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PA Greenways & Trails Summit
 | | Hiker on Oil Creek State Park bike trail, passing under Funkville Bridge; photo by Michael Henderson |
PA Greenways & Trails Summit
"Making Connections"
September 15-17, 2013
Quality Inn & Conference Center, Franklin
Click here for the Registration Guide.
Online Registration is available. Click here to register now.
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Conference News
67th Annual State Conference "PRPS Goes Back to the Future" March 22-26, 2014, Seven Springs Mountain Resort |
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Have You Heard?
by Amy Camp, Recreational Tourism Consultant
The Monongahela River is the 2013 PA River of the Year. Pennsylvania Environmental Council's River Town Program and communities along the "Mon" have been celebrating all summer and just opened registration for a paddle trip on August 17. This 4.5-mile trip from Brownsville to California, PA is great for beginners and includes an option to rent a canoe or kayak. Learn more here. If you'd rather explore the Mon River Towns by land, check out these six newly-posted trip itineraries.
Follow the River Town Program on Facebook .
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Leadership Living
Agility in the Land of Giants  In Bruce Wilkinson's wonderfully empowering book The Dream Giver, he spins an allegory about a guy named Ordinary who leaves his comfort zone to pursue his dreams. The further he travels away from the familiar, the more unsettled he becomes, and the more he is oppressed by those opposed to his audacity to dream. He encounters Border Bullies, who try to prevent him from crossing into unfamiliar territory. His tenacity is tested in the Wasteland. And just when the fulfillment of his dream is in sight, he meets Giants, whose self-appointed purpose is to take him down and deny his dream. If you've ever pursued a big dream, you know the tale is true. Some of the obstacles that prevent us from realizing our goals are gigantic. But as leaders, if we are to persist and win, we must find ways to effectively neutralize those Giants, one way or another: To read more, click here. |
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Member Email Request
I am volunteering to assist the "Friends of Coleman's Park" in Lebanon to build a stronger and more effective organization. I am looking for sample bylaws, mission statements, goals, and objectives, as well as organizational structure, including descriptions of roles and responsibilities of officers and committee chairs, etc.
If your park or community has a friends group please forward any information you can offer directly to Cindy Dunlap, PA DCNR at cydunlap@pa.gov.
Thank you!
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