Central Pa. state park expands with more hiking and habitat for amphibians and brook trout
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Pennsylvania state park staff investigate one of the vernal pools in the Sutton Tract that s been added to Kings Gap Environmental Education Center in Cumberland County. (DCNR photo)
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A relatively small but environmentally and recreationally important piece of ground has been added to Kings Gap Environmental Education Center in Cumberland County.
Known as the Sutton Tract, the 68 acres contain several vernal pools, Kings Gap Hollow Run and the native brook trout stream that runs through it, and the potential for more accessible hiking opportunities at the state park site.
Pennsylvania looks to reopen state park ski slopes
Updated May 05, 2021;
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Downhill skiing could return to Denton Hill State Park in Potter County in the near future.
The park’s downhill area has been closed since winter 2014, but the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is seeking proposals from potential operators to bring downhill skiing back to the park and to increase operations as a year-round recreation center.
A new master plan for the park includes infrastructure improvements to the ski area expected to position a concessionaire to grow recreational opportunities of the site.
DCNR will make $10 million in capital improvements to support the implementation of the master plan for the park.
Mary Ann Thomas | Tribune-Review
Newly completed section of 9/11 National Memorial Trail in Garrett, Somerset County, on April 29, 2021.
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George Walker, owner of Whitehorse Brewing in Berlin, holding a special commemorative glass and special brew “Liberty” to raise money for the trail and to observe the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11 later this year.
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Somerset County and other officials cut the ribbon Friday in Garrett for the first 1.5 miles of the newly developed, off-road section of the 1,300-mile-long 9/11 National Memorial Trail.