It's another busy week with a hardly a thought to which month it is. But then again we had 75 degrees in Confluence and 45 the next. It's National Stress Awareness Month. Raise your hand if your stress comes from not being able to keep up with your wardrobe!

This week's masthead came in the door with a group of other shots from Nicholas's recent camping trip to the Sproul State Forest. He had himself a glorious campsite on the edge of a vista and said he was treated to "beauty, planets (Jupiter and Venus), and fresh snow." Sounds like a perfect Pennsylvania March! Click the photo to the larger version. 

It is wonderful to see these two new bridges at Cook Forest State Park! 

They were among the first projects we visited on an "infrastructure tour" following release of "The Legacy of Pennsylvania's State Parks & Forests: The Future is in Our Hands." As we walked around the one over the Tom's Run pool, Assistant Regional Manager Kevin Blair was able to grab a handful of bridge girder to demonstrate the reason for the "bridge closed" sign!

Looking at Earth Day Weekend. Your opportunity to get out and volunteer abound so do a little calendar click and pick the best place. We'll let our fingers do the walking through some additional outdoor offerings. 

Put a bookmark on the PPFF Events calendar and DCNR Calendar of Events so you never miss an announcement.

Good job on the follow up on the health benefits of taking a nice walk - let's see. We have physical fitness of all sorts (cardiovascular and pulmonary), disease management (diabetes, arthritis, and high blood pressure), weight management, stress reduction. Throw in an immune system boost and a natural suppression of your sweet tooth and you have an all 'round great way to spend time. 

Which I have seriously neglected since we got back. Lesson learned - my weight is up, my back is stiff, even my ears ring. So it is past time to get up and get moving!

Congratulations to Irene, chosen for our March win!

As April gets underway, the first celebration of the calendar is the Father of Forestry's birthday on April 9th. Obviously, Rothrock State Forest is named in his honor. However, during his tenure with the American Philosophical Society he delivered a series of lectures bearing the name of someone for whom yet another of our state forests is named. Who was that?

Enter each week to increase your chances of a fabulous prize at the end of the month when I'll draw one entry from all correct answers received during the month.

Green boxes are pictures and news; blue boxes are events.

Guess which one helps to achieve all the others!