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Photo by Bill Sisson, Rothrock State Forest Parks and Forests Welcome to the Awards Banquet Wednesday, May 9, 2018 12th Annual Recognizing Exemplary Work to Conserve and Enhance Our State Park and Forest System.

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Photo by Bill Sisson, Rothrock State Forest

Parks and Forests

Welcome to the

Awards BanquetWednesday, May 9, 2018

12th Annual

Recognizing Exemplary Work to Conserve and Enhance Our State Park and Forest System.

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Wednesday, May 9, 2018

2018 Award Winners

Cliff Jones Keystone Legacy Award: Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn

Joseph E. Ibberson Government Award: The Honorable Kate Harper

President’s Award: PA Wilds Conservation Landscape and PA Wilds Center

Park of the Year: Cook Forest State Park

Forest of the Year: Rothrock State Forest

Volunteerism Award: The Over the Hill Gang

Education Award: Marilyn and Tom Fye

Improvement Award: Gifford Pinchot Disc Golf Club

Young Volunteer Award: Sarah Reeping

Parks and Forests Awards Banquet

ProgramPPFF’s mission is to inspire stewardship of Pennsylvania’s state parks and forests through public engagement in

volunteerism, education, and recreation.

PPFF established the awards program to recognize the outstanding service, programs, and exemplary work done by

both volunteers and staff at state parks and forests.

Reception/Cash bar – 5:30 p.m.Silent Auction to support inclusive recreation

Welcome – 6:30 p.m.

Guest Speaker Maria Montero – Chairwoman, PPFF

Invocation

Dinner

Awards Presentation – 7:30 p.m.Silent Auction Closes

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Special ThanksPennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation

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Table Sponsors (Cherry)Rob Wonderling, Stahl-Sheaffer Engineering, Friends of Pine Grove Furnace,

L.B. Smith Estate Foundation Inc.

Table Sponsors (Oak) Anonymous, Orrstown Bank

Awards Burl Bowls created by Robert H. Gochnauer Wood Turning, Lancaster PA

[email protected]

Trophy bases and engraving – Trophy House, Harrisburg, PA

Special thank you to Graphics and Design for the design of the invitation

and program – graphicsanddesign.net

PPFF would like to recognize their Business Members:

Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia,

George Ely Associates, Inc., Langan Engineering & Environmental Services

Nonprofit Members: The Civic Club of Harrisburg,

New Beginnings Preschool, Susquehanna River Trail Association,

Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program Investors:

Mid Penn Bank, Troegs Independent Brewery, Waste Management

Banquet CommitteeBeth Artz, Judy Deiter, Joe Frassetta, Dr. James Grace,

Pam Metzger, Marci Mowery, Amanda Trimmer, Jeff Woleslagle

PPFF Staff

President: Marci Mowery

Bookkeeper: Debbie Whitmoyer

Membership Coordinator: Pam Metzger

Office Assistant: Beth Artz

Outreach & Public Relations Coordinator: Amanda Trimmer

Board of Directors

Chairwoman: Maria Montero

Vice Chairwoman: Mary Soderberg

Secretary: Brian J. Clark

Treasurer: Dr. James Grace

George Asimos, Nancy Ball, George Fernandez,

Gus Frederick, Maxine Harrison,

Rep. Mark Longietti, Brad Mallory, Tina Molski

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This year’s award goes to Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Often awards presentations are little more than a recitation of someone’s bio. When it comes to Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn the whole is very much greater than the sum of its parts. The fact is that many of us at the Foundation have known her through many of the bullet points of that bio, and the pride and joy

we feel at making her the recipient of this year’s Keystone Legacy Award is matched only by the degree to which the recognition is very much deserved.

The award is designed to salute a lifetime of service to Pennsylvania’s outdoors, and Cindy Adams Dunn has served Penn’s Woods admirably at every step along her way. From her time as an educator with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to her leadership with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Cindy always had the environment in the front of her mind.

It may be that back in the 1990s when she first came to the agency as director of community relations and environmental education there was a little tremor in the Force and a quiet understanding that one day she would be its Secretary. But then a stint at Audubon Pennsylvania took her back into the field to grow in her commitment to the wildlife, the water, and the connection that is the literal definition of “ecology.”

