outdoor recreation

CAMP HILL — The Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation (PPFF) held its 16th Annual Awards Banquet and celebrated 11 award recipients for their outs...

(Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...

ST. MARYS — The Union Sportsmen's Alliance (USA) will host a free public fishing event at Twin Lakes in Wilcox on Saturday. The 2025 IUE-CWA Local 502...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Municipal League recognized the City of St. Marys in Elk County for winning a 2025 Governor’s Awards for Local Governmen...

HARRISBURG — Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced the appointment of Tyler Ickes as assistant ...

FISH: Pics or it never happened. The Pennsylvania Great Outdoors Visitors Bureau will hold its 12 annual Big Fish Photo Contest April through June. Th...

In all my years of trout fishing, one thing I’ve learned is that there are a variety of ways you can catch them. There really is no ideal method for c...

ALLEGHENY OUTDOOR CLUB will offer two hikes this weekend. On Saturday, the club will hike in the Erie National Wildlife Refuge on two different trails...

Today is Mentored Youth Trout fishing day in Pennsylvania. This will be the 13th year in a row that the Keystone State has allowed its youth trout ang...

It will be a day of family-friendly fishing fun at Willow Creek Sportsman’s Club as they host the second annual Youth Trout Derby from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m...

AUSTIN — Sinnemahoning State Park announced this summer’s Women in the Wilds event will be held from June 20 to 22 with registration opening April 1. ...

As winter fades and spring approaches, many outdoor enthusiasts shift from snowmobiling and skiing to activities like biking, hiking and ATV riding. H...

JOHNSONBURG — Rolfe Beagle Club President Jim Pennington Jr. announced key highlights of its Ninth Annual Statewide Coyote and Fox Hunt or Trap. Fifty...

For Northern Tier of Pennsylvania residents who snowmobile but don't have registrations in New York state, opportunities are coming up to ride for fre...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Reps. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., and Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Scouting Caucus, this week ...

AUSTIN — Free programs are being held in February at the Sinnemahoning State Park. From noon to 2 p.m. Feb. 8 will be snowshoeing for beginners. Snows...

JOHNSONBURG — Jim Pennington Jr., president of Rolfe Beagle Club, announced the club will extend its popular Coyote and Fox Hunt or Trap by a third we...

Feeling bored and tired of being stuck at home? Try something new and join the Winter Trek at Marilla Reservoir, to be held noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 18. Th...

WARREN — This year, the Allegheny National Forest Chapter of the North Country Trail Association focused on two goals — improving the drainage on the ...

Read the local list of fall 2024 C2P2 grant recipients in the PA Wilds region below. County-specific project funding totals $4,812,900. In Cameron Cou...