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8/1/2007

 

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources
Commonwealth News Bureau
Room 308, Main Capitol
Harrisburg, PA 17120

 

CONTACT: Christina Novak
DCNR Press Secretary
(717) 772-9101

NEW PARTNERSHIP WILL LET PHILADELPHIA TEENS EXPLORE REGIONAL STATE PARKS

HARRISBURG  — The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the City of Philadelphia Recreation Department are teaming up to provide 14 teenagers from the city the opportunity for outdoor adventures in nearby state parks July 30 – Aug. 3.

“Our state parks are often in more rural areas but people are concentrated in our urban areas,” DCNR Secretary Michael DiBerardinis said. “Our partnership with the City of Philadelphia opens the door to a new opportunity to connect our state parks with urban youth.

“We hope an exciting outdoor adventure will not only make them repeat visitors, but will teach them about diversity in the natural world so as citizens they are lifelong stewards and make wise decisions about what our world looks like,” DiBerardinis said.

The participants range in age from 12 to 15 and are already involved in recreational programs in Philadelphia.

They will participate in the following activities:

bulletJuly 30, teambuilding, compass use/orienteering, photography and survival skills at Tyler State Park in Bucks County;
bulletJuly 31, fishing and horseback riding at Ridley Creek State Park in Delaware County;
bulletAug. 1, boating, disc golf and knot tying at Tyler State Park;
bulletAug. 2, beekeeping, gardening, climbing and rappelling at Evansburg State Park in Montgomery County; and
bulletAug. 3, camping basics and outdoors adventures at Tyler State Park.

“All of the programs will include a ‘how to’ as well as an interpretive component,” DCNR Regional Program Coordinator Mike Jones said. “We intend to use our experiences with the first program as a model for our new efforts to make city residents more aware of the fun and learning available to them at nearby state parks.”

For more information on any of Pennsylvania’s 117 state parks, visit www.dcnr.state.pa.us. 

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