History of Pennsylvania’s State Parks by William C. Forrey (1984)

History of Pennsylvania’s State Parks (1984-2015) by William C. Forrey (2016)

History of Pennsylvania’s State Parks (2016-2023) by William C. Forrey (2024)

A Legacy You Can Take Pride in Continuing – 125 Years of State Parks and Forests

A Timeline of Environmental History

Conservation Activism Excerpts

The CCC Brought Recreation to You

Pennsylvania Nature Writers and Their Influence on the Culture and Landscape of America by Brent M. Erb, The Pennsylvania State University, 2016.

Look Back to See the Way Forward

The Heritage of Recreation

Pennsylvania’s Heritage of Conservation Activism

PA’s Recreation Heritage Then and Now

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