Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Festival Of Wood Returns To Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers Sept. 24 & 25 In Pike County

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Festival Of Wood is returning to Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers Historic Site in Pike County September 24 & 25.  The Festival is being held in connection with National Public Lands Day.

More details will be released about this family friendly event in the near future that celebrates Penn’s Woods and Pennsylvania’s nation-leading hardwoods industry.

The ancestral family home of Gifford Pinchot, who introduced scientific forestry to America and founded the USDA Forest Service, Grey Towers stands today as a natural resource leadership and education Center. 

Pinchot also served as PA Forestry Commissioner and Governor of Pennsylvania for two terms.

For more information and a complete schedule of activities, visit the Grey Towers Festival of Wood webpage, call 570-296-9630 or send email to: info@greytowers.org

For more information on programs, initiatives and other upcoming events, visit the Grey Towers Heritage AssociationClick Here to sign up for updates from the Association, Like them on Facebook, Follow them on Twitter, visit their YouTube Channel, become part of their Google+ Circle and follow them on Instagram.

  Also visit the Grey Towers Historic Site website and the Pinchot Institute for Conservation website for information on its conservation research and policy programs.  Click Here to sign up for the Institute’s regular updates.

Related Articles:

-- PA/NJ Chapter American Chestnut Foundation: Fall Meeting Nov. 12; American Chestnut Symposium Sept. 30-Oct.1; In Memoriam: Mark Knight

-- Penn State Extension: Walk In Penn’s Woods October 2

-- Keystone Trails Association: Take Advantage Of A Variety Of Hiking Experiences And Volunteer For Trail Care Events Across PA  [PaEN]

[Posted: July 13, 2022]  PA Environment Digest

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