Get outdoors: Pocono outdoor calendar, Sunday, Dec. 20
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The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has canceled organized in-person events and programs as COVID-19 cases rise, while keeping state parks and forests open for individual and small group usage.
The cancelation, effective Sunday, Dec. 6, affects about 150 planned events, including First Day Hikes on Jan. 1. Be sure to call ahead regarding outdoor activities that are slated to occur in public parks.
Stroll under the glow of Christmas at Shawnee: Bundle up and take a stroll under the glow of Christmas at Shawnee Inn. Through Dec. 27, visitors can enjoy the Christmas Light Walk at Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort in Shawnee-on-Delaware. The outdoor nature of the attraction makes it a perfect COVID-safe holiday activity. Be sure to bundle up, as the Pocono Mountains are in the throes of w
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Things to do this weekend in the Poconos
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To add an event to this list, email newsroom@poconorecord.com, or go to poconorecord.com/thingstodo.
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has canceled organized in-person events and programs in parks as COVID-19 cases rise, while keeping state parks and forests open for individual and small group usage.
The cancelation, effective Sunday, Dec. 6, affects about 150 planned events, including First Day Hikes on Jan. 1. Be sure to call ahead regarding outdoor activities that are slated to occur in public parks.
Show off your ugly sweaters and take a hike
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Updated: 12:17 PM EST December 16, 2020
YORK COUNTY, Pa. The Lancaster Conservancy has acquired a 70-acre addition to the Hellam Hills Nature Preserve in York County, the organization said Wednesday.
With this acquisition, Hellam Hills Nature Preserve grows to nearly 800 contiguous, protected acres, and the total land exceeding 1,000 acres, the Conservancy said.
The addition was purchased with financial assistance from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of Recreation and Conservation, who awarded the project a grant from the Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund, the Conservancy said.
Brookfield Renewable donated a 173-acre tract in Lower Chanceford Township along McCalls Ferry Road as the match to DCNR funding, along with private donations, the Conservancy added.