Grandma Gatewood’s epic Appalachian Trail hike
1955, 67-year old Emma "Grandma" Gatewood became the first woman solo thru-hiker on the Appalachian Trail. She would go on to do it two more times.
Recreation
Essay: A 70-mile hike provides a refuge from a stressful year
"Henry David Thoreau went into the woods to 'live deeply and suck out all the marrow of life.' Me? I just wanted to stop looking at my phone."
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy opens accessible trail and discovery space in Frick Park
With its new trail and discovery space in Frick Park, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy aims to create an inclusive outdoor experience.
A trip down the Youghiogheny River through photos
Writer and photographer Tim Palmer returns to a subject he knows well in his new book, "Watching the River Run: A Photographic Journey Down the Youghiogheny."
Logging poised to accelerate in Allegheny National Forest under emergency declaration
The declaration will make it easier to cut more timber as some regulations like endangered species protections and public challenges are curtailed.
With federal cuts at national parks, state parks and forests brace for ‘record-breaking summer’
DCNR cites some federal campgrounds closing as a result in part of the boost in campsite reservations.
Deb Haaland on Our Public Lands
The former U.S. Secretary of the Interior weighs in on the changes under the second Trump administration. She is currently running for Governor of New Mexico.
Raystown Lake cancels campground reservations amid federal job cuts and hiring freezes
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which manages the property, said recreation and stewardship events also will be reduced and canceled.
3 new eastern Pennsylvania parks expected to draw tourists
More improvements are on the horizon for yet-to-be named state parks that include hiking trails, water access and a station on the Underground Railroad.
Conservationists raise alarm over federal employee firings
The program manager of the Western Virginia Highlands Conservancy on what employee firings at key agencies could mean for conservation efforts in her state and across the nation.
