsylvania looks to improve its outdoor recreation workforce opportunities

Outdoor recreation workers are making about 57 percent of the wages of an average Pennsylvania worker

By Ed Arke/WITF

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August 13, 2022 | 7:22 AM

Pennsylvania unveils plans for first-of-its-kind recreation area

Pennsylvania’s new motorized recreation area preserves 5,600 acres of unique land and gives off-road enthusiasts a public place to drive.

By Kat Bolus/WVIA
April 5, 2021 | 5:36 AM

Cool for the spring: Pennsylvania park programs are open again

Outdoor and in-person park programs have resumed and are limited to 40 participants per program.

By Hannah Chinn/WHYY
August 10, 2020 | 4:32 PM

Pennsylvania DCNR warns of crowds at parks, suggests alternatives

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has posted an “overcrowding alert” saying some parks have been turning people away and closing overflow parking.

By The Associated Press
August 10, 2020 | 11:04 AM

Now is the time to start biking

"It's freedom. When you were a kid and you got a bike and you could go riding around and it was just freedom. And that's what it can be for adults, too."
By Meg Anderson/NPR
August 2, 2020 | 9:47 AM

Not flying this summer? Many Americans are hitting the road — in RVs

By NPR
May 26, 2020 | 5:27 AM

Charitable runs, walks learn to adapt to crowd limits

“People are still excited to get the race swag that they earn. It all comes back to that sense of community.”
By Will Graves/The Associated Press
May 25, 2020 | 7:40 AM

From camping to dining out: Here’s how experts rate the risks of 14 summer activities

"We can think of transmission risk with a simple phrase: time, space, people, place."
By Allison Aubrey, Laurel Wamsley, and Carmel Wroth/NPR
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