About us
The PA Parks and Forests Events group is for anyone who loves PA's state parks and forests! Join us for volunteer days, educational trainings, fundraisers, conservation efforts, or being a part of one of 40+ Friend's Group chapters across the state.
This group will show events hosted by Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation (PPFF). PPFF is a nonprofit that supports the 124 state parks and 2.2 million acres of forest across the commonwealth. We work towards helping removing accessibility barriers so everyone can experience the outdoors, host trainings and education opportunities, organize volunteer days, and assists 40+ Friend's Groups help support their park or forest.
It is free to be a part of the PA Parks and Forests Events group. While most of PPFF events are of no cost, any event that does will have it listed on its individual event listing.
Upcoming events
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Volunteer Work Day - Mountain Creek Trail
Pine Grove Furnace State Park, 11 Pine Grove Rd, Gardners, PA, USThe Friends of Pine Grove Furnace State Park need some volunteers on Sunday 3/22/2026, starting at 1:30 PM.
They seek a half dozen to a dozen people who can shovel woodchips and push wheelbarrows on Mountain Creek Trail in the State Park. The group will install rock waterbars to divert rain, and carry lumber & install a walkway.
Please RSVP by emailing PineGroveFriends@gmail.com so they can plan ahead with adequate tools & materials.
Meet in the main Laurel Lake parking lot (near the bathhouse building) at 1:30 PM on Sunday March 22. Then the group will drive down Ice House Road to the Mountain Creek Trail trailhead. Tasks will take two to three hours depending on how many people show up. “Many hands make light work.”
All tools will be provided: please just bring your favorite work gloves, appropriate footwear and water.
It would be ideal, but optional, for volunteers to create an account on DCNR’s new website, https://dcnrvolunteers.pa.gov. (Even if you were registered in the past, a brand new account is needed starting in 2026. The new system completely replaces the old one — it’s a fresh start with a *much* easier-to-use interface.)
Volunteers are critical to making Pine Grove Furnace State Park such a wonderful place. Thank you!
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Earth Day at Black Moshannon - Pre-Registration required
Black Moshannon State Park, 4216 Beaver Rd, Philipsburg, PA, USHelp beautify Black Moshannon State Park! Projects include winter debris removal, painting, sealing, trail maintenance, gardening, and litter pickup. Lunch will be provided. Free camping is available that weekend for those that help from 9 am to 1 pm.
All volunteers will need to sign up on the new system at: Become a Volunteer with the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Conservation | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania<https://www.pa.gov/services/dcnr/become-a-dcnr-conservation-volunteer>. An individual profile will need to be created to volunteer & signup.
Follow Black Moshannon State Park at https://www.facebook.com/BlackMoshannonStatePark
Supported by the Friends of Black Moshannon, a chapter of Pennsylvania Parks & Forest Foundation (PPFF), a 501(c) Non-Profit Organization1 attendee
Online Book Club - April
·OnlineOnlineJoin PPFF President Marci Mowery for another year of engaging and entertaining reading on various aspects of the outdoors and the environment. The book club returns for a bimonthly chat – still on the last Wednesday of the month – beginning February 25.
The books for the year:
February: Romancing the Trail: Six Days Atop Laurel Ridge (celebrating 50 years of the Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail with this selection) – Dane Cramer
April: Half-Earth-Our Planet’s Fight for Life – E.O. Wilson
June: Grandma Gatewood’s Walk – Ben Montgomery
August: The Sun is a Compass – Caroline Van Hemert
October: A Marriage at Sea-A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck – Sophie Elmhirst
December (this session takes place 12/16 in deference to the holidays): CABIN-Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman – Patrick Hutchison
ZOOM Link:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82880839211?pwd=UN8saQNYkU85FS1bqZJqswfyQG35ZD.1
Meeting ID: 828 8083 9211
Passcode: 0735071 attendee
Past events
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