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Pennsylvania Department of Banking; Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development; Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Bureau of Forestry; Bureau of State Parks; Office of Conservation Science. Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program; Wild Resource Conservation Program; Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), established in 1995, is the agency in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania responsible for maintaining and preserving the state's 124 state parks and 20 state forests; providing information on the state's natural resources; and working with communities to benefit local recreation and natural areas. [1]
The bureau regulates the approximately 225 traditional banks that have received state charters, as well as over 14,000 non-bank lenders, including mortgage brokers, securities dealers, debt managers, and pawnshops. The department is fully funded by licensing fees and is not dependent upon tax revenue..
Admission to all Pennsylvania state parks is free, although there are fees charged for use of cabins, marinas, etc. Pennsylvania's state parks offer "over 7,000 family campsites, 286 cabins, nearly 30,000 picnic tables, 56 major recreational lakes, 10 marinas, 61 beaches for swimming, 17 swimming pools" and over 1,000 miles (1,600 km) of trails.
The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC) is a private nonprofit conservation organization founded in 1932 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.WPC has contributed land to 12 state parks and conserved more than a quarter million acres of natural lands.
Gov. Tom Wolf announced on Twitter Tuesday three new additions to Pennsylvania’s 121 state parks. The announcement comes soon after the passing of the state budget, which included $56 million ...
Pine Grove Furnace State Park is a protected Pennsylvania area that includes Laurel and Fuller Lakes in Cooke Township of Cumberland County.The Park accommodates various outdoor recreation activities, protects the remains of the Pine Grove Iron Works (1764), and was the site of Laurel Forge (1830), Pine Grove Park (1880s), and a brick plant (1892).
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