She returned in 2007 as a deputy secretary—long enough to help launch the Conservation Landscape program about which you will read elsewhere tonight and to oversee some $30 to $60 million in conservation and recreation investment in local communities. A brief time away took her to PennFuture, where her voice in defense of Pennsylvania’s environment was strong and unswerving.

This top honor is given to a group, individual, or business and is chosen at the discretion of PPFF. It recognizes an outstanding contribution to the protection and/or enhancement to the park and forest system in Pennsylvania.

Cliff Jones Keystone Legacy Award

Sponsor: Dominion Energy

Luckily for all of us, Governor Tom Wolf nominated her as DCNR Secretary upon taking office in 2015. Her academic and professional credentials show Cindy Adams Dunn is many things to many people and organizations, but to the people she works with every day at DCNR, she is known as a secretary who truly walks the walk. Looking back, her coworkers will fondly remember this secretary as one who:

• In the forward of a book on bats written by a Pennsylvania Game Commission expert, took readers back to her early environmental career when she often tallied bats in cramped church steeples where thousands of sets of teeth flashed just inches from her face, and bat guano would eventually coat her clothes.

• After dedicating a renovated rail-trail tunnel along Penns Creek, put the hook in a few Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission experts to teach her some pointers on fly fishing on the nearby premier trout stream. From after dinner to dark she fished, never catching a trout. Never quitting, either.

• Was the first to scamper up a swaying, refurbished fire tower when she and others visited the structure overlooking Kooser State Park and its thousands of surrounding acres.

• Took a trail snow grooming machine for a spin on Delaware State Forest snowmobile trail after presenting a grant for major trail improvement and repair.

The Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation thanks Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn for her optimism, her generosity, and her tireless devotion to everything this night is meant to celebrate and proudly presents her with the Cliff Jones Keystone Legacy Award.

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This year’s award goes to The Honorable Kate Harper

The Foundation is proud to recognize Representative Harper with the Ibberson Government Award—and not simply because she is a PPFF member (although that does make us very proud). The recognition stems from the Representative’s lifelong commitment to Pennsylvania’s clean air and water, open space,

and people. Her dedication to our common wealth began long before her election to the state legislature with service on the Montgomery County Open Space Planning Board, the county’s Planning Commission, and as chair of the Montgomery County Lands Trust.

Representative Harper’s recognition of this need to “think globally and act locally” took on a new dimension in 2000 when she took her seat in the Pennsylvania House on behalf of the 61st District just north and west of Philadelphia. The timing of her arrival on the statewide political scene was a boon for Pennsylvania since it gave her the opportunity to first help the state’s Growing Greener program by extending the tipping fee for trash sent to Pennsylvania’s landfills to support environmental initiatives (Act 90 of 2002) and then by serving as the prime architect of the $625 million Growing Greener II Initiative in 2005.

Representative Harper has joined more than 100 of her House colleagues as a co-sponsor of framework legislation to reauthorize and renew this critical piece of funding for farmland preservation, community environmental projects, open space, and parks.

This award is given to a person or department at any level of government to recognize their work in the stewardship of Pennsylvania’s state park and state forest systems.

Joseph E. Ibberson Government Award

Sponsor: Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia

In this year of its 25th anniversary, Representative Harper is to be congratulated and thanked for her vocal defense, protection, and continued promotion of the Keystone Recreation, Parks and Conservation Fund, which supports open space, historic preservation, and improvements to state parks and forests.

Always looking forward, she also regularly reaches across the aisle, for example, to co-sponsor a bill with Representative Carolyn Comitta to make affordable financing available to businesses working to reduce their carbon footprint. Representative Harper is currently a lead sponsor of a resolution commemorating the 125th Anniversary of Pennsylvania’s state parks and forests.

In recognition of her career-long support of Pennsylvania’s open space, recreational amenities, and people, the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation is pleased to honor Kate Harper with this year’s Joseph E. Ibberson Government Award.

