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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]
Philadelphia Parks & Recreation (PPR) is the municipal department responsible for managing parks, recreation centers, playgrounds, trails, community gardens, and historic properties in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Fairmount Park is the largest municipal park in Philadelphia and the historic name for a group of parks located throughout the city. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Fairmount Park consists of two park sections named East Park and West Park, divided by the Schuylkill River , with the two sections together totalling 2,052 acres (830 ha). [ 3 ]
Now a National Park Service site, it was established in 1893 as the first state park in Pennsylvania. Voneida State Forest Park [4] [49] Centre County: unknown: Hairy Johns State Forest Picnic Area [47] Now part of Bald Eagle State Forest (Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry), it was established 1922 and named for "Hairy John" Voneida [4] [41]
Permit holders pay an annual fee for use of the land, and are expected to protect the forest environment and maintain the residences. [6] In the 1950s, the Forest Service stopped giving out permits for building cabins. In 1960, the forest service stopped opening additional tracts of land for the program.
State Forest Name County Area acres (ha) Founded Remarks Kittanning: Jefferson: 13,266 acres (5,369 ha) 1919: Summer 2007, renamed Clear Creek State Forest Valley Forge: Chester: 812 acres (329 ha) January 1935: August 2007, renamed William Penn State Forest Lackawanna: Lackawanna 44,743 acres (18,107 ha)
Wissahickon Valley Park is a large urban park that is located in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It protects 2,042 acres (8.26 km 2 ) [ 1 ] of woodland surrounding the Wissahickon Creek between the Montgomery County border and the Schuylkill River .
Park Neighborhood / Area Acres Ref. Fairmount Park: West: 2052 [7] Wissahickon Valley Park: Northwest: 2042 [7] Pennypack Park: Northeast: 1343 [7] Cobbs Creek Park: West, Southwest: 851 [7] Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park: South: 348 [8] Tacony Creek Park Northeast 304 [7] Benjamin Rush State Park: Northeast 275 [9] Poquessing Creek Park ...