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This year’s award goes to The PA Wilds Conservation Landscape/PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship

Pennsylvania’s Conservation Landscapes are about regional collaboration and partners working with common vision to achieve conservation and place-based economic development goals on a landscape scale. The Pennsylvania Wilds Conservation Landscape, the largest and most mature of the state’s seven, is no exception and is often cited as a national model. Launched in 2003, its goal is to grow the regional outdoor recreation and nature tourism economy to create jobs and diversity local economies and to do so in a way that improves quality of life and inspires resource stewardship.

The landscape’s “Declaration of Principles” below provide a shared purpose for 40 partner organizations working together on fostering resource stewardship, new economic opportunity and pride of place across a landscape comprised primarily of rural communities.

OUR MISSIONCelebrate and nurture our natural wonders by connecting people with nature.

OUR PHILOSOPHYThe way of nature is our way of life.

OUR METHODWelcome those who share our passions.

OUR PROMISEThe road less traveled makes all the difference.

The “Wilds” are aptly named. Encompassing 25% of the state’s land mass (larger than the state of Vermont) and only 4% of its population, this 12 ½ county region in northcentral and northwestern PA boasts 2.1 million acres of public land (as much as Yellowstone National Park), 16,000 miles of waterways (including two National Wild and Scenic Rivers), an international Dark Sky Preserve, and largest wild elk herd in the northeastern U.S. These natural assets, coupled with strategic investments by DCNR, (Elk Country Visitor Center, Nature Inn at Bald Eagle State Park, Wildlife Center at

This award is designed to recognize outstanding citizens or businesses that have made an impact in protecting open space, conservation, outdoor recreation, or volunteerism.

President’s Award

Sponsor: AFSCME Council 13

Sinnemahoning State Park and Kinzua Skywalk and Visitor Center) make it a true outdoor destination, as well as great place to live, clearly demonstrating the benefit of public lands to residents and visitors alike.

PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship is a small but mighty non-profit who leads the work within the landscape by convening planning, business and government stakeholders across the region and offering a suite of programs. They also are responsible for regional marketing (pawilds.com) essential to tourism business development, employer recruitment and retention goals as well as inspiring community pride.

The Wilds Cooperative of PA, the Center’s core business development program, is creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem for more than 250 small business, local producers and artisans—enterprises critical to a tourism economy and vibrant communities. PA Wilds Conservation Shop giftshops are one novel way the Center is expanding opportunity for Cooperative members by offering locally-made and branded products at state park and other high foot-traffic partner sites in the region. This puts cash back in the hands of the region’s entrepreneurs and small producers, while also responding to high visitor demand for such products. The next time you are in the region, visit the PA Wilds Conservation Shop at Kinzua Bridge State Park.

Other Center initiatives include a youth programming effort, the PA Wilds Design Guide for Community Character Stewardship and a program to highlight the conservation legacy of the region and what individuals and groups are doing to care for its treasured lands, resources and wild places.

The Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation congratulates the partners of the PA Wilds Conservation Landscape and The PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship for their vision and leadership and presents them with the President’s Award.

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This year’s award goes to Cook Forest State Park

An 8500-acre Civilian Conservation Corps era park, Cook Forest State Park boasts one of Pennsylvania’s most unique and magnificent natural resources. Preserved through an ethic of conservation and stewardship that existed amid a rich logging culture, the goal was to provide enjoyment, recreational, and educational opportunities to generations of Pennsylvanians.

Cook Forest State Park offers a high quality visitor experience providing access to world class outdoor assets like the Clarion River, designated as a National

Wild and Scenic River well known for outstanding water recreation like paddling, bird watching, and angling.

The park is home to over 2,300 acres of various types of old growth forest, predominately hemlock and white pine. Some of the trees are more than 350 years old. The area is also home to the Longfellow Pine, the tallest tree in the northeastern US, at more than 180 feet tall. One of the most popular sites is the “Forest Cathedral,” an area of old growth forest that is designated as a National Natural Landmark.

2018 brought about many improvement projects for Cook Forest State Park. Currently underway is construction of the new visitor orientation and administrative offices, which will provide educational programming and exhibit space, comfort facilities, and efficient park administrative areas. Visitors will soon enjoy the rehabilitated Cook Forest River Cabins and

This award is designed to recognize a park for their exemplary or innovative work in any or all of the following: customer service, education, programming, or recreation, stewardship of assets, and accommodation of special needs visitors.

Park of the Year Award

Sponsor: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Log Cabin Inn. In 2017, volunteers with the Friends of Cook Forest worked with park staff to rehabilitate the canoe launch at the park.

For the past five years, park and forestry staff have collaborated to actively treat Hemlock Wooly Adelgid, an invasive tree pest decimating the Eastern Hemlock. Since then professionals and volunteers have embarked on an aggressive treatment program and awareness campaign to help save the hemlocks in the park. Recently the park partnered with filmmakers David and Melissa Rohm from Wild Excellence Films to create a documentary titled “Cathedral: The Fight to Save the Ancient Hemlocks of Cook Forest.” The purpose of the film has been to inspire viewers to help in the long and costly battle to protect the hemlock tree.

The park hosts many events and annual programs, including the Cook Forest French and Indian War Encampment, depicting daily life during the 18th century and live re-enactments of the French and Indian War. Other events held throughout the year include a Fishing Rodeo, Duathlon, MS River Ride, and Woodsy Owl Workday. The Sawmill Arts Center and Playhouse operates within the park, offering classes, theater, and local products from artisans within the Wilds Cooperative of PA.

In recognition of and thanks for the entire staff’s dedication to a unique and unequalled part of the Commonwealth, the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation proudly names Cook Forest State Park the Park of the Year.

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This year’s award goes to Rothrock State Forest.

Rothrock State Forest consists of 96,975 acres located in Centre, Mifflin and Huntingdon Counties. The Rothrock is a working forest, providing clean water to adjacent communities, contributing to the local economy,

providing a variety of recreational opportunities, offering sanctuary to unique species of fauna and flora, and providing a sustainable timber resource. Rothrock State Forest is named for Dr. Joseph Trimble Rothrock, a native of Mifflin County and the commonwealth’s first forestry commissioner. He is recognized as the “Father of Forestry” in Pennsylvania.

The Rothrock staff works to make recreation and public access improvements through grading and maintenance of 180 miles of state forest roads, making it easy for outdoor enthusiasts to create any length hike, bike ride or drive. The majority of trails within Rothrock are multi-use trails, used by hikers and mountain bikers alike. A segment of the 323-mile Mid State Trail runs the length of Rothrock Forest.

Partnering with several groups, the district staff installed new water structures, roadside parking, and landscaping at Greenwood Furnace State Park and additional parking at Whipple Dam State Park. Staff coordinates the efforts of Conservation Volunteers who provide hundreds of hours of trail work, from routine maintenance and clearing of trees to hand construction of new trails. Design began for replacement and repair of three bridges and the installation of deficient guiderails on crossings.

Vision is a cornerstone of success, and the district takes vision to heart as they work on a long range recreational plan, including trail running, equestrian riding, mountain biking, and ultramarathon events. Additionally, the staff partnered with several groups to study golden eagle migration, improve ruffed grouse and warbler habitat, native trout populations, and

This award is designed to recognize a forest district for its exemplary and innovative work in both forest management and recreation.

Forest of the Year Award

Sponsor: Stahl Sheaffer Engineering

evaluate the effects of prescribed fire on reptiles and amphibians. During 2017, two service foresters conducted outreach and education programs involving approximately 4,600 members of the public.

District fire staff fosters partnerships and working relationships with fire program partners, including public wildland fire prevention programs and fire training to District Fire Wardens, volunteer fire departments, Bureau of Forestry and PA Game Commission staff, Penn State University forestry students, and the Rockview State Correctional Facility, Forestry Camp.

The staff enjoys a productive relationship with Clear Water Conservancy resulting in the acquisition of many parcels of land, bringing hundreds of new acres to the Rothrock State Forest. The acquisitions improve recreational access and water quality along Tussey Mountain. The district has a very strong forest regeneration program, annually contracting with private vendors for herbicide application, tree planting, deer fence installation, and deer

fence removal. These projects promote regeneration and sustainable future timber harvests. The district staff combats various invasive plants and insect species, and are trained in the Early Detection Rapid Response protocol.

The district contributes to the supply for local forest products businesses. In 2017 staff foresters proposed, marked, and sold 632 acres of timber to professional timber harvesting operators, resulting in an estimated 1.07 million board feet of logs as raw material to the forest products industry, bringing in nearly $500,000 of revenue to the Commonwealth.

In recognition of and thanks for the entire staff’s commitment to the forest that pays tribute to the Father of Pennsylvania Forestry, the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation proudly names Rothrock State Forest the Forest of the Year.

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This year’s award goes to The Over the Hill Gang

Retirement doesn’t mean you need to slow down, as the Over the Hill Gang regularly demonstrates. Membership requirements don’t include meetings or dues—you just need to show up

and do your part. Every week members meet for breakfast at a local diner before breaking into crews and taking to the trail. The group logged more than 2,900 volunteer hours in 2017, with more than 25,300 hours since the group began in 1997.

The “trail” to which we refer is the 36 mile Gerard Hiking Trail in Oil Creek State Park. This steep and narrow trail presents challenges as members carry chain saws and pruners to each workday. Their mission: keep the trail maintained so the public can enjoy it. Members cut and clear hazardous trees, repair drainage, blaze the trail, fix the berms, and take care of dozens of bridges. They split and stack firewood for the hiking shelters and help to clear dead trees from the picnic area.

But volunteerism doesn’t end with the Gerard Hiking Trail. The group also services the trails at the Drake

This award is designed to recognize groups of volunteers that actively engage in a wide range of projects, the group that logged significant numbers of hours in a park or forest, or the group that has developed an innovative volunteer program.

Volunteerism Award

Well Museum located at the northern end of Oil Creek State Park. Each October, the Over the Hill Gang assists with the Oil Creek 100 Ultra Run that brings more than 400 endurance runners to the trail. Recently, they built much-needed steps from a parking area up to the Jersey Bridge, which carries pedestrians to the eastern side of Oil Creek and Drake Well Park.

The Oil Creek State Park staff regularly receives many compliments regarding the condition of the trail. Without the dedication of the Over the Hill Gang, the trails of Oil Creek State Park would show signs of wear and tear from human and natural impacts.

The Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation thanks each of the more than 30 members of the Over the Hill Gang with this year’s Volunteerism Award and hopes for many, many more years of their service.

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This year’s award goes to Marilyn and Tom Fye

Volunteers may stand out due to their inspiring work ethic, their subject knowledge, their devotion to stewardship, or their love for interacting with fellow park visitors, staff, and volunteers. Tom and Marilyn Fye are outstanding volunteers because they are all of the above.

Tom and Marilyn have volunteered at Clear Creek and Parker Dam State Parks for many years, longer than any of the current staff. As campground hosts at both parks, the Fyes assisted visitors with their overnight stays and provided natural history tidbits. Putting their years of scouting knowledge to use, they began teaching cooking programs.

The popular “Utensil-less Campfire Cooking” program featured bacon in a paper bag, omelets in a Ziploc bag, and hamburgers in onion skins. “Gadgets and Gizmos” taught how to make clothes hanger frying pans and coffee can buddy burners. Tom’s innovative tripod could cook a 20 pound turkey in under 4 hours. Marilyn’s bread in a cardboard box cooked over a wood fire astonished even seasoned campers.

The winner of this award provides ongoing educational support or programming, provides a stewardship message through events and programs, and/or organizes events that support the park and/or the gateway communities.

Education Award

Sponsor: Straub Brewery

At Clear Creek’s Lumber Heritage Day annual event, the Fyes ran the popular candle dipping station. As they melted wax and explained the cultural uses of candles, they were modeling volunteerism to many people, including their granddaughter, who began volunteering for the event as well.

In addition to volunteering at Clear Creek and Parker Dam State Parks, Tom and Marilyn were devoted Woodsy Owl Volunteers, completing their 60th Woodsy Owl event at Clear Creek State Park on May 13, 2017.

In recent years, Tom and Marilyn turned to volunteering in the park office at Parker Dam State Park and at the Lou and Helen Adams Civilian Conservation Corps Museum. They help to keep the museum doors open for park visitors on the weekends and share their passion for Roosevelts’ Tree Army.

The Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation applauds Tom and Marilyn Fye for their dedication, stewardship, and inspiration to thousands of parks visitors over decades and presents them this year’s Education Award.

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This year’s award goes to Gifford Pinchot Disc Golf Club

Gifford Pinchot State Park is privileged to have an ambitious volunteer group dedicated to the park’s two 18-hole disc golf courses—the Gifford Pinchot Disc Golf Club. The Club has been a tremendous asset and a valued partner to the park for well over a decade,

providing a quality disc golfing experience for park visitors of all skill levels and promoting the recreational pursuit of disc golf.

The Gifford Pinchot Disc Golf Club has been essential to promoting the sport of disc golf at Gifford Pinchot State Park, not only for experienced players, but making the sport accessible for any park visitor. During the summer the group invites people of all abilities to join them, educating and inspiring others to try the sport. These events offer park visitors an additional way to experience and enjoy the park.

The group has been essential in putting Gifford Pinchot State Park on the “disc golf map,” hosting five disc golf events each year. These annual events raise money for The Multiple Sclerosis Society and collect food and monetary donations for the York County Food Bank. The group hosts prominent events, such as Pennsylvania’s State Disc Golf Championship and Pinchot Classic. In 2019, the group will host hundreds of competitors from around the world for the PDGA Amateur Disc Golf World Championships.

This award goes to an individual or a group who has completed capital improvement projects that benefited the park or forest and/or users, provided ongoing maintenance or improvements to trails, buildings, etc. or innovatively protected the natural or cultural heritage of the park or forest.

Improvement Award

Sponsor: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

The efforts of this disc golf volunteer group have improved the total visitor experience at Gifford Pinchot State Park. Their dedication and hours of volunteer time has been essential to the maintenance and improvements of the park’s disc golf courses, as well as improved services for the park’s visitors.

In recognition of their efforts to promote and improve access to a fun and fascinating sport, the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation awards the Pinchot Disc Golf Club this year’s Improvement Award.

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This year’s award goes to Sarah Reeping

Sarah has been an active volunteer at Laurel Hill State Park for the past eight years, always with a smile on her face and an infectious positive attitude. Sarah loves to share her appreciation of Pennsylvania’s public lands and volunteering.

Sarah’s favorite event is the Laurel Hill Bluegrass Festival, where she seems to have found her niche working in the children’s tent. This gives Sarah an opportunity to help children learn and grow. She has an ability to foster positive relationships with children and provide memorable experiences through art and play.

This award recognizes a significant contribution to a park or forest by a person under the age of 25. The contribution could be in volunteer hours, a significant project, an innovative idea or more.

Young Volunteer Award

Sponsor: Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI)

Each spring and fall, Sarah helps with stewardship days. During summer months she can be found helping out at Laurel Hill State Park’s campground, bake sales, and movie nights.

Sarah started volunteering as a way to earn service hours for her church, but it also gave her an opportunity to spend quality time with her grandma and develop other relationships. These supportive relationships have taught Sarah about the value and importance of serving others.

When Sarah is not volunteering at Laurel Hill State Park, she is still working with children. She spends her time at the Preschool Learning Center or in the Storybook Forest at Idlewild Amusement Park where she gets to dress up as Little Red Riding Hood or Captain Candy!

In her spare time, Sarah enjoys rooting for the Pittsburgh Penguins and spending time with her family. Over the last 11 years Sarah and her Golden Doodle, Carly, have walked many miles on the trails at Laurel Hill State Park.

In gratitude for her devotion to volunteering and creating volunteers even younger than herself, the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation awards Sarah Reeping this year’s Young Volunteer Award.

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Thank You to Our Sponsors

Creating a Legacy of Stewardship for our Public LandsPennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation 1845 Market Street, Suite 202 Camp Hill, PA 17011 717.236.7644E-mail: [email protected] Website: PaParksAndForests.org

Program Design

Forest of the Year AwardReception Sponsor

Park of the Year Award

Improvement Award

Young Volunteer Award

Joseph E. Ibberson Government Award

President’s Award

Education AwardCliff Jones Keystone Legacy